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101, 1984, 23028, diagram, duty, endlinks, fbody, firebird, front, gm, heavy, j23028, prothane, suspension, thirdgen, tool

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Front Suspension 101

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CaysE on Aug 7, 2005

Jan 31, 2024 10:18 AM
by 881SA

72

87,747

89, 91, 95, camaro, column, fix, gen, how, remove, signal, steering, switch, tighten, tilt, to, turn, wheel

Important/Useful :

How to: Tighten tilt steering w/pictures

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sled_fiend on Mar 29, 2009

Oct 5, 2023 07:18 AM
by 91banditt2

82

228,453

79, 8292, air, camaro, custom, customize, dam, dropzone, fbody, kits, lowering, olds, pics, rates, spring

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Lowering 101

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super_kev on Nov 26, 2008

Nov 30, 2021 06:06 AM
by plum92_camaro

99

138,546

69, 76, alignment, box, camaro, gta, joint, kit, pitarm, rag, rebuild, remove, replace, steering, ws, xh

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Steering Box Rebuild, Rag Joint and Pit Arm

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BBSDesigns on Jun 13, 2008

Jul 11, 2021 09:20 AM
by mjensen71

78

56,808

body, end, front, gm, kit, moog, napa, oem, racing, rebuild, sell, summit, suspension, transam, treadsaver

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Front end-rebuild spreadsheet

JPrevost on May 27, 2006

Nov 21, 2017 11:04 PM
by lpfeifer1980

34

50,602

8292, arm, average, cleveland, connectors, control, cost, fbody, frame, lower, ohio, sfc, sfcs, sfs, spohn, subframe, sw, umi, weld

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SFC comparison thread

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FlippindaBird on Jul 28, 2011

Jan 9, 2017 01:35 AM
by Twin_Turbo

244

89,181

adjust, angle, arm, camaro, contact, control, eibach, explanation, kit, lower, patch, pinion, pro, ring, side, suspension, swing, view

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lower control arm angle and relocation brackets (an explanation with pictures)

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MrDude_1 on Apr 16, 2004

Dec 26, 2015 09:53 PM
by obeymybird

113

117,122

8391, arm, arms, bmr, bushings, control, firebird, how, kmember, lower, malibu, reinforce, replace, rubber, to

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Suspension How To...

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91_5.7_TPI on Oct 20, 2009

Jul 20, 2014 04:14 PM
by Redroy@live.com

118

94,636

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Forum Rules - Please READ!

Justins86bird on Jan 2, 2005

Sep 12, 2006 09:49 PM
by brutalform

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Justins86bird on Mar 8, 2004

Mar 8, 2004 12:49 AM
by Justins86bird

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12,539

Normal Threads

92, axle, bent, brakes, braking, camaro, car, creaking, frame, front, ls1, moving, rs, squeak, squeaking, squeaks

Consistent Squeaking that Amplifies Under Hard Cornering

91RSCamaroSteve on May 24, 2012

May 27, 2012 11:34 PM
by 89junkyardgta

8

1,209

1989, 350, 3rd, 86, camaro, coil, coilover, gen, qa1, rate, sbc, spring, time, trans, weight

spohn qa1 coil over spring rate???????

smoking89z on May 27, 2012

May 27, 2012 10:04 PM
by SlickTrackGod

3

1,417

1990, 1991, 3rd, 85, 86, body, camaro, coil, coilover, coilovers, front, gen, install, kit, shocks, stange

going coilover

BNBZ28 on May 3, 2012

May 27, 2012 12:29 AM
by BBCpoweredZ28

3

1,390

What should I do to beef it up!??

biglou87z28 on May 24, 2012

May 26, 2012 07:07 PM
by 88fastgta

6

733

383, 3rd, body, end, front, frontend, gear, gen, ram, rebuild

My Frontend rebuild

Killert on May 19, 2012

May 25, 2012 06:48 PM
by Killert

4

1,104

car, drop, dropping, front, gen, inch, manufactuer, shock, spring, struts

want to lose one inch (front shocks)

jmuehler on May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012 02:41 PM
by UMI Sales

4

783

2000, 4th, arm, autozone, bushing, bushings, camaro, control, fbody, gen, iroc, lca, rear, replacing, t5, transmission

New rear bushings??

Dodgeman79 on May 17, 2012

May 25, 2012 11:50 AM
by Dodgeman79

6

1,042

92, bar, bolt, camaro, ford, gen, hard, inch, install, installing, pan, panhard, plate, rod, trans

panhard bar - should bolts line up on install with rear in resting position?

torqueaddict on Mar 3, 2012

May 25, 2012 11:37 AM
by Cadaver Puncher

6

1,675

10, bolt, bolts, bracket, ca, careers, grade, hardware, lowes, powered, sell, sleeve, store, telocatiom, umi, vbulletin

UMI Hardware

FireDemonSiC on May 23, 2012

May 24, 2012 10:56 AM
by 87350IROC

7

1,185

1985, astro, bearings, board, camaro, cherokee, column, jeep, message, parts, sells, shaft, steering, thirdgen, trans, van

Astro Van steering shaft bearing

drumminfoolz on May 22, 2012

May 24, 2012 06:42 AM
by JamesC

3

3,935

02, 2012, 88, 92, boards, bolts, camaro, front, mount, mounting, replace, spec, specs, strut, struts, torque

Strut mount bolts torque specs

New2Chevy on May 19, 2012

May 23, 2012 04:01 PM
by naf

8

14,994

body, camaro, chassis, end, front, gen, height, hight, motor, mounts, rear, reasons, ride, side, sits, uneven

Uneven ride height

Yager90IROC on May 19, 2012

May 22, 2012 02:03 PM
by Yager90IROC

10

3,525

3rd, 60, build, camaro, car, ft, gen, gens, koni, konis, ship, strano, street, strip, times, yellow

Anyone build a street/strip car with Koni Sports?

89junkyardgta on Apr 10, 2012

May 22, 2012 11:08 AM
by grassyflats

31

4,607

1995, 3rd, 4th, bar, body, camaro, fbody, firebird, gen, girdle, rear, stabilizer, stud, sway, torque

4th gen rear sway bar swap Q

FlippindaBird on Jan 16, 2011

May 22, 2012 09:26 AM
by 91camarosRS

11

5,680

Is there a collapsible joint in the column?

njmick24 on May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012 08:36 AM
by njmick24

0

440

1990, camaro, fits, gen, irocz, joint, rag, ragjoint, thirdgen

lookin for a rag joint

dusty's89 on May 21, 2012

May 22, 2012 06:36 AM
by JamesC

2

916

3rd, 86, auto, body, car, feels, front, gen, left, lower, rear, slanted, strut, tilted, trans

my car is tilted to the left!!!

spicyskater on May 5, 2012

May 20, 2012 12:07 AM
by spicyskater

6

6,309

3rd, arms, bowed, camaro, gen, generation, homemade, rear, suspension, suspensions, trailing, wheelhouse, wheelhousesuspensionhomemade

Drivers side axle trailing arm bowed out in center and hitting metal wheel house

Jeffs82TA on May 18, 2012

May 19, 2012 06:03 PM
by BNBZ28

2

805

Matching shocks to springs?

Atilla the Fun on May 18, 2012

May 19, 2012 02:27 PM
by Atilla the Fun

1

755

brace, braces, called, camaro, gen, header, steel

anyone know what this brace is called?

white1991rs on May 18, 2012

May 19, 2012 02:14 PM
by iansane

6

1,041

1986, 1991, arm, body, bushing, bushings, camaro, change, firebird, mybb, pitman, pontiac, powered, vbulletin, worn

Pitman arm bushing?

xTIMBERxWOLFx on May 18, 2012

May 19, 2012 08:12 AM
by sofakingdom

2

2,832

what size is the column joint?

BNBZ28 on May 14, 2012

May 18, 2012 11:00 PM
by BNBZ28

2

751

1984, 1990, 84, adjust, arm, camaro, car, chassis, comaro, failure, idler, pitman, powered, problems, rs, sloppy, steering, trans, vbulletin

Sloppy Steering--Idler Arm?

puma1552 on May 5, 2012

May 18, 2012 09:20 AM
by Steven6282

21

16,922

1991, 87, 89, arm, camaro, control, end, front, lower, passenger, rs, shaking, side, sways

Front suspension issue

randy3463 on May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012 10:48 PM
by JamesC

5

930

1980, 82, 8292, 92, body, camaro, camarofirebird, end, front, kit, rebuild, spohn, suspension, suspenstion, tgo, z28

Anyone have an opinion on front end rebuild kits?

oifish on May 14, 2012

May 17, 2012 10:02 PM
by 84redta

8

5,683

3rd, 92, bar, brace, camaro, clear, gen, runners, strut, tower

Looking for a Strut Tower Brace

BonesNIS on May 17, 2012

May 17, 2012 02:33 PM
by BonesNIS

0

517

1986, 89, camaro, camaros, code, gen, package, shocks, specifications, specs, stock, struts, suspension, trans, ws6

Stock ws6 package suspension recommendations?

GreekItalianMan on May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 10:57 PM
by GreekItalianMan

3

1,503

2012, 700r4, accelerate, accelerating, acceleration, accellerating, camaro, car, grinding, grinds, loud, noise, rubbing, scraping, sound, suspension

Grinding Sound While Accelerating

85T/A350 on May 14, 2012

May 16, 2012 03:10 PM
by blunierdr

2

2,054

Does/should adding SFCs alter alignment?

V6canvas on May 15, 2012

May 16, 2012 08:34 AM
by V6canvas

6

733

1984, 84, bad, camaro, car, changing, garage, lower, mileage, shocks, sits, sitting, struts, suspensions, time, year, z28

Need opinions on springs/struts.

rffanat1c on May 14, 2012

May 15, 2012 11:01 PM
by Reid Fleming

5

1,210

quick suspension/ brake ?

82z28 wrencher on May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012 09:54 PM
by 82z28 wrencher

0

460

Bad steering box?

MasonsGTA on May 15, 2012

May 15, 2012 08:52 PM
by JamesC

1

643

body, caamaro, camaro, drag, front, gen, lower, lowering, spings, spring, springs, stock, thirdgen, v6, v8

V6 springs in a V8?

89newfun on May 13, 2012

May 14, 2012 08:39 AM
by 89newfun

2

2,174

1987, 1989, 84, 91, body, camaro, car, checking, frame, front, gen, make, measurements, rail, repair, rs, square

Frame unstraightness??

camaro87-alex on May 13, 2012

May 13, 2012 04:58 PM
by peterc005

4

1,142

01, 89, anoyher, anytjing, body, camaro, caniinstalla89camarosteeringwheelcolumnona92camaro, column, difference, fbody, interchange, speed, steering, swap, swappin

Steering column swap?

utfan01ss on Nov 4, 2011

May 13, 2012 04:28 PM
by 58mark

4

1,136

8292, 84, 88, bad, body, box, brakes, gta, loose, play, power, return, steering, test, thirdgen, trans, turns, working

Bad steering box?

midnightfirews6 on Apr 30, 2012

May 13, 2012 03:28 PM
by midnightfirews6

5

1,858

89, camaro, chassis, differential, end, fbody, gt4, idle, rear, springs, squeak, squeaking, squeaky, squeeky, z28

squeaky rear end....

erik69&85 on May 11, 2012

May 12, 2012 07:25 PM
by erik69&85

2

876

1984, 87, 99, camaro, end, front, iroc, link, outer, replacement, rod, spec, stabilizer, suspesion, tie, torque, trans

help with front suspension rebuild

RedLS1Iroc on May 11, 2012

May 12, 2012 07:06 PM
by RedLS1Iroc

9

1,313

3rd, 4, 89, body, camaro, exhaust, ford, gen, hanging, headers, lowered, pipe, race, sfc, spohn, subframe, thirdgen

SFC and 4" exhaust

LB9GTA on Feb 16, 2012

May 12, 2012 08:48 AM
by LB9GTA

4

1,250

2010, 3rd, 88, 91, adjust, adjustmennt, camaro, caster, gen, gta, rx7, set, setting, settings, stock

Caster question

psmith757 on May 8, 2012

May 12, 2012 07:47 AM
by psmith757

8

1,158

arm, close, mess, relocating, rim, sat, steering

Moving Steering Arms

83 Crossfire TA on Apr 19, 2012

May 12, 2012 05:20 AM
by Pablo

4

1,364

88, 97, camaro, noise, popping, rear, sound, suspension

poping noise

jessie83 on May 11, 2012

May 11, 2012 09:54 PM
by jessie83

0

479

1, 88, body, camaro, eibach, fbody, gen, install, kit, long, lower, lowering, put, springs, thirdgen, work

Eibach lowering Springs Instalation

Buggy Disaster on May 10, 2012

May 10, 2012 08:56 PM
by Buggy Disaster

4

1,113

1983, 1984, 1997, camaro, gen, height, hight, instructions, motor, puting, ride, spring, stock, thirdgen, z28

Putting ym Z28 BACK TO STOCK RIDE HEIGHT??

calgutie on May 10, 2012

May 10, 2012 08:39 PM
by JamesC

2

1,200

arm, bmr, crossmember, damage, fbody, frame, gen, hawks, mount, relocation, setup, skulte, t56, torque, trans

T-56, Skulte crossmember, relocated TA mount

remltr on May 8, 2012

May 10, 2012 05:27 PM
by UnstableAviator

10

2,437

arm, chassis, eyelet, length, long, madman, short, suspension, thirdgen, torque

Torque arm lengths

speed.chad on May 6, 2012

May 10, 2012 10:44 AM
by UMI Sales

3

2,741

airplane, aversus, bolt, bolted, chassis, elongated, fasteners, gen, hiloks, holes, kmember, panels, suspension, welded, welding

bolt in vs. weld in question.

MustangEater82 on May 8, 2012

May 10, 2012 10:13 AM
by 83 Crossfire TA

24

3,729

1986 suspension

2004chevyman on May 9, 2012

May 10, 2012 09:48 AM
by Pablo

2

890

rear suspension adjustment and starting figures

twins on May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012 06:15 PM
by BlackenedBird

5

829

12, 2000, adjustible, arm, bar, bmr, bolt, car, holes, inch, mount, stock, thirdgen, thr, torque, upgrade

BMR Torque Arm

yaj15 on Apr 29, 2012

May 9, 2012 01:31 PM
by UMI Sales

8

2,451