kberg wrote......

regals well idk if i'm of much help with that one. i stuck a 80s ford bumper on the front and went forward the whole derby and won. my right side frame went up into the pulleys tho. still managed. if i had another i know stuff id be doing for sure.

tho feel free to ask me other things i did and such. im constantly around these kind of cars and see plenty
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fm09 wrote.....

just wondering if anybody else losses there sterring on these cars ive seen a lot brake latly anyway of stoping that
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607ballzbe wrote.....

What is breaking?
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kberg wrote.....

tie rods? or just ripping the whole tire/cv shaft out? to be honest...idk how people have so much trouble with that stuff ive never had any of that happen.. tho now that i mention it thatll happen!

please specify whats "breaking" and i can probably give you some more detail to what ive seen done to help it
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18tcompact wrote.....

Only time I see ppl losing steering on these cars is when the fronts go up they tend to break.something.

fm09 wrote.....

knockles are seprating
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STROMI 121 wrote.....

Lower ball joints break pretty easy
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fishinator wrote.....

Just ran my second W-body yesterday. I took a good shot to the drivers rear corner and both control arms (the ones in front and back of the mono leaf) broke, the trailing arm broke and the strut kicked out and let the mono leaf pop out and dig in the ground. The back of the car I ran last year folded in so bad it wasn't safe to run again. I know how to build the front of these cars but what about the back. I can plate the outside of the humps but only with 1/8". I only hit with the front so all of the damage came from getting hit. Any ideas?
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That was page 1. Will pick it up again tomorrow as I can.

Not a W body

Same as Celebrity, 6000, and 82-96 Century

Same platform as Citation/Phoenix

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C4 wrote...

Without modifying the suspension, what is the tallest 14" tire that can go on the front of the older models? My Regal is a '90. In modern radial readings, such as 225/75/14, etc. And in old bias readings, such as 7.00x14, etc. Same question with 15" tires? I would just experiment, but the car is 350 miles away. When I go there, I want to have wheels ready to install. Thanks.

heavyeqop wote...

If you add a piece of metal under the flat piece that rubs the tire, any size will work. We had to do that to one of dads it was rubbing the tires.

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twistedincx26 wrote

Anbody know how to move computer and fuse box on a 92 lumina Its my first time building a lumina

williams92 wrote

built a 3.1 in a lumina with a rochester carb and want to know what can be hacked from the wiring harness. obviously injectors, map, and ect are out and the crank sensor must be kept but is there anything esle that im overlooking on this that will keep the motor froim firing?

runinoutofgas wrote

Get a hei distributor on there too, then it can all go

bentandsmashed wrote

How did you get a carburated 3.1? What year/model car did it come from? Thanks

C4 wrote

They didn't.....redneck engineering.

bumpracerx wrote

Rebuild both of the control arms (the ones in front and rear of the mono leaf) with solid stock of the same dimensions. You really need an inspector that's on the ball to catch that one if you rust the metal up good. You can also beef up the trailing arms, and how they mount to the body if you really want to.

The thing is though, the rear suspension on these cars were designed for performance, not durability. Protect your rear end and accept the fact that someone might be able to hit it from time to time.