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That's more or less the plan... it needs basically nothing right now, and I have an A4 1.8T Quattro for going fast. That car is like a large trench that I happily keep dumping my money into, because it's bewitching the way those cars drive. I really don't need another project lol. I just want a cheap car that looks good, is comfortable, and won't give me too many troubles.

Why do you want to lower it? If you just want it to LOOK better and less "grandpa-y" you could swap the wheels out with something that looked sportier. Wider wheels and tires, and either a spacer or a different offset to push the wheels out a little, would make the car LOOK better and fill in some of that wheel well gap. For fun, read posts on here with people arguing about 5x115 vs 5x114.3 bolt spacing and hub-centric issues on these cars. You should be able to find a set of used wheels and tires that fit and really change the look of the car without spending too much money. If you want to lower it so it CORNERS better, then there are suspension upgrades that can be done, but I'm guessing on a $500 car that just replacing the stock struts and worn out bushings will firm up the ride. Tires are also super important to handling. If you have a lot of time you could get some junkyard thicker sway bars out of sportier w-body models and swap them over. But honestly, the best thing about your car is the VALUE. You bought it cheap, and it can be pretty cheap transportation for you. Put your next $500 towards maintenance and repairs to make sure it starts, runs, and stops safely. Then a little money on upgrades, but not much. If you throw $2000 at it, sure it will be somewhat nicer but it still won't be a $2500 car, and it won't be nicer than a different car you could have bought for $2500. Feel good that you saved a car from the crusher, and got yourself a comfortable, (hopefully) reliable car.

I recently purchased a 1992 Buick Regal Limited 3800 with a scant 79,000 original miles from a local scrapyard. It has a few small dings, but no rust whatsoever. I'm used to old Audis, so this is WAY out of my wheelhouse haha. What are the common problem areas? Can it be lowered without sacrificing the ride quality too much? Pics of it on my Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/eric.mongeur/albums/10156539869041793/

I want to lower it for a few reasons, mostly for looks. It's a low mileage car, in near perfect shape, so why not, right? I actually have that covered already... I have a set of 16" 5x115 Enkei basketweave wheels from a similar vintage Pontiac.

Haven't updated my thread lately. Here is one of my Aussies, Asa, posing for a pic with my Olds. My most favorite picture I have taken yet! Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

Is this real life?? It can have both. Find your build sheet and check the RPO code or measure them. And if you're asking for the size because you just had back surgery and cant get under the car to measure then how are you going to go about replacing them? Or are you taking it to a mechanic? If so then let him worry about it. Or buy them all and return what you dont use. Hopefully this is a good enough answer