94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 finally got around to replacing the two rear lateral links on my car...the other one broke in july and i welded it back together...this one was badly bent. The car drives real different now...i definately think i need to get the alignment cams for the car though...anyone know the part number for them? The back end seems a little bit squirly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Holy hell! Why were they so bad??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cutlass Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 looks oddly familiar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Holy hell! Why were they so bad??? no fucking idea, seriously, other than autocrossing this car, i baby it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 jeez, i should check mine..... if you baby the car and they break, you should drive like a maniac like me and they should hold up just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern8tion9l Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 thats some custom shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 jeez, i should check mine..... if you baby the car and they break, you should drive like a maniac like me and they should hold up just fine. i usually corner pretty hard but its not like i put it through an autox course every day. I think the previous owner (old guy) curbed it pretty hard and they got weakend...the only things i've done is autocross, and one time i pulled into the parking lot at kettering to fast and got the car a few inches off the ground...i didnt think it would damage anything though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Well a 3300lbs car a few inches off the ground + your speed = not good. Thats alot of force there if you think about it. Either way its not good. Schroll down a little bit and youll find a couple choices for your cams. Its less than $20 though http://napaonline.com/masterpages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=430&CatId=7&SubCatId=16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 the car should be designed to take the loads i am putting on it. looks like all those cams are for at the strut. I'm looking for at the center of the car like the 88/89 cars have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcutty Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Flint roads were your problem, not the autocrossing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Flint roads were your problem, not the autocrossing. I think it's more like Michgan roads are the problem. What are alignment cams? BTW-There is nothing in the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 i I think the previous owner (old guy) curbed it pretty hard and they got weakend... That's most likely the reason they bent. I've seen several curbed W's with bent up lateral arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 So did you have to lower the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bowler Posted September 10, 2006 Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2006 the alignment cams are on the rear arms at the center mounting point. I only had to change the rear arms. the driver's side front arm is ever so slightly bent and the other one is straight. I decided not to fuck wih it thinking if i keep the car it will probably need a gas tank before they become a problem. These ones were probably bent when i got the car and it took 2 years of owning the car for them to be a problem. oh well i'm gonna probably have to get it aligned again...would like to get the cam bolts so they can get it right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 ouch that sucks. I think I'll take a look at mine after work today just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I just checked my lateral links last night. One on both sides looks like that... Do you have a part # for those so I can check them out on GMPD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 just use there catolog. The part number will be different between a 1990 and a 1994 due to the retention style of the mount for the auxillary springs on the rear one. I bought the H/D ones for my car despite the fact that it has FE1 suspension. I don't understand why there would be a different part number...but they fit just fine and are the same length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I just checked my lateral links last night. One on both sides looks like that... Do you have a part # for those so I can check them out on GMPD? Brian, look in the catalog I posted in the FAQ section, they're listed there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 got the car aligned today...doing pretty good now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakooon Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Mine looks like that, again...the first time i noticed was after i curbed the rear pass. wheel and they bent like that so took to get them fixed and took the cheap route and had them pressed... worked for about 6 months and now they are bent like that again... and the inner part of the rear pass wheel shreds ups so fast that i have to get a new/used tire every 5 months...guess i better get that fixed eventually.... What is the item # for these on GMPD? i looked at the cat. but i got lost...if someone can provide....thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montemadness04 Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 OUCH.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cutlass Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 OUCH.... It's not THAT bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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