I found a cheap way to sure up the rear on 88 to 96 Grand Prix's. The front strut tower braces from 88-93 Cadillac De Ville will fit with slight mods. I think most of the full size gm cars from this time period have the same size brace.
First take the ends off, it is two bolts for each side. I used a Dremel with a pack of cutting wheels from Walmart. I cut squares the length of the cutting wheels around the holes, meaning the size pre-use (they get smaller as you use them). Once you are done with that take it to Autozone get a pack of washers 1/2", I believe. You need to find some that fit down inside the lip of the brackets you cut to keep it centered on the bolts of the struts. I needed two per strut bolt to get it right. They didn't lay completely flat but very close to it. Also buy 4 more bolts to go on top of the original bolts or take some off a car at the yard.
Putting the bar together, put the ends back on the bar only using the outer most holes on the bar and ends of the brackets. The brackets should have one unused hole. I did one side at a time, place the bar on top, place the washers on and then put the bolts on top. Repeat for the other side and you are done. Driving you will notice the difference right away. I have the convertible brace on the front, makes almost the same difference that the front one did when i added it. Car handles like never before, total invested $30 total and 3hours junk yard and Autozone time included.
Categories
Collapse
Article Tags
Collapse
There are no tags yet.
Latest Articles
Collapse
-
Hi folks! Sorry I've been offline for quite some time. Been working overseas and it's been crazy! Anyway I finally got around to fixing the leaking steering pump on my 84 Century. As far as I know the PUMP is original to the 1987 year engine (which i bought as a core engine). For quite some time, it has leaked oil slowly, so that if the car sits for a month or so, all the oil is gone out of the steering pump. So, today I fixed it. I was quoted a high sum of money for a "rebuilt" pump of dubio...
-
Channel: General Information
03-18-2013, 07:25 PM -
-
by Driver_10There have been a couple of guys who wanted to know how to read a compressor map. Hopefully, I haven't made any mistakes this time (unlike the last) and this will prove to be useful to you in your understanding of a compressor map. Reading a turbo map isn't as difficult as it looks. The map displays 4 key pieces of information. A. It displays the pumping efficiency of the compressor (meaning the amount of actual air that it pumps in contrast to the amount of heat that's created while wasting e...
-
Channel: General Information
11-27-2011, 10:01 PM -
-
by z34phoenixGeneral Tire/Wheel info:
Tire Calc: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Alt Tire Calc: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...?action=submit
Tire Info: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...foTireMath.jsp 5x115 The 1ST # is the number of lugs. The 2ND is the spacing between the lugs, measuring center point of the lug to the next lug. have heard that 5x114.3 from something like a mustage will work. Our wheels have an offset of +40. Offs...-
Channel: General Information
09-10-2011, 09:58 AM -
-
It seems that ALL the cruise control stalks you find at the JY nowadays are non-working. The Cruise switch doesn't work. Tired of paying $40 for a new stalk, I decided to dismantle and attempt repairs to what I had.
The stalk is glued together and there will be some minor cosmetic damage during the dis-assembly, but if you file down the burs before gluing it back together it is not serious.
This is the stalk I am going to repair.
First, separate it at the join...-
Channel: General Information
07-21-2011, 10:09 PM -
-
Pictures of tear down and re-seal of Harrison V5 air conditioning compressor. These are very common on the 60°V6 engines. They are very costly as a re-manufactured unit. The parts to re-seal them are about $30. I did this write-up for another forum but figured it would have interest here. I started with this unit. I had it on my 1972 Chevy Nova until it started leaking around the housing o-rings. It still cooled fine, it would just lose freon over about a 2 month period. It will go on a 2.8 car...
-
Channel: General Information
07-17-2011, 08:47 AM -
-
by bszopiWith all of the different top-end swaps and bottom-end builds out there, I was talking to Ben at WOT-Tech about the Diamond pistons and how different setups would affect the compression ratios (CR) of the pistons he was offering. I wanted to pass this piston information on to the users so that they could then determine what their final CR would be with any setup. Due to marginal sales, WOT-Tech has decided to no longer list or stock specific CR pistons anymore. What does this mean to everyone? It means you can tailor the pistons to suit your specific application, no matter what components you are using. ...
-
Channel: General Information
01-24-2011, 02:21 PM -