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    TUBULAR A-ARMS

    78boo0 I know this is a old thread... all the front control arms of the S-10 and the G body are the same. Even the steering boxes are the same also the tie rod end sleeves. Yes the 82-92 F-body rear lower trailing arms ( and only them) will interchange wilth a 78-87 G-body.
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    Found these New style suspension braces for a G-body

    Found these different style ofupper control arm suspension braces for a G-body, also aluminum Body mounts any body ever seen these setups before? I at least want the upper brace for the upper control arms for the rear, dunno about the body mounts. They can be found here TNT
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    Jopunce bars Question

    I've put a GP cross brace and " Jounce" bars, for triangulation bracing, on the front of my 82 Buick Regal. I've notice the other day that one of the jounce bars was loose at the mounting point on the engine crossmember, went to tighten it up, it won't. It gets snug then loosens if you go to...
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    GOTTI rims question

    I have a odd wheel question.. I really like the Looks of the GOTTI J55A rims that were used on the Oldsmobile Cutlass FE3X Project. However they limited their diameter size to 16", with that said and they are 3-piece Modular wheel, can those center sections be fitted/mounted to a different...
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    G-body Steering Box woes

    In my 82 Regal I put my 86 GN powersteering gear box, it runs off the pump of the 71 455.. works great to an extent. I have recently been experincing that in a stright line while driving, i feel a loose spot in the steering while at center, seems to "catch" or engage 1" to 1.5" from center...
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    Info needed on a Gbody frt brake up-grades

    I found those links..whewww!!! For the front brakes...... http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/brakes-suspensions-tires-wheels/172762-ls1-brake-mod.html?referrerid=1864 And for the rear brakes...
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    Info needed on a Gbody frt brake up-grades

    I remember reading here or on one of the other forums, about upgrading the front brakes on a G-body . I was about keeping your current spindles, and machining down an old brake rotor to adapt/fit a Covette rotor over it, or something like that. It was also required to cut something off...
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    Father/Son '79 Malibu project has started! (Part 1)

    My son is now 14 his mother & I our divorced, Yet when I gethim for the weekends we do any thing car related, work on my Regal( wich he has helped extinsively on), or go to a show or cruise ins. Lately hes been burning up my computer looking for G-body project, a Malibu, El Camanio,Monte, Or...
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    What rear springs to use on a Buick Regal w/ 275/60/15's?

    :lol: I actually found the problem, the body seam from the rear part of the passenger side inner wheelwell had rusted and bubbled out a bit ,the lip of the inner wheel to the trunk had gotten caught on the tire tread at some point and was sticking straight out, nothing a good BFH couldn't fix...
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    What rear springs to use on a Buick Regal w/ 275/60/15's?

    I am running a 275/60/15 tires on the back of my "82" Regal on stock GN wheels, sitting static and bouncing up and down the tire dont rub anything, but today with my wife in the car and a full tank of gas They do rub but I believe on the inside, over heavy bumps. This same set up wasn my GN...
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    Ft springs used on a Buick 455 in a 82 Regal

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine have been installed for a year ,they had to be banded to fit in? Anyways after said year the front still looks like it rides high, my front tires are 225/60/15 a 25.5 " tall tire. When looking at the car...