rear control arm braces do not fit alldoors?

[malibuguy]

So long story short...I bought rear control arms and braces from a company and the arms fit beautiful. But the braces were always coming an inch off the lower mounts. They sent me another set and I got the same results. Now im being told its because my car is a 4dr...

Now Ive seen people using braces on 4drs, wagons, elcos all the time...I was under the assumption that a 2dr and 4dr malibu frame were identical with the wagon having slightly different body mounts and of course elcos being longer...but none of that dont change the geometry of the rear suspension...right?

 

[Doober]

That is strange... especially considering sedans use the same floorpan.

 

[melloelky]

man,that's odd.all the product descriptions I've seen for these cars I'm yet to see suspension parts listed for a sedan specifically or coupe, elco etc.BUT!! I've been wrong before.. i'd like to know what's going on with it though

 

[t5montecarlo]

My gut tells me they are wrong.

Are you saying they are too short? or are not bent to fit properly?

Do you have a 2-door to try them on? or another 4-door to try them on?

Are you sure your 4-door has not been bent?

Have you contacted another manufacturer to see if they make the same claim for their brace?

 

[malibuguy]

THey claimed that they never had issues with them before. The only thing wrong with my car is the front bumper is slightly tweaked. It just turned 63k.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Sedans and coupes share a frame. There are no differences. Something else is wrong...

Tommy

 

[malibuguy]

Well i had dropped the car off to them to make something happen...and i got this

Which im fine with as it allowed room to run full sized mufflers...