Rear suspension mystery?
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Rear suspension mystery?
So while installing my new TDS Wonderbar, I took a look around underneath. I learned a few things about my car.
A. my radiator leaks somewhere out of sight
B. My engine leaks oil (already knew this, going to replace it later)
C. My T-5 Freshly rebuilt 5000 miles ago leaks pretty bad (Pissed about that one)
D. I have Sportlines, they were just so dirty i couldn't see that they were red!
And the biggest mystery of all, I have the Sportlines like previously said, but in the rear it looks like i have some weird coilover aswell? Massively lost on that one, since my rear is all loose and bouncy, so thats not computing. by the pics to follow, can anyone tell me wtf is going on with this rear set up?
A. my radiator leaks somewhere out of sight
B. My engine leaks oil (already knew this, going to replace it later)
C. My T-5 Freshly rebuilt 5000 miles ago leaks pretty bad (Pissed about that one)
D. I have Sportlines, they were just so dirty i couldn't see that they were red!
And the biggest mystery of all, I have the Sportlines like previously said, but in the rear it looks like i have some weird coilover aswell? Massively lost on that one, since my rear is all loose and bouncy, so thats not computing. by the pics to follow, can anyone tell me wtf is going on with this rear set up?
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A number on the mystery shock and Le Wonderbar! Only shiny part of the car haha
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Monroe shock with a helper spring overload kit clamped to it. About as budget as it gets. They were made for vehicles that tow and need a little extra rear support. It is essentially a "coilover" but not in the reacing aspect as coilovers are known. It is a retro fit kit that clamps to any steel smooth body shock. It is about as safe as those spring clamps...in other words, get rid of it.
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Is it my eyes playing tricks on me or are your end link bushings gone?
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Yea i was pretty confused on that one too lmao, not sure whats up with that. any reccomendations on end link bushings?
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Re: Rear suspension mystery?
When I got my '88 Bird I drove it from Dallas to the coast. I heard a constant rattling underneath and the front steering was really unstable...would wander all over the place. When I looked underneath I found that I could literally move the front sway bar with my hand. The bushings were gone and that was the source. Got a couple of end links from Autozone and it solved my issues. Good luck.
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Well that would explain a lot, go figure, driving with no swaybars essentially haha. Overlooked that one completely lmao
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Re: Rear suspension mystery?
When I got my '88 Bird I drove it from Dallas to the coast. I heard a constant rattling underneath and the front steering was really unstable...would wander all over the place. When I looked underneath I found that I could literally move the front sway bar with my hand. The bushings were gone and that was the source. Got a couple of end links from Autozone and it solved my issues. Good luck.
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Re: Rear suspension mystery?
Between the end links, the wonderbar, and if you haven't already changed your driveshaft to aluminum your "maro should start to handle quite better than it has. I also added a Founders panhard bar. Handles real well.
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Re: Rear suspension mystery?
Looks like your rubber isolators are gone on your springs. I can't really tell from the angle of the picture. When I got my trans am the previous idiot took it out to "lower" the car. Every bump sounded like I ran over a Damn boulder.
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Since you didnt figure this out properly, might I share the fact his conventional springs are in place taking the blunt of the load? These are merely a low rate helper spring
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I've seen the upper shock mounts bust completely out in a circle around them on standard replacement shocks in my brother in laws car. Just a **** poor design if you ask me. The fact I live in the land of potholes and dirt roads certainly contributed to it though. WV, wild and wonderful.
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What do you get when you cross a rooster and a telephone pole?....
....A 40 foot cocck that wants to reach out and touch you.
(old AT&T television ad for telephone service- "Reach out and touch someone")..for you younger guys that might not get it
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These were stress cracks I was talking about. Was back in '90 on an '84 sport coupe. I'm sure once rust sets in the problem only gets worse. I certainly wouldn't run coil overs or air shocks without some reinforcement.
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iv been lucky..iv never had to Build a race car/hotrod out of a car with rust on it. my camaro came off the GM lot..drove it home. then packed it up and sent it to LPE... it's never even been on a dirt road. or driven in the rain.
with only 50.000 miles on the OD now. it even still smells new.
and the paint still looks wet...is it a street car... it always has been.. it drives the street to the track. and somtimes gets towed home
with just about every aftermarket part they make... iv been lucky. not even a paint chip. or body crack..and i beat on mine when it's together...lol
gess some guys have all the luck...
(my first car was a 1967 ford Fairlane GTA 390 C6 4.11 locker)
back in 1980. my camaro is older now then my fairlane was when i got it.
saving money up for my ZL1 camaro ..so i can beat on that one!
cars break...thats life...(when ya beat on them) remember
if it's got **** or tires...it's going to give you problems
with only 50.000 miles on the OD now. it even still smells new.
and the paint still looks wet...is it a street car... it always has been.. it drives the street to the track. and somtimes gets towed home
with just about every aftermarket part they make... iv been lucky. not even a paint chip. or body crack..and i beat on mine when it's together...lol
gess some guys have all the luck...
(my first car was a 1967 ford Fairlane GTA 390 C6 4.11 locker)
back in 1980. my camaro is older now then my fairlane was when i got it.
saving money up for my ZL1 camaro ..so i can beat on that one!
cars break...thats life...(when ya beat on them) remember
if it's got **** or tires...it's going to give you problems
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