Mar 20, 2011 #1 8 87LtdT Active Member Joined May 26, 2001 Messages 1,166 Always wondered...finally asking Bob
Mar 20, 2011 #2 F forcefed3.8's Buckeye Bullet Joined May 26, 2002 Messages 3,845 Sway bars and spring rates.
Mar 20, 2011 #3 D Darkcyde Banned Joined Jan 19, 2009 Messages 1,536 forcefed3.8's said: Sway bars and spring rates. Click to expand... wow never researched it myself but is that all??
forcefed3.8's said: Sway bars and spring rates. Click to expand... wow never researched it myself but is that all??
Mar 20, 2011 #4 8 87LtdT Active Member Joined May 26, 2001 Messages 1,166 So you must mean stiffer springs...but regarding sway bars...are the turbo Buick's bars different or are there no sway bars on standard Regals?? Would appreciate more detail if known. Thanks, Bob
So you must mean stiffer springs...but regarding sway bars...are the turbo Buick's bars different or are there no sway bars on standard Regals?? Would appreciate more detail if known. Thanks, Bob
Mar 20, 2011 #5 salvageV6 Daily Driver Joined May 25, 2001 Messages 20,990 Tighter ratio steering box and I think the gas shocks may be different, FE3 suspension option which perhaps could be ordered on a regular Regal with N/A V6 or V8 engines as well.
Tighter ratio steering box and I think the gas shocks may be different, FE3 suspension option which perhaps could be ordered on a regular Regal with N/A V6 or V8 engines as well.
Mar 20, 2011 #6 F forcefed3.8's Buckeye Bullet Joined May 26, 2002 Messages 3,845 Forgot about steering box. The spring rates might be the same on some regals. The front sway bar is bigger, and some regular Regals had no rear.
Forgot about steering box. The spring rates might be the same on some regals. The front sway bar is bigger, and some regular Regals had no rear.
Mar 20, 2011 #7 N novaderrik Well-Known Member Joined May 12, 2004 Messages 8,076 tighter steering box, stiffer and slightly lower springs, bigger sway bars.. i think that about covers it.
tighter steering box, stiffer and slightly lower springs, bigger sway bars.. i think that about covers it.
Mar 21, 2011 #8 R Red Regal T Senior Member Joined May 24, 2001 Messages 19,243 87LtdT said: So you must mean stiffer springs...but regarding sway bars...are the turbo Buick's bars different or are there no sway bars on standard Regals?? Would appreciate more detail if known. Thanks, Bob Click to expand... Front sway bar on a standard Regal is much thinner. Almost always, no rear sway bar.
87LtdT said: So you must mean stiffer springs...but regarding sway bars...are the turbo Buick's bars different or are there no sway bars on standard Regals?? Would appreciate more detail if known. Thanks, Bob Click to expand... Front sway bar on a standard Regal is much thinner. Almost always, no rear sway bar.