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Unless the '87 had a lot more miles, bad suspension, bad body mounts, significantly more weight, worse tires, damaged steering, less chassis bracing, or a slew of other chassis/suspension mishaps.
You should know me by now - "better late than never"
Note modifications to fit the 8.5 GN Rear on a lowered car. (Raising or lowering the car changes the angle of the bar across the center section, since the front of the bar is mounted to the body/frame.) The bar originally came in contact with the rear housing at the lower outside corners of the rearend center section, so I shaved the corner points of the rear housing, to match the angle of the swaybar drop sections, and I added a 1/4" aluminum spacer between the bushing and the axle bracket. Mark at SC&C has other bushing options to easily remedy this problem.
Polyurethane are vary stiff. I use them. Put anti-sieze on them to stop the sqweaking. I found out the hard way.I'm thinking maybe polyurethane bushings.....???? (for the front and rear control arms)
1LE is the option you are looking for on the F-Bodies for a larger front swaybar. As far as the bolts pulling out while using a 36mm bar, thats becuase of improper installation. Not the bar or the car's fault.
Moog 5658 front springs
Moog 5413 rear
New MOOG problem solver bushings in the front crontrol arms
34 or 36mm Hollow front swaybar
Decent rear swaybar
Boxed or solid lower rear control arms
This set up will do wonders for the car for a cheap price.
If you want something a little more elaborate, get a set of Howes tall ball joints and a set of adjustabe front upper control arms to help out with bump steer.
Check out this thread for a lot of good info:
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/br...ls/244936-moog-5658-front-spring-results.html
Can anyone help me……wondering what the spring rates & overall lengths of the stock factory front & rear coil springs ?
How would they compare to these?
Moog 5658 front springs
Moog 5413 rear
Thanks,
dave
A larger rear sway bar will make he car feel as though it handles better more than a front sway bar.
A G-body understeers a lot from the factory. A larger front swaybar will flatten the cornering, but it will still understeer.
A larger rear bar will turn the back end the car, reduce understeer and make the car feel like it handles much better.