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Coolkoolpyle
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OCT 01, 08:34 AM
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I have recently bought my first fiero it is a very well done Ferrari f355 replica.
At some point someone removed the front springs and shocks and put a coil over in the original shock location.
The car has a terrible shake in the wheel when cruising and I suspect this is the culprit
Just seems wrong to me.
With all the force of the cars weight on the rear leg of the lowe a arm common sense says it will be prying up on the front leg of the a arm instead of dividing the forces between both legs.
Also the shock mount on the sub frame does not look strong enough to handle all the forces of the front suspension.
Could someone please give me some advice here I'm concerned that this set up is wrong and possibly unsafe.
A ny advice is greatly appreciated. ------------------
Donald Pyle
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wftb
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OCT 01, 09:56 AM
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That is probably your problem, and I do believe you are right about it being unsafe, I would find a set of stock springs and get a set of Rodney's lowering ball joints and some new upper ball joints too. New rubber for the arms would be a good idea while you are at it, but may not be necessary depending on condition of the rubber. Welcome to the forum. ------------------
86 GT built 2.2 ecotec turbo
rear SLA suspension
QA1 coilovers on tube arms
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Coolkoolpyle
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OCT 01, 10:42 AM
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Thank you for the confirmation
I just got a set of springs prothane bushings and shocks coming.
I'm deep in the cornfields of Iowa so everything is mail order out here
Do you know of a source for the lowering ball joints?
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ltlfrari
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OCT 01, 11:10 AM
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I was going to say Rodney Dickman at http://rodneydickman.com but he does not have them listed anymore for the pre 88's.
Rodney has been a great resource for the Fiero community but I know he was looking to wind up/sell his parts business a while ago so that may be why.
You could try contacting him to see if he has any hidden away or knows of another supplier.
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Blacktree
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OCT 01, 11:35 AM
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That does not look safe at all. The control arms are made of sheet metal. The forces being exerted by the coilovers are going to twist the control arm back and forth. And now, the entire weight of the front end is resting on those sheet metal brackets. Not good!
If you're looking for a project, you could make your front suspension ride height adjustable, using the stock mounting points. I did that on my '87 Fiero. I removed the upper spring perches (the metal cones with the rubber bump stops on them), and replaced them with adjustable spring perches. The shocks were left in the stock location. If you're interested in building something like that, there is some info in my build thread.
Link ----> http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/000049-12.html
The front suspension build starts about halfway down the page.[This message has been edited by Blacktree (edited 10-01-2020).]
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cvxjet
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OCT 01, 12:00 PM
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I just went to Rodney Dickman's site and it shows both the 1" and 1/2" lowering BJs.......Check with him- he probably still sells them.
Link; http://rodneydickman.com/pr....php?products_id=158[This message has been edited by cvxjet (edited 10-01-2020).]
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Patrick
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OCT 01, 01:02 PM
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Those are for '88.
Rodney Dickman's 1" lowering ball joints for '84-'87 are Here... 1/2" are Here[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 10-01-2020).]
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cvxjet
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OCT 01, 02:54 PM
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Thanks Patrick....My reading comprehension Taint all that gooder!
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Coolkoolpyle
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OCT 01, 07:45 PM
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Thank you for the links!
After cruzin the site I bought just over 400 bucks worth of stuff from him.
I'm certain I'll be spending more next month.
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Patrick
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OCT 01, 10:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Coolkoolpyle:
After cruzin the site I bought just over 400 bucks worth of stuff from him.
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...and none of us get paid a commission from Rodney either.  We're all just satisfied customers.
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