Bumpsteer bracket (Page 6/6)
mender DEC 19, 10:55 PM
Thanks, the 13" is about what I figured the length would be. Interesting that one rod end wore quicker than the other!
wftb DEC 20, 09:53 AM
The only thing I can think that caused the lack of wear on the bracket end is that maybe it does not move as much. Before I take apart the driver side I am going to jack it up and down and figure it out. Just wanted to add that the wear is not that bad, just that the knuckle end is like new tight while the frame end moves easily .No noticeable slop in it though.

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wftb DEC 29, 11:06 AM
I have installed the del-A-lum bushings in the passenger side lower control arm. I had to narrow them 1/4" to get them to fit in the cradle. This is the jig I made up:



While I was at it, I cut off the old control rod mount and gave it a coat of paint:



Weight of this arm as shown is 6.2 lbs so a stock arm is lighter.

Put on a better rod end with high deflection washers on the control rod cradle side. These are 5/8 rod end hole so I made a spacer out of 5/8 OD stainless tubing that happened to have an ID of 12 mm same as the chassis bolt.



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lower it FEB 04, 12:06 PM

what Did you use for the upper control arms?
wftb FEB 04, 01:47 PM
I used a set of Heidts mustang II upper control arms. I had to shorten them about an inch to make my setup work. I have since found the same arms from other makers are quite a bit cheaper.
mender FEB 28, 10:24 PM
Finally got around to modding a couple of spindles and installing them so I could finish up. I received the QA1 rod ends and links this week so was anxious to put them in.

I decided to do the inner mount the same as yours, on a 5" long control arm bolt. I was going to do an adjustable inner mount but I'm going to make the outer one adjustable instead by slotting it for setting up the bumpsteer. Once I have it where I like it I'll weld washers on either side to close up the slots and lock in the location then make a few spares. I also went back to the factory pinch bolt once everything was aligned by welding in a flange nut when the tubing butts against the spindle by the ball joint.

With all the solid ends in my rear suspension (no rubber) I'm quite pleased with how little movement there is.

I'll post the bumpsteer results when I get the car off the hoist.

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carbonfiber_kid MAR 28, 05:27 PM
thi sthread has been quiet for a long time. I am curious how this has held up.
FieroJimmy MAR 29, 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by carbonfiber_kid:

thi sthread has been quiet for a long time. I am curious how this has held up.




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I sold this car the other day. Not getting the paint job done in a reasonable amount of time kind of did me in. And after owning and playing with the car for 22 years I want to work on a different car for a change. My 91 civic wagon needs an AC compressor and that will be this winter's project. I have probably spent 20K on this Fiero over the time I have owned it including the original purchase price but that is only about 910.00 per year. As far as a hobby goes, I spend more than that on a season of golfing. Good luck to the new owner, hopefully he gets as much enjoyment out of it as I did.





It looks like the buyer only posted once, so we probably won't be getting any further updates...

It's sort of sad, looking around here these days and seeing all the people from the "Good Old Days" who are MIA, banned, or who have sold off their cars and left. I remember when you'd log in and almost every forum would have 2 or 3 pages of new posts in a single day.