Ok.. it's almost time... I've now confirmed that the strut towers are identical between J-cars and N-cars.. because I've found a couple of N-car owners that installed J-car bars on them
So... it comes down to getting my hands on an Alero IRS.. (with rear discs, again, hurray!) which might come thru this coming week. Then.. I have the issue of lowering it.. since I know @!#$ all about N-cars... but I do know the rear strut is totally different than the ones I have on my Cavalier... so...
I registered on N-body.net.. but their stupid phpbb forum software SUCKS and didn't send me a registration email... so I can't get in
I'm trying to figure out where to get a good rear sway bar upgrade for the N-car.. and find a set of rear Koni reds.. assuming that my Eibach Pro-Kit springs will work (the rear springs look darn similar.. not sure tho)
Or maybe if I'm lucky I'll find a rear set of springs and Konis... yeah.. right...
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go to aleromod.com and find a member called MFULLER he is the alero suspension god
koni`s were only made for the OSV alero(oldsmobile specialties vehicle) but mantapart.com does have a bilstien coil over set up for sale for 1,500 bucks
when olds was ereased and both osv aleros were about to get crushed all parts were sold and only 2 people on aleromod.com have the koni coil over set up on there car
or you can also contact sound-extreme he makes cuttom made coil over set up for the n-body
or you can buy my air ride strut i have for sale
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can i haz bondo
oh i alsmost forgot our cars do not have IRS
sorry
can i haz bondo
big daddy wrote:oh i alsmost forgot our cars do not have IRS
sorry
dude you on crack ??? alero's , grand am's , malibu's , all have Independant Rear Suspension = IRS
big daddy wrote:oh i alsmost forgot our cars do not have IRS
sorry
you obviously didn't read the post
YA I DID
AND IT WAS LATE IT`S MY FAULT I KNOW THE N-BODIES DO HAVE IRS
MY FAULT
HANG ME ON A CROSS AND CRUCIFY ME
I MADE A MISTAKE
FORGIVE ME FATHER FOR I HAVE SINNED
can i haz bondo
Heh... no God speak in my threads, ok? I don't believe (see WAR forum
)
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I guess I'll have to research what people use with Eibach Prokits on the N-body then... because if there are no Konis available... I'll need SOME sort of strut to make it work. I'm not interested in spending $1,500 on two struts. I'm not interested in coilovers either.
But thanks for the link
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john a good thing for struts would be the g/p jim has setup , providing it goes through
because the way they are set up , according to dave weshould be able to get a extra set of the front spindle mount , and use it in the rear
thats what my plan is any way
and if i remember correctly , the GM guys said they used the J-springs on the g/a rear struts
You saying I could use a front Koni in the rear? Hmmm.....
Anyone got a set of fronts for sale?
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as a matter of fact i have some new in box koni reds chillin in my garage. they are for sale so if your not goin with yellows, you culd snatch em up.
i was saying that the stuff gravana is doing , you get the set up from him then a 2nd set of the front mounts and use those to attach to the g/a rear spindle
John,
I got 1 set of yellows sitting out back if your interested... fronts only.. e mail me . . .
Js have SIRS
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Lenko...
how are you getting around the bolt pattern issue? upping the J's to 5x115 or did you find a hub/rotor to work for the rear at 5x100?
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i thought the nbody had a 5x114.3 lug pattern.....
if thats the case, then it shouldnt be a problem. most of the aftermarket wheels come with 5x100 and 5x114.3 lug holes on em, so he can still use the same rims!
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you can find shops that will redrill the holes in the correct pattern
let me rephrase this...
If you are attempting to keep your car a sleeper (I.E stock rims)
will you be able to retrofit a 5x100 rear hub to it without too much work
OR
will will you have to deal with 5x100 in the front and 5x115 in the back (0.7 mm would be taken up by the tolerance in the holes in the rim--that's under 0.03"--and i was under the impression that the standard bolt patterns were 5x100 and 5x115)
OR
is there a way to retrofit the front steering knucle with a 5x115 hub?
I ask because if i'm going to do this mod, i'd either want to keep my stock rims for sleeper purposes, or use a stock rim that *looks* similar enough to a stock SFGT rim to not rouse comment--a rim used on the late-90's Grand Prix GT's fit the bill (I think they're also on the Aztek).
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just get them redrilled , its alot easier
you can swap the front assembly including the larger front brakes , but you gotta swap the outter cv joint also
and you would have to use the 99-up rims from the ga
shouldn't have to...
I could use the same axles used on the 00 GA since the tranny/diff was the same.
and i'd just need rims with a similar look/offset. Why go through the trouble of having those redrilled when the stock GT rims would look like utter ass if i did it?
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The grand am's are wider, so I would assume the axles are longer on the N-bodies..... but I would have to check the part numbers to make sure.....
I am swapping to the front grand am spindles, and rear IRS...... giving me a 5x115 all the way around (most imports, IE: Eclipse, are 5x114.3)
idk if 5x114.3 rims will fit on 5x115 hubs......
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oh yea, for upgrade rear sway bars, check [URL=www.pfyc.com]Partsforyourcar[/URL]...... they have some...... or google for some (other places offer them)
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as for the rim issue, i had a 97 grand am and a 03 cavalier and i took the rims from the grand am and put them right on the cavalier no problem
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john....look up changeforabutton (nick aiello), he has his IRS either done, or really close....He used his J springs on the rear...he is just using the 5x114.3 lug pattern. All he has left if getting the trailing arms cut/re-welded if I remember right.
99 and up grand am wheels have a 5x115 bolt pattern, 99 and less are 5x100
