Can Coilovers Actually Make a 30-Year-Old Station Wagon Drive Like a Sports Car?

In Part 4 of our LS3 Roadmaster Wagon Project, we install QA1 coilovers and control arms as well as a Hotchkis front-end steering kit!

We’ve got a fun one for you this week, folks. Progress on our 1992 Buick Roadmaster build project continues with some major suspension changes. With a little discount help from our friends at Summit Racing, we installed QA1 upper and lower street control arms (QA1 52718 & QA1 52720), which modernize the car’s steering geometry. We also added a set of front and rear single-adjustable coilovers (QA1 GS507-10450C & QA1 RCK52384) which make both the ride height and handling qualities adjustable. And last but not least we installed a Hotchkis steering rebuilt kit and tie rod sleeves (Hotchkis Sport Suspension 1612 & Hotchkis Sport Suspension 34070010) because all the bushings on the 92 were pretty worn.

Then we set out to test the results which, as you may recall, also include a QA1 front sway bar and Hotchkis rear sway bar. What do you think of the results? Was it worth the money?

Previous Episodes

Part 1
Parts & Project Goals

Part 2
Michelin Tires, American Racing Wheels, Eaton TrueTrac, & Sway Bars

Part 3
Wilwood D52 Disc Brakes

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PARTNERS

• Guaranty Chevrolet: https://www.occhevy.com/
• Holley: https://www.holley.com/
• Magnaflow: https://www.magnaflow.com/
• Chemical Guys: https://www.chemicalguys.com/
• Dakota Digital: https://www.dakotadigital.com/
• Michelin: https://www.michelin.com/
• Wilwood Brakes: https://www.wilwood.com/
• Eaton: https://www.eaton.com/
• Sony: https://electronics.sony.com/

DISCOUNTS PROVIDED

• Summit Racing: https://www.summitracing.com/
• Muscle Rods aka BRP HotRods: http://www.brphotrods.com/
• Sikky Manufacturing: https://www.sikky.com/
• American Racing Wheels: https://www.americanracing.com/
• B-Body Parts Specialist Tommy Gosselin: Message HERE on Facebook.

Michael S. Palmer

Michael S. Palmer began his career assisting and developing content for Academy Award-winning and studio-based film and television producers. He has been a professional writer since 2008, when he joined the Writers Guild of America West (WGAw). As a journalist and Content Editor/Manager, he has covered numerous emerging imaging, theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, and automotive technologies. He currently spends his days creating original content at the Internet Brands Automotive Group for some of the world's largest online automotive communities, including Ford Truck Enthusiasts, CorvetteForum, ClubLexus, AudiWorld, and LS1Tech. He still owns his first car, a 1987 Mercury Cougar; adores driving his Boss 302 Mustang; and recently teamed with Chevrolet Performance, Holley, Magnaflow, Eaton, Wilwood, Michelin, Chemical Guys, Summit Racing to build his first project car. Installing an LS3 E-ROD Connect & Cruise system into a 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon made his eight-passenger wagon faster than a C5 Corvette to 60mph and 50 state emissions legal. His wife and daughter are very patient.

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