suspension issues
06-20-2014, 04:39 PM
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suspension issues so, just bought my very first Camaro, it is a 1999 base package v6 automatic. right off the bat I have suspension problems..this is gonna sound crazy so bear with me please....on the rear of my Camaro I have coil springs and no shocks, now I had my brother-in-law say b.s, that's until he looked at everything..he said that its a thousand wonders I have not already been seriously hurt..on the front it has shocks /struts..(newbie, sorry)..BUT..all four coil springs are so badly rusted they are toast..i did the smart thing and I parked it in my driveway and I refuse to drive it until issues are resolved..my question is, whats a ball park estimate to fix this problem??..any info is much appreciated..thank you.....speedracer123
06-20-2014, 05:24 PM
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Wow, just when you thought you have heard it all...
Ok you GOTTA post pics of this though, you can't just leave us hanging
Easy fix, buy rear shocks. The springs likely just have a bunch of surface rust on them, and are probably not actually damaged. But if you want to replace them look for the factory Moog replacement, or if you don't mind used you could search junk yards for F-bodies and use those springs. Im curious, was the car in a flood? What does the rest of the under body look like?
For shocks you could go to the local auto parts store and just find the cheapest ones they have for the car if you just want to get it back on the road or if you feel its necessary you could get some inexpensive sport shocks like bilsteins (factory option for the V8 cars) http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=20&ModelID=7
Ok you GOTTA post pics of this though, you can't just leave us hanging
Easy fix, buy rear shocks. The springs likely just have a bunch of surface rust on them, and are probably not actually damaged. But if you want to replace them look for the factory Moog replacement, or if you don't mind used you could search junk yards for F-bodies and use those springs. Im curious, was the car in a flood? What does the rest of the under body look like?
For shocks you could go to the local auto parts store and just find the cheapest ones they have for the car if you just want to get it back on the road or if you feel its necessary you could get some inexpensive sport shocks like bilsteins (factory option for the V8 cars) http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=20&ModelID=7
06-20-2014, 05:35 PM
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well my dads been a mechanic for 20 years and he said he never seen nothing like this either.. he can no longer do anything..anyways..for the time being im just gonna go the cheap route..as I just wanna get it back on the road..i just don't know what the labor will cost...around here you gotta watch mechanics as they will stick it to you every which way they can..had a damn good mechanic but he closed up shop..bummer.. I guess she will have to sit for a while until I can come up with the money...just had a mechanic quote me 1,200.00 for midgrade gabriels....I said NO THANKS, I"LL PASS..
06-20-2014, 05:37 PM
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ACTUALLY im curious myself as to what else may be found on the underbody..lol..to be honest I don't know if I wanna find out..but whoever owned the car before me..sure as hell did not take care of it...
06-21-2014, 08:37 AM
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well my dads been a mechanic for 20 years and he said he never seen nothing like this either.. he can no longer do anything..anyways..for the time being im just gonna go the cheap route..as I just wanna get it back on the road..i just don't know what the labor will cost...around here you gotta watch mechanics as they will stick it to you every which way they can..had a damn good mechanic but he closed up shop..bummer.. I guess she will have to sit for a while until I can come up with the money...just had a mechanic quote me 1,200.00 for midgrade gabriels....I said NO THANKS, I"LL PASS..
Putting in rear shocks will literally take like 30min, you don't need any special tools or anything.
