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Old 01-02-2012, 11:06 AM
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Does anybody have after market suspension systems on there cars and is there a complete system out there?
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Hey Mel I have a pair of brand new never installed trailing arms made by UMI,brand new there $129.99 plus shipping.I would let go for $100.00 plus shipping.Save you $40-50
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You can either do lowering springs or coilovers to drop it. Then there's lateral arms and trailing arms for the rear, front/rear swaybars, front LCAs, bushings, etc.
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
You can either do lowering springs or coilovers to drop it. Then there's lateral arms and trailing arms for the rear, front/rear swaybars, front LCAs, bushings, etc.
Sup big dawg havent seen you on for a while,did you get rid of the Monte yet?
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
You can either do lowering springs or coilovers to drop it. Then there's lateral arms and trailing arms for the rear, front/rear swaybars, front LCAs, bushings, etc.
Who makes the swaybars?
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Check Addco.
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Addco doesn't make them for us
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Looked in their catalog and it had some for monte carlo/impala 98-08. Parts 2174/2179 tubular or 740/639 solid.
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You could go with the set up from a GXP. This link has all of the parts needed for the bilstein struts.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-perfo...ades-done.html

Are you planning on lowering the car at all? If so you can use springs from any 97+ w body. SSC Springs seem to be the springs of choice that GXP users run.

UMI and BMR make tubular trailing arms for the w body. The BMR's are some of the beefiest trailing arms that I have seen.
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I switched over to the system from the GXP (FE2) and I am very happy with it. It was pretty basic bolt-in stuff.
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Originally Posted by Mels SS
Addco doesn't make them for us
Buy the Impala stuff.


But no, I still have it. Trans started going out with 171 miles left on the warranty so it's at the dealership for that. I sense a demod in the future though. Going to seriously try to sell it.
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Sorry to here that my friend.



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