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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:00 am | |
| I'm having trouble finding what bushings are in the rear of our cars. | |
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Jack the R Master
Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 8074 Merit : 105
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:35 am | |
| Don't know what year you have, but here's what Rock Auto has for 97 - Link | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:13 pm | |
| I still have all the original bushings in my car. Why do you want to change them?
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/buick,1998,riviera,3.8l+v6+supercharged,1303322,suspension,control+arm+bushing,7532 _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:16 pm | |
| I'm hearing what sounds like something rubber that is loose when I go over bumps coming from the rear. I had the exhaust checked and that is free and clear. the air shocks are not leaking and seem to work fine. | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:31 pm | |
| Sway bar end links? Make sure the shocks aren't leaking fluid and the shock mounts, top and bottom. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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Rivieraz Enthusiast
Name : tommy z Age : 57 Location : the Burgh Joined : 2019-01-08 Post Count : 227 Merit : 1
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:46 pm | |
| LARRY70GS what sway bar do you recommend for a 1995 buick riviera?Addco 2419 ??
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:19 pm | |
| - Rivieraz wrote:
- LARRY70GS what sway bar do you recommend for a 1995 buick riviera?Addco 2419 ??
They don't make a front bar for the 95, only 97-99 which takes a 2018. The rear bar for a 95-96 is a 419 (7/8"). The 2419 is the rear bar for a 71-78 Riviera according to the catalog. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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Rivieraz Enthusiast
Name : tommy z Age : 57 Location : the Burgh Joined : 2019-01-08 Post Count : 227 Merit : 1
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:22 pm | |
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:31 pm | |
| - LARRY70GS wrote:
- Sway bar end links? Make sure the shocks aren't leaking fluid and the shock mounts, top and bottom.
The end links are new. I don't think the shocks are leaking but I will check again when I have my front GM strut mounts installed and get rid of the defective Gabriel mounts as we spoke about. It's probably my oe shock mount(s). Thanks Larry. | |
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:33 pm | |
| - Jack the R wrote:
- Don't know what year you have, but here's what Rock Auto has for 97 - Link
I have a 99, idk how I missed that when I was on Rockauto's site. Ty. | |
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Jack the R Master
Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 8074 Merit : 105
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:28 pm | |
| My passenger rear has been clunking too. I'm pretty sure I replaced the shock mounts when I took the ranchos off a few years ago, have only put a few thousand miles on the car since. The mounts are torqued down right. The end links are fine, I had a look at them when I tried installing AA's RP end links. | |
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:30 pm | |
| I have not had good luck with aftermarket mounts, that's why I'm going to try original GM ones. | |
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Jack the R Master
Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 8074 Merit : 105
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:12 pm | |
| I installed new Moogs in 2016.
Moog used to be top notch stuff, but I'm hearing that they aren't what they used to be anymore. | |
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:06 pm | |
| I have heard that a lot lately. | |
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Jack the R Master
Joined : 2007-01-16 Post Count : 8074 Merit : 105
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:46 am | |
| I looked at the top of my rear passenger shock mount and couldn't see anything wrong with it. I whacked the top of the shock with a rubber mallet and twisted it with vice grips. It was fine as far as I can tell. | |
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:49 pm | |
| - LARRY70GS wrote:
- Rivieraz wrote:
- LARRY70GS what sway bar do you recommend for a 1995 buick riviera?Addco 2419 ??
They don't make a front bar for the 95, only 97-99 which takes a 2018. The rear bar for a 95-96 is a 419 (7/8"). The 2419 is the rear bar for a 71-78 Riviera according to the catalog. Larry, Do you like the 2018 and can/should I run it without doing anything to the rear? | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 10:49 am | |
| Yes, the 2018, and the strut tower brace transformed the handling of my car. You can run it with the stock rear bar. I upgraded both. 2015 is the rear bar. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:47 pm | |
| - LARRY70GS wrote:
- Yes, the 2018, and the strut tower brace transformed the handling of my car. You can run it with the stock rear bar. I upgraded both. 2015 is the rear bar.
I am going to order the sway bars from Addco, no one stocks them anymore. The rear is 12+ weeks out but that is fine. The STB is a unicorn, I gave up on it. | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:58 pm | |
| - carguy8888 wrote:
- LARRY70GS wrote:
- Yes, the 2018, and the strut tower brace transformed the handling of my car. You can run it with the stock rear bar. I upgraded both. 2015 is the rear bar.
I am going to order the sway bars from Addco, no one stocks them anymore. The rear is 12+ weeks out but that is fine. The STB is a unicorn, I gave up on it.
It is possible to make your own STB. All you need is some thick walled tubing and end plates. Know anyone with a plasma cutter and a welder? _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:01 pm | |
| My job has that if you could give me some dimensions or possibly a drawing. I could also have the office do something on CAD but we don't have a CNC machine. We do have a welding department when we make fire doors. | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:04 pm | |
| All you need to do is build it out of cardboard and a stick. Tape it together and measure it. You can get an idea by looking at the pictures in the STB thread. _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:07 pm | |
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carguy8888 Junkie
Name : Brian Cohen Joined : 2019-01-07 Post Count : 808 Merit : 8
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:56 pm | |
| Having trouble finding good pics. | |
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LARRY70GS Aficionado
Name : Larry Age : 68 Location : Oakland Gardens, NY Joined : 2007-01-23 Post Count : 2193 Merit : 150
| Subject: Re: Rear suspension bushings please Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:59 pm | |
| - carguy8888 wrote:
- Having trouble finding good pics.
Send me an e mail, Larrymta@verizon.net _________________ 98 Riviera SC3800 All stock except gutted air box. 1970 Buick GS455 Stage1, TSP built 470BBB, 602HP/589TQ Best MPH, 116.06 MPH, Best ET, 11.54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHCda-t_Jls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT2tEO4XcU
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