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Howdy new to The forum got myself a 96 Riviera minor work to it fwi 3.4 pulley 180 thermostat silicone hoses adjustable on the fly airride sts sway bar w/aftermarket endlinks currently porting a second supercharger to swap on along with ported intake manifold got a dhp compatible box from avt on the way Tuesday and yeah what's up guys

Welcome! Sounds like you've got big plans!

Thank you and yes I try to aim for the moon as anything reasonable would be to easy so I went to the junkyard today pulled a pcm from a 97 plugged in and now it'll let me edit and upload when In doubt send good news 0kr now the tuning begins mwuahhahahahahaha

RIVIerror wrote:

Howdy new to The forum got myself a 96 Riviera minor work to it fwi 3.4 pulley 180 thermostat silicone hoses adjustable on the fly airride sts sway bar w/aftermarket endlinks currently porting a second supercharger to swap on along with ported intake manifold got a dhp compatible box from avt on the way Tuesday and yeah what's up guys

That reminds me I need an STS bar haha
But also, what bushings and links did you use?

See if AA still has his Riviera Performance end links available - Link

I got a set of "energy suspension" poly end links from advanced they are simple/stout I'm sure there is better stuff out there but I got em for like 20 bucks a bolt a sleeve some bushings and washers they fit well so far( being sent sideways through a few turns)

Ah I guess I meant the mounts for the sway bar. I've got new poly links and bolts (I think the old ones I had were original, those bolts were very, very think lmao)

Spacecowboy067 wrote:

That reminds me I need an STS bar haha

Are you referring to the strut tower brace, or anti-sway bar?

Sway bar, I keep hearing we can use ones from STSs but not sure what year and if it'll fit in our factory bushings or not, etc

And I usually have too much shit in my trunk to fit a strut brace back there lol

It's on the forum somewhere, but I'd assume not.

Why not upgrade to the Addco bars?

Idk, what's the difference?

The Addco bars are thicker and I think solid instead of hollow.  If you get the Addco front bar you'll also need to upgrade the front brackets to the UMI 0047 - Link.  The force the Addco bar makes will bend the stock brackets and tear them out.

BTW here's a link to AA's Riviera Performance end link thread - Link

Jack the R wrote:

The Addco bars are thicker and I think solid instead of hollow.  If you get the Addco front bar you'll also need to upgrade the front brackets to the UMI 0047 - Link.  The force the Addco bar makes will bend the stock brackets and tear them out.

BTW here's a link to AA's Riviera Performance end link thread - Link

Hell yeah they looks helpful, especially with the Lucerne/Seville compatibility. Also would you have a link to where a guy can get an Addco bar? Or I suppose I could check ol' eBay

https://rivperformance.editboard.com/t916-write-up-front-rear-addco-stabilizer-sway-bar-installation

https://www.addco.net/catalog/buick/

1997-99 Buick Riviera

Front bar, Addco # 2018 (1 1/4")

Rear bar, Addco # 2015 (7/8")

https://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=23321

https://www.jegs.com/i/ADDCO/020/2015/10002/-1

You may have a problem getting them due to supply chain problems.

That's one fun project