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Old 02-10-2007, 11:29 PM
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k one sec. let me go see if i have a mm ruler
Old 02-10-2007, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
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and from what iv seen the only difference far as F41 and FE2 in the rear is just the springs.
nope...someone hasnt done there homework

the actual struts when the car was new had different valving if the car had F41 or FE2...

the front springs are different as well

in the Bonneville the F41 was never available with the ELC, but in the Buick'* it could have been optioned with ELC...

WHY would you want to controll the springs differently?? that really makes no sense as the car sould have the same amt of air on both sides... adding air to both sides at a different time is only asking for problems
ok yup, but that just makes it hard to find then and most pricey right?

Far as the Struts being controlled differently, im not going to have diffrent PSi in them, i just dont want the air to be able to travel from one side to the other when you corner hard, i want the pressure to stay the same all the way around no matter what im doing.
Old 02-10-2007, 11:36 PM
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the Air does not travle between the struts when cornering..


REMEMBER these are GAS struts with air ASSIST
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Originally Posted by bandit
ok yup, but that just makes it hard to find then and most pricey right?

Far as the Struts being controlled differently, im not going to have diffrent PSi in them, i just dont want the air to be able to travel from one side to the other when you corner hard, i want the pressure to stay the same all the way around no matter what im doing.
Yup, makes them pricier.

I'm not sure how the stock system is connected, But it'* true that that w2ould be the worst setup. Maybe some sort of one-way valve setup?
Old 02-10-2007, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
the Air does not travle between the struts when cornering..


REMEMBER these are GAS struts with air ASSIST
Pat WTF are you talking about... You put air in a line that goes to the AIR leveling strut. And the line goes from one strut to the other one. There is nothing stopping the sir from going fom one strut to the other between he lines

when you put pressure on one strut it presses down on the AIR leveling and the air wants to come out, if the air has a place to go (IE. the other strut that now has less pressure on it) it will go to it.

Now if you have to lines and the sir can not go anywhere the pressure will all stay in that one sides lines and strut. it will help keep the car more level.




Anyway.

Looks like the rear sway is 18mm and the front is 32mm




The front i could easily tell it was 32, but the rear was a bit hard to i took a pic so my eyes would not trick me. and the tag is still on it
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what'* your front springs?
Old 02-10-2007, 11:53 PM
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i have not ordered them yet. $$$?


But im going to get
Strut: 71822
Spring: cc658
Old 02-10-2007, 11:56 PM
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Okay, that'll work fine, but with the front setup like that the car will push hard. Do the rear first like you're planning and see if you think you'd like the car to go straight more.
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Ok hmmm...

Well this is how i want it to handle

I want the car to be = or the Back to start to kick out a bit.
What do you think will do that ?
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Keep the stock sway bar. Go with the rest of your plan.


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