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MAR 21, 11:33 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by NewDustin:
I'm an idiot and was trying to disconnect the plug from itself. Thank you! |
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Haha, I had the same problem on the front connector last summer, glad I could help!
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darkhorizon
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MAR 21, 02:57 PM
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| quote | | Still no idea what in the wide world of sports I'm gonna do about my rear control arms. The brakes and replaceable bits I'm less worried about, since there are products and swap kits out there. Good luck finding control arms though. Anyone have a source or a lead on where some might be acquired? |
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Well, bad news and bad news...
If push comes to shove I made a bench out of my collection of old 88 control arms, the biggest fear is the rear brakes if you want to keep the ebrake as they are generally not available anywhere. I have so many spare control arms because I make replacements using rod ends which can be easily searched for on here.... but they are very not friendly to street use unless you are running a very nice rod end. If you can assemble some control arms that have good joint life, they are a significant upgrade to the rear handling.
If you are set on stock control arms I can cut my chair apart and send some your way.
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Kitskaboodle
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MAR 21, 03:29 PM
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If I had an 88, first thing I would do is stock up on good, used front hubs from 88ās in local yards. You said there are several. Iād be all over those parts cars like flies on poop. š
Kit
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Kitskaboodle
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MAR 21, 03:33 PM
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If I had an 88, first thing I would do is stock up on good, used front hubs from 88ās in local yards. You said there are several. Iād be all over those parts cars like flies on poop. š
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NewDustin
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MAR 21, 04:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Kitskaboodle:
If I had an 88, first thing I would do is stock up on good, used front hubs from 88ās in local yards. You said there are several. Iād be all over those parts cars like flies on poop. š
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"Several" ended up being "2" and since they were picked down to almost nothing I'd say more like .75 Fieos 
That'll teach me to believe the photos are up to date at u-pull.
The Fiero Club yard has 16 Fieros in it, but I don't think any of those left are '88s. I can try to get a list from him when I'm out there on Saturday![This message has been edited by NewDustin (edited 03-21-2024).]
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NewDustin
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MAR 21, 04:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by darkhorizon:
Well, bad news and bad news...
If push comes to shove I made a bench out of my collection of old 88 control arms, the biggest fear is the rear brakes if you want to keep the ebrake as they are generally not available anywhere. I have so many spare control arms because I make replacements using rod ends which can be easily searched for on here.... but they are very not friendly to street use unless you are running a very nice rod end. If you can assemble some control arms that have good joint life, they are a significant upgrade to the rear handling.
If you are set on stock control arms I can cut my chair apart and send some your way. |
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I am not set on stock in any way; I'm actually planning on swapping the brakes using a kit and don't know how I'm going to the e-brake yet. I'm really only partially-informed on what I'm doing here, so any advice is very much appreciated.
I am currently searching for rod ends. I am interested in it being street-use friendly because this car is meant primarily for street use. I'm not sure what I'm looking for, but I'm going to try to educate myself on the way! Thank you so much!
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darkhorizon
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MAR 21, 05:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by NewDustin:
I am not set on stock in any way; I'm actually planning on swapping the brakes using a kit and don't know how I'm going to the e-brake yet. I'm really only partially-informed on what I'm doing here, so any advice is very much appreciated.
I am currently searching for rod ends. I am interested in it being street-use friendly because this car is meant primarily for street use. I'm not sure what I'm looking for, but I'm going to try to educate myself on the way! Thank you so much! |
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rear 88 brake upgrades are not super common, and honestly generally overkill for even wildly high power road racing versions (I use oem 88 brakes on my almost 300whp road race car). Most of the brake upgrades you find will just be for the rotors, and not the calipers. Willwood calipers are barely if at all an upgrade and commonly you are losing Ebrake function.
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