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doublec4 MAY 01, 08:23 PM
Put the new rims on today! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves!













I also put some two piece rotors on my father's vette! They look great, but one of them squeels. Not so happy about that right now.







Wheels have to come off again tomorrow on both cars. Hopefully a productive day!
kyunderdawg MAY 02, 08:35 PM
Lookin' great!! They turned out really good.
doublec4 MAY 03, 12:42 PM
Thanks, more to come soon! The front suspension is currently in pieces.
doublec4 MAY 03, 05:45 PM
So the front suspension is under way. What a pain.



A bolt or two... or four, always have to break. All of the center bushing bolts for the sway bar snapped off in the frame. Awesome.

Front lower control arm front bolts are stuck. Going to have to cut those. I'm frustrated.

So here's the list of whats being done to the front.

Inner tie rods
Outer tie rods
Upper and Lower Ball Joints.
Addco front sway bar
Poly Bushings

Here's whats already been done

Eibach lowering springs cut one half coil
11.25" brake swap

Wish me luck with getting this stuff apart!

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Newbfiero MAY 03, 09:39 PM
Love what you did whit the wheels and the whole fiero of yours for that matter Hope the parts goes easier for you to put them back in

Rob

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Fiero_Adam MAY 04, 12:09 AM
Nice job. The wheels look great.
doublec4 MAY 04, 07:45 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys. I won the war on the lower control arms today. Lost against the broken off bolts in the frame for the front sway bar. This crap never gets easier. Try again tomorrow.
doublec4 MAY 05, 07:26 PM


Lower control arm out, and in the process of replacing the parts. Tomorrow I will press the new bushings in, and get the old ones out, same with the lower ball joints.

ClayTonto MAY 05, 08:19 PM
The wheels rock. The car looks tough in a "no frills" kind of way. I think that's why it's one of my favorites.

Good luck with the front suspension. Mine took some serious patience, but it will work out.

BTW,
The Vette brake squeal may be because of the anti-rust coating they put on two-piece rotors. My Wilwood discs squealed like crazy until I wore off the anti-rust coat.
doublec4 MAY 05, 09:04 PM
Thanks for the compliments Clay, I'm sure you enjoy your wheels as well. They look great on fieros!

The suspension is testing my patience. Just a lot of stuff thats stuck or broken off that gets on my nerves.

As for the vette brakes, the rotor was contacting the stock caliper bracket. I had to space the baer bracket inward so that the rotor had proper clearance. It was strange it was only necessary on the passenger side and not the driver side as well.