Fixing up suspension and anyone have a scanner?
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:13 am
I've finally gotten fed up with my dated 120k mile suspension on my car. With every beginning of a turn comes a tap of the brakes so that I'm sure not to roll off the road in the turn. I just sold my 94 SSEi, so I'm putting some money into the green one to make it a daily driver for longer. I just dropped $235 (I'm not arguing on that price 
) on front Monroe-matic struts, rear Monroe sensa-trac shocks, and a set of Raybestos springs so that my ass end and expensive exhaust tips don't skip and drag at every little bump in the road.
I'm going to stop at Autozone and grab some stuff to freshen up the swaybar as well that everyone has mentioned. Anyone have any other suggestions? This car is NOT capable of doing a burnout, and the front tires are pretty bald after 20k miles. Even though I drive spirited, not one time on dry pavement have these tires spun so I'm assuming I also need an alignment which should stiffen things up in the turns.
And speaking of the lack of tire shreddage, anyone locally have a scanner/tuner that could help me figure this thing out? It STILL shudders up hills in lockup, just like it has since I bought it, except now it's so bad that if you keep your foot on the gas while TC is locked up and RPMs get low enough, the car actually jerks back and forth now
. Yes, you have to drive my car like a manual by depressing the gas pedal more than 60% to keep the TC out of lockup and keeping it in the upper RPM range or else your in for an interesting ride that's always sure to trigger comments from your passengers. What's weird about all of this is that I still get 30-33 MG on the highway and she does have a healthy amount of power once you get it above 20 MPH. I feel kind of like I'm driving a torqueless Honda sometimes 
O2 is Denso and has been replaced, wires have been replaced, fuel pressure is OK, ignition coils have been cleaned and tested within spec, TPS has been tested and is within spec, MAF has been cleaned multiple times but I have no extra to test against, Vac lines have been gone over multiple times (story of my life), and if I were to imagine what KR feels like (sudden lack of power one second then full power the next and very spotty powerband) then I'd say I have more KR than if I were to take a stock SSEi and throw on a 3" pulley.
Who can possibly help me make this 120k mi GM vehicle last me through the next two years of school without a new motor?
) on front Monroe-matic struts, rear Monroe sensa-trac shocks, and a set of Raybestos springs so that my ass end and expensive exhaust tips don't skip and drag at every little bump in the road.I'm going to stop at Autozone and grab some stuff to freshen up the swaybar as well that everyone has mentioned. Anyone have any other suggestions? This car is NOT capable of doing a burnout, and the front tires are pretty bald after 20k miles. Even though I drive spirited, not one time on dry pavement have these tires spun so I'm assuming I also need an alignment which should stiffen things up in the turns.
And speaking of the lack of tire shreddage, anyone locally have a scanner/tuner that could help me figure this thing out? It STILL shudders up hills in lockup, just like it has since I bought it, except now it's so bad that if you keep your foot on the gas while TC is locked up and RPMs get low enough, the car actually jerks back and forth now
. Yes, you have to drive my car like a manual by depressing the gas pedal more than 60% to keep the TC out of lockup and keeping it in the upper RPM range or else your in for an interesting ride that's always sure to trigger comments from your passengers. What's weird about all of this is that I still get 30-33 MG on the highway and she does have a healthy amount of power once you get it above 20 MPH. I feel kind of like I'm driving a torqueless Honda sometimes O2 is Denso and has been replaced, wires have been replaced, fuel pressure is OK, ignition coils have been cleaned and tested within spec, TPS has been tested and is within spec, MAF has been cleaned multiple times but I have no extra to test against, Vac lines have been gone over multiple times (story of my life), and if I were to imagine what KR feels like (sudden lack of power one second then full power the next and very spotty powerband) then I'd say I have more KR than if I were to take a stock SSEi and throw on a 3" pulley.
Who can possibly help me make this 120k mi GM vehicle last me through the next two years of school without a new motor?