92 STS Suspention Question

[toolfan8102]

I may need to replace the struts on my 92 STS soon, I was told they don't make the electronic adjustable struts anymore. has anyone gone to the aftermarket non-adjustable ones. I plan on doing it myself, but what brands are good? How much can you tell a difference in the ride? Is it worth trying to fix the sensors or electronics, or is it better to just bypass it? Any info is much appriciated

[DFBonnett]

Are your struts bad/soft/leaking or are you just getting the "Service Ride Control" message on the DIC?
Non-electronic struts are available from Strutmasters, Arnott, and Monroe, plus others, I would imagine.

[ISmellRubber]

The best price I was able to find for the conversion is http://www.suspension-alternatives.c...ion-Parts.html . This has all four for about 350! That is a great price for new parts that you need to take care of regularly plus they have a good waranty that they back up too. Most shops will charge you about the same price for doing regular struts and shocks.

[toolfan8102]

I am getting noise in my front end, which leads me to believe it is either struts, or strut mounts, but if I'm going to do one I might as well do the other. The struts do not seem to have a leak or anything, but I am getting the service ride control message.

[DFBonnett]

On these cars such a noise, typically a clunk, is often due to worn sway bar bushings. You may want to take a good look at that before you get into the struts.
How many miles on the car?

[caddydaddy]

The sway bar end links are also known to produce a clunk noise. I replaced them on my '94 Deville and the clunk went away.

[toolfan8102]

130k, I never thought about that, thanks.
I don't have too much experiance in diagnosing suspention issues. I haven't crawled under it yet, but plan to in the next few days. Is there a way to test it or will it be pretty obvious? I know every car is different but what should I look for?

[caddydaddy]

The bushings may be obvious, if you take one off and see it's pretty worn and/or cracked. They are cheap to replace anyways. The sway bar end links can look fine, but make a clunk. With that many miles, I'd replace them and that should solve your clunk noise. They are around $90 for the set, but it's worth it if they get rid of the clunk!

[toolfan8102]

Thanks, you guys probably saved me lot's of $$$

[patterson]

I have a question about Cadillac suspension, maybe we can expand this thread a little.

My 95 Eldorado has begun doing a little side-to-side shimmy at crawls speeds. It's kind of a waddle, seems to be originating from the rear end. It disapears once I get over 20mph, not the car, the waddling. lol

I checked the lug nuts, they are all tight. Also, it is independent of applying the brakes.

Any notions on this one? thanks

[DFBonnett]

Originally Posted by patterson

I have a question about Cadillac suspension, maybe we can expand this thread a little.

My 95 Eldorado has begun doing a little side-to-side shimmy at crawls speeds. It's kind of a waddle, seems to be originating from the rear end. It disapears once I get over 20mph, not the car, the waddling. lol

I checked the lug nuts, they are all tight. Also, it is independent of applying the brakes.

Any notions on this one? thanks

Best to start a new thread when changing subjects. That being said, sounds like a bad tire. Take each rear tire off in turn and feel both sides for bulges or other deformities.