Re: 1990 CQ suspension questions

["J. Stevens" <jstevens@kaiwan.com>]

At 12:34 AM 4/6/97 -0500, you wrote:

nished, and it tracks nice and straight.
>
>The LF fits fine, the RF doesn't. Where should I be looking (and
>directing) to figure out what's different left to right? I'm thinking
>strut bearings, subframe bushings, bent strut, broken spring, or who
>knows what. Any ideas?
>
>Actually _I'm_ not thinking strut bearings, Chris Semple pointed them
>out to me. I called him up on the way to the collision shop, and asked
>him if he could look at things, He said sure, bring it on up. I did, he
>did, and fit me into a very busy schedule on extremely short notice. Who
>says customer service is dead?

Make sure you check where the front subframe bolts to the frame.  Often,
meeting the curb will result in damage where it bolts in, and shops will
haphazardly repair the damage, or skip it entirely, just replacing the
control arms.

Get the car up on a rack, and check out all the suspension components.  Make
sure that any control arms that were damaged, were replaced.  They are really
soft, so it doesnt take much to damage them.

Best of Luck,
John
90q20v
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