Recent content by Barnacle Bill

Shimmy solution While waiting for shocks, I had disconnected the front sway bar to do a more accurate bounce/rebound test and found drivers side was very soft/loose. This raised my hopes that the new shocks would be the cure. New shocks have arrived and are installed. Cured 95% of shimmy...

Thanks for your input Hib, car has 38000 miles, accident free, tires are 2 years old with 4000 miles. car is solid when driving on normal streets and highways, no rattles, squeeks or shimmy. brakes are are great and have no effect regarding shimmy. I replaced rear FX-3 shocks last year and will...

I started to get a slight shimmy from the front end of my 94 convertible and decided to do a urethane bushing up grade and rebuild the front suspension. Replaced upper/lower ball joints, tie rod ends, replaced bushings in lower A-arms, steering rack and sway bar. Just picked car up from the...

I'm doing a suspension repair/upgrade on my 94 convertible and rear shocks are bad. I have seen mention of FX3 Bilstein rebuilding services. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Are performance upgrades available? Trying to finish installing all new poly bushings, rear hubs, tie rod...