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Yes you will need extended control arms to keep your front tires square on the ground. If you don't after a while or even immediately your camber angle will be off and your wheels will look like there leaning back into the wheel well. Type in "bad camber" on google and look through images. It wont be as dramatic as the tuner/import cars but thats what it will look like. Plus if you get new control arms you wont have to worry about the stock stuff being worn out. While your at it you might want to do shocks if you haven't already. I like that cutlass to. Good luck
Hey @youngguy thanks alot. I already had the thought that I would have to buy those too but wanted to get others opinions. But I haven't put shocks on it yet. Are those a necessity I'm these situations?
I just read your other post, seen where your from. Are you trying to squat in the rear? If I was you I would call one the major shops in FL and ask about parts they would recommend for Shocks and Extended Control Arms. If you don't do shocks the ride quality will not be as good as your use to. Our cars ride so smooth with all the stock parts lol You might want to retain that quality of ride. But as far as replying no problem man. Just post some more good pics of the cutlass for us to look at. Some people may not like the wheels but the body looks very straight.
That depends on 1. How wide your wheels are. 2 The final resting place after you figure how you want the cars stance & Height comes down a little after the springs settle in. Like I said call one of the shops in FL. One of them will lead you in the right direction. Suspension parts are simple but how the parts work together can make it complex.
A lift kit is unnecessary for 24s. On your other post, I listed what you neeneeded. Ditch the 5" cups unless you're considering mounting some 30s or bigger.
Whoever steered you towards 5'' cups was working with A-body big boy cars that's a little dramatic for a g-body. You don't need any lift if you just get new springs from moog and replace your ball joints. You can also go with 'tall' style ball joints but then you cant run under 17's until you put stock ball joint back. If you really want the chevy riding high look just get moog springs and maybe 2'' lift at the most. 5 will look a little stupid.
Ideally everyone with stock parts should consider redoing their control arms at some point but thats a huge financial commitment and you don't need the extendo control arms unless you plan on going even bigger than 24'' wheels in the future... that would cost hundreds of dollars! Another option is to just box your frame in the rear it is 52.5 - 53'' inches across* and get a nice rear sway bar. Don't forget to factor in wheel backspacing which might take a few times to get right sized spacers so it rides just right. Bilstein shocks are very expensive but would be a nice cheap improvement for rear shocks at least. If you stay stock the Bilstein shocks should hold the 24's up a long time especially if you are using the tall ball joints w/ fresh springs. A lift kit just becomes wasted money.
The reason I thought I might need a lift is because when I tried the wheels on they were touching the body
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