|
|
Post by alijonny on Dec 21, 2004 2:23:25 GMT -6
so i noticed a few guys have put "performance" eibach lowering springs on their cars and i seem to like how they look. i did a search and can not find the springs. would i be using a cadillac spring or is there something that someone like eibach makes that is specific for the aurora? i tried searching but found no results.
also, i know this is not performance related, but does anyone make a tow hitch to tow a small trailer for these cars? does anybody have one? i was considering getting one for a small trailer i may be pulling. it wont be anything over 800lbs. will i have to cut up the rear end for this to happen? thanks guys!
|
|
|
|
Post by JimW on Dec 21, 2004 7:14:35 GMT -6
If you want a lowerd effect for cheap...disconnect the ELC..lol (sorry talking from experience) I'm not sure what the deal is with lowering springs. I am trying to weigh out the benefits, but its a trade off. Later model classic Auroras have improved suspension and dont accomodate a lowering kit. I dont think I will get one, but I'll let others talk on that one.
As for a tow package, I have seen Auroras with a hitch, and a standard back end (ie no chopping) I would however invest in another tranny cooler.
|
|
|
|
Post by alijonny on Dec 21, 2004 13:33:15 GMT -6
well currently the ELC does not work. so the car is alredy "lowered". lol. just wondering if anyone makes a kit. there is a guy on cardomain.com who claims to have eibach lowering springs and some 18's. it looks real nice and i think i want to do somehting like that.
|
|
|
|
Post by JimW on Dec 21, 2004 14:19:30 GMT -6
Ya, his name is Mikey, its a brown 95 right? 18's with a lowering kit. It does look good, but ironically he sold it shortly after and bought an Alero.
havent heard from him since, granted we are talkin about the same guy.
|
|
|
|
Post by Aurora40 on Dec 21, 2004 15:06:08 GMT -6
Doesn't RSM sell lowering springs? I believe the Eibachs were discontinued long ago.
|
|
|
|
Post by JimW on Dec 21, 2004 15:17:34 GMT -6
Ya, but RSM got really really expensive all of a sudden  $700 bux for a lowering kit...ah no thanks, I'll take my ghetto busted ELC any day  *sigh* oh well. |
|
|
|
Post by stevensolds on Dec 21, 2004 16:58:46 GMT -6
a sh*t brown colored aurora? yuck, i think id probably leave it stock.
jim, 700 dollars, ya id think id be happier with a Razzi kit for that much lol
|
|
|
|
Post by Isnibs on Dec 21, 2004 19:38:04 GMT -6
stevensolds
My children read these posts so it would be nice if you could form a sentence
without boasting or swearing please.
|
|
|
|
Post by MpWarrior21 on Dec 21, 2004 19:39:55 GMT -6
I have a trailer hitch on my Aurora but i didnt install it. The previously owner did. When i get the car back from the Auto Body Shop I will look at it and get back to you.
MpWarrior21
|
|
|
|
Post by stevensolds on Dec 22, 2004 19:47:05 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by Letitroll98 on Dec 29, 2004 23:08:30 GMT -6
He he, LOL Steven, I thought you had complied with Isnibs' request and was going to compliment you on your restraint. Then I got to the bottom and your signature line "get the F out of my way". Oh well, you tried. ;D Good link.
As for your children Isnibs, first, God bless and keep them. Second, Steven is one. He's 16 and as is wont with youth, they will boast and curse too much. This will pass only with time, at which point there will be some other young whippersnapper making life heck for adults (Including Steven by then). I would respectfully advise tolerence in these matters.
As for the site, the language is filtered, the admins ban jerks, and it's not Sesame Street sponsored. It's a site for adult owners of Auroras. I don't think anything on the site would injure the delicate psyche of reading age children, but they should be here only in a supervised fashion anyway. I hope your kids get only a positive experience reading these posts, but perhaps you might screen beforehand a touch.
Oh yeah, the thread, I almost forgot. I used to tow a 3,000lb boat and trailer with a Chrysler Concorde. Only local roads for a couple of miles, but man, was I crazy or what. It did work, without breaking anything, while I owned the car. I even dropped the loaded trailer off the hitch at 35 mph with only a tiny mark on the trunk (proper tow chains saved me). So I think you'd get away with it on an Aurora, but not something I'd do (again). Buy an old Ford PU for towing duty.
|
|
|
|
Post by stevensolds on Dec 29, 2004 23:20:16 GMT -6
LOL letitroll. Sorry isnibs. I will try to keep it under control hehe.  I am not Mr. Road rage ALL the time on the road but i especially hate it when someone is driving real slow, and i blow them out from the left lane, then they have the balls to pass me. At that point, i will pass them again and will block every attempt for them to pass me. |
|
|
|
Post by Isnibs on Dec 30, 2004 13:56:30 GMT -6
Quote "Sorry isnibs. I will try to keep it under control hehe." Thanks steven I appreciate it. and wot I tell my children " wait till you grow up an have kids.........You'l see" BTW. Good link. When my shocks and ELC first died I searched for better springs ( my Aurora bottomed out on a ramp with a full load) without luck. |
|
|
|
Post by Isnibs on Dec 30, 2004 14:15:42 GMT -6
Letitroll98
Quote "As for your children Isnibs, first, God bless and keep them"
Thankyou, I wish the same for you and yours.
As for screening. They have their own computers and are all 'on the net', sadly, I have to admit I've heard worse from their peers at the school.
Ref:- towing
To me it seems aesthetically wrong to imagine an Aurora towing anything.
|
|
|
|
Post by stevensolds on Dec 30, 2004 20:44:39 GMT -6
yeah i would never haul anything with my Aurora except "Ass". Thats about all i do anyway rofl
|
|
|
|
Post by MpWarrior21 on Dec 31, 2004 11:32:38 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by MpWarrior21 on Dec 31, 2004 12:18:15 GMT -6
|
|
|
|
Post by Letitroll98 on Jan 1, 2005 1:11:31 GMT -6
I like the look of the Flowmasters.
I don't like the look of the hitch.
Finally, dude, wash your car, man!!! ;D
|
|
|
|
Post by Aurora40 on Jan 1, 2005 11:10:12 GMT -6
Finally, dude, wash your car, man!!! ;D Heheh, I didn't want to be the one to say it! MpWarrior, I'm mailing you some car shampoo!  |
|
|
|
Post by MpWarrior21 on Jan 1, 2005 16:01:48 GMT -6
Yeah thats what happens when it snows and the city pours the salt on the roads. You people who live down south are VERY LUCKY! Thats why im moving down south when i get older
MpWarrior21
|
|
|
|
Post by alijonny on Jan 15, 2005 17:39:36 GMT -6
cool thanks guys! i like the mufflers.
|
|
|
|
Post by 95mushroom on Jan 21, 2005 19:03:20 GMT -6
Yeah thats what happens when it snows and the city pours the salt on the roads. You people who live down south are VERY LUCKY! Thats why im moving down south when i get older MpWarrior21Yeah, i see the bottom of your car too. There's not a hint of rust on mine. Guess that's the difference, north vs. south. (though S.FL isn't really the south lol) Any sound links yet? I vote to pin a thread and have everyone post their exhaust sound links |
|
|
|
Post by stevensolds on Jan 21, 2005 19:05:34 GMT -6
yeah the new mufflers and y-pipe really take away that rusty look. my old mufflers were rusty as hell
|
|
