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Posted by 6-FITZ on September 4th, 2001 05:42 PM:
Rear seat braces and alum. drums
Need to know what gm cars had the rear seat braces and alum. drums from factory. Thanx in advance.
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Posted by MeanBuicks on September 4th, 2001 05:54 PM:
For the drums...
check all the g-bodies as there didn't seem to be much rhyme or reason as to what vehicles received them.
You'll find the rear seat braces in all the junked GNX's you'll come across.
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Posted by Tom Mahi on September 5th, 2001 01:39 AM:
Check 3rd Gen F-bodies too
82-92 Camaros and Firebirds. Don't know about 93 and up.
Also, Chevy S-10s and GMC Jimmys, 2 and 4 wheel drive.
Most came with cast iron drums, but have seen a few aluminum ones here and there.
HTH.
Aloha,
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Posted by mbartell on September 5th, 2001 04:57 AM:
Pontiac Grand Prix seem to have them more often than most other g-bodys. They are spot welded in, and you need to take out the back seat - bring a t-50 torx and a BIG breaker bar.
The Pontiacs also have some front braces that others don't. The front braces also are on the 4-door g-bodies.
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Posted by jmd on September 6th, 2001 10:46 PM:
Rear Seat Braces - check 81-87 Grand Prix, I haven't seen one without them yet. Some 1987 Monte's got them, ALL 1988 Monte's did. Zero Cutlii, and Zero Regals (other than GNX, natch)
The front braces on GP's include curved ones from fenders to core support and another that goes from where the "F41" braces meet the frame rail to triangulate them.
There's a lot more RWD GM vehicles that had those drums than what you're seeing
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Posted by phillipbryant on September 12th, 2001 08:21 AM:
Does GM still sell new aluminum drums through their parts distributors? Seems like they would need to keep plenty of those in stock, unless they intened for people to replace them with iron drums when they wear out. Has anyone bought brand new ones? I saw them listed in a 1991 GM Crash Estimation Guide for around $114/pair under part number 1255396, but that was 10 years ago....
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Posted by jmd on September 12th, 2001 08:56 AM:
I can still find them new, but not easily.
Matthew
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Posted by idaho gn on September 12th, 2001 02:59 PM:
140 ea for new al drums
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fastest mph 121.32
3800 ft elevation
1.7 60 ft (sucks dont it)
Looks like you can still get em new or (if youre like me) you go scrounging around the bone yard checking GM rwd cars out.
I dont necessarily agree with s trucks having them. Ive never seen one if they do and Ive looked at a LOT of s-10s.
Ive only seen one set on a f body. It was (till it got wrapped around a tree) 85 iroc. TPI 305, auto, and with a 7 5/8 gov lock rear 3:42 ratio (only 7 5/8 gov lock 10 bolt Ive ever seen in a f body BTW).
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