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slidehammer
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 08/03
Posted: 08/17/03
11:06 PM

hello, i just turned 16 and like most people i love to go off roading, but i dont have enough cash for a truck yet, so i have to make do with my P.O.S. 1988 chevy celebrity front wheel drive, its a good car but its ugly, every time i go hill climbing, yes hill climbing, or mudding, the cross member hits and im afraid im gonna rip the oil or tranny pan off, so what i want to do is lift it 6 inches, put on 35 inch tires, build a winch bumper and a light bar/ roof rack, i worked in an auto shop for two years so i have basic and advanced mechanical knowledge, but when i took the wheels off to look at the suspension i almost screamed, the front is a lower A arm and a strut with an anti sway bar, and the rear is just a swing axle with a spring and shock, no prob, i can do them both but if it is possible to use a lift kit for just the front it would be better, now my question is, is the suspension the same on 1988 chevy S-10's or a blazer, or close to any other vehicle that you know of, so i can buy a lift kit for the front, it would be greatly appreciated for advice or technical ideas from any one, and please dont email me to tell me that im dumb for having a chevy, what can i say it was free. oh and i plan to put in a mazda rx-7 engine in it thats turbo charged with fuel injection, and maybe a supercharger if i can find a cheap one, thank you  


 
Skitch9
New User | Posts: 3 | Joined: 09/03
Posted: 09/09/03
01:30 PM

Well, to start, a Celebrity does not have the gearing to properly turn 35s.  It also does not have a frame, which could pose a few problems (such as, what to mount a wich securely to).  If you can afford to properly lift it, put a winch on it, and put a turbo'd RX7 motor in it,  you can afford a decent 4X4 truck.  


 
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