After owning a '91 SC and reading the SCCOA forums for a little while, I
realized that it wasn't a good idea to put off squeaky ball joints on those
cars.  The odd thing was that it always seemed that they broke and dropped
on their nose in the driveway or alley-way on the way to the garage.  There
weren't any stories of the ball joints giving up at speed....

Odd, but fortunately everyone was ok.  If that would happen at highway
speeds, there'd almost surely be some carnage...

JS

Well, the issue with this are the following...

1. I don't have the resources to drop the whole drivetrain...
1a. If I did, you bet a new drivetrain is gonna go in it!
1b. Car is currently located at parents house, who are moving within
two months, I couldn't even get the money together for a drivetrain
swap in that time...

2. I can't even seem to locate a replacement cradle =( and getting one
form a junkard is dangerous as there are FIVE different ones, all
depending on year and engine/tranny combo, etc.!

Trying to figure out a way to replace the cradle, without dropping the
whole drivetrain with it. Thinking just supporting the drivetrain w/
an engine hoist that i could rent would do it...that way I could just
drop the cradle out the bottom, put new one in, assuming I can find a
new one...

Well, I'll keep ya updated =)

While I'm about as far away from religious as it can get, I am still
happy I didn't find out on the freeway at my average 80-85mph I
generally do, anything slower around here is suicide! Especially when
driving a car that is about half the height of the average SUV out
there...

Stephan
1986 Pontiac Fiero SE 2.8L V6 Automatic
215 40ZR17 Yokohoma ES 100 Front
235 40ZR17 Yokohoma ES 100 Rear