After my transmission swap I went to get the car aligned and it still pulled badly. long story short the lazy idiot who towed my car to the shop where I swapped the transmission secured the car from the lateral arm...

You can see where he wrapped the hook from the missing paint.


I decided to go for the Wbody store oversized lateral arms as they are half the price of the BMR lateral arms $240 vs $480ish. They are adjustable for the short and long arm for perfect alignment just like the BMR's lateral arms. I also looked at the Arraut Motorsport (West Shore Fabricating) lateral arms that Billboost37 had on his Regal, but I called and they had to check their stock and they never called back and did not respond to my emails. So I went with the W-body store oversized lateral arms.

They are a bit thicker and a bit heavier than stock. When I received them I was skeptical, but I just wanted a car that drove straight again! I installed them and got the car aligned. And I must proclaim! I am impressed!

Mind you I have most w body suspension mods BMR trailing arms, Moog greasable endlinks, larger sway bars, comp-g shocks with Vogtland springs, etc. but the car always felt cheap and uncomposed over rough surfaces or pot holes (I drive about 1,000 miles a month in NYC garbage roads) but this upgrade has accomplished a most notable improvement in ride stability, composure, and for lack of a better term refinement on this W-body chasis that I have ever felt. Now under warped roads the car doesn't wonder. When I hit rough pavement or small pot holes the car makes a confident ka-thunk instead of feeling like a cheap clanging feeling.

The car feels way more solid. Now this is a car with 212,000 miles a decent amount of suspension mods and fresh components. Also in case some of you were wondering my old lateral arms were OEM delco units that I replaced about 2 years ago so they were still in good shape except for the one the idiot tow truck driver jacked up.

Let's just leave it at I am impressed enough to take the time to write this glowing review.

Bendy next to its much improved replacements.