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I never once said that the back end of my Fifth was sagging. I said that it was riding at level height with a little weight in the trunk, and my choice was to lift it a little to get a little rake back in it. My leaf springs are just fine, I assure you. Car only has 60,000 miles on it. My...

No,I don't need to replace the springs. Upper shock mounts are fine. I've been using air adjustable shocks for decades, on every b body and m body I've owned. Never had a problem with upper shock mounts as long as the car was in good to excellent condition underneath. The whole point of my post...

I recently decided to add more "rake" to the ride of my '87 Fifth Ave., since the Monroe air shocks, when fully inflated, would, at best, give me a "level" ride, especially when there was any kind of weight in the trunk at all. I think the fully extended length of these shocks is no more than a...

Hey King, I have what might seem to be to some, as a dumb question, but here goes. I just made the conversion away from the lean burn system also, but am having a problem with a slight misfire at low rpm and at idle. Have tried several things to remedy this, and actually thought I had it solved...

Will that eventually include the 4-door M-bodies? I also have a '76 4-door Coronet that could stand to have some side window wipers replaced, as well as my '87 Fifth Ave. & '87 Diplomat.

Hey Maz, I got an '87 that is identical Hey Maz, I got an '87 Fifth that is identical to the one you just got. It's got 77K on it, and has the same color interior. Just redid the fabric on all the interior trim pieces, (headliner, a,b,c pillars, etc.), in a camel fleece that I bought at Joann...

I'm kind of curious,.....if the wiper motor is still working, and all that is wrong with the assembly, is the bushings have failed, why are you wanting to remove the motor itself, anyway? The bushings can be replaced with the wiper motor on the car. Have done it several times myself. And by the...

After doing some research, I think maybe I could find the stereo wiring info from a service manual. I'll give that a try and see where it takes me. Thanks all.

I am now installing an aftermarket Pioneer Supertuner III, coupled with a vintage Clarion EQB-3 equalizer/booster in my '87 Fifth Ave. Everything is really going well, but I sure could use the help of a stereo wiring diagram for this particular vehicle. I've been able to remove the factory rear...

Wow, that thing was in great shape at one point! I think I would have kept it and put it on the road. My '87 is the same color with camel tan interior.

Sorry I didn't see your post sooner, LSM , or I would have gotten back to you about your wiper problem right away. Been pretty busy. Well, I can tell you exactly what I did to correct it, without a pic, it's pretty simple. I simply made up a wire with a blue open face crimp connector attatched...

Thanks Aspen 500 for helping to clear that up. The input about the dark blue wire in the circuit being the ignition "run" feed, falls in line with the test I did on terminal #37 of my Fifth Ave., where there was voltage only with key in run position, .....a dark blue wire. I still would like to...

Got the problem taken care of. Seems that the tab on the one securement or mounting stud that is used for the ground, suddenly wasn't making the ground contact, due, I suppose, to a light rust coating that developed over time. I attached a grounding wire, and viola, working once again! Wish my...

I'm looking at this post you made on Dec. 4, 2019, and specifically at the electronic conversion instructions where you list the wiring blocks, and the different styles involved, A thru E. I also have set of instructions that I printed from the web, that show those same wiring blocks. Only thing...

I now am having an issue with my wipers not working on my '87 Fifth Ave. I checked the fuse in the block, and it's fine. I know there are lots of things it could be,( ie; switch, motor, wiring,etc.), so I think I would like to start with the motor itself. Since there is a 4 conductor plug that...

Well, I've eliminated the dimmer switch, as being the problem. I tested it with an ohm meter across both circuits, and found no shorting occurring. To answer your question, however, when the high beams are activated, all the bulbs light up, but the low beams are noticeably dimmer than the highs...

First of all, thanks for the input from those who gave me the advice concerning the ground connections to the headlight system. I took that advice and ran with it, unfortunately, even after cleaning up all ground connections, the same problem existed. This problem still exists, by the way, with...

While you are eventually going to have to convert to a pre Lean burn electronic ignition anyhow, you can opt to do what I did. I went to Ebay and bought one of those BBD knockoff 2 BBL carbs, that sell for about $60 - $75, and bolt it on in place of the Lean burn piece of junk that is OEM. Even...

It seems that I'm suddenly having an issue with an apparent short in the headlamp circuit of my '87 Fifth Ave. When the low beam lights are on, I'm seeing a slight voltage being chanelled to the high beam lamps, very faint, but noticeable all the same. Also, when you disconnect the left high...

Well, the cats are gone!!! It's amazing what you can do with a cut-ff wheel and a mig welder...lol. Eventually I think I'm going to put a set of duals on the Fifth Ave., with a set of tubes off the block if I can squeeze them in. I saw a video on here somewhere, where a guy had a set of tube...

Well, today I cut the crossover pipe off of an old '84 fifth ave., that was destined to go to the scrapyard, after I completely "stripped" it of everything I wanted to hang on to. In doing so, I got a real good view of what I was dealing with, with my '87. These 2 mutations, (as I like to refer...

If they scrapped the title on this car already, you'd have to get a reconstructed title for it through the Fla. DMV., that's IF the car is even still there at this point.

If the springs on your car are weak, you can get a good set from a salvage yard, or buy them new at a whole bunch of places on the web. As far as air shocks are concerned, I run them on every vehicle I have. I love the firmness they give to the feel in the wheel, and they give the vehicle just...

As far as emissions regulations are concerned, once a car in the state of Pa., reaches 30 years old or older, smog and pollution controls, (emissions), no longer have to be maintained. There is a main catalytic converter further underneath the car, ahead of the muffler, that will be kept. It's...