I was just curious if the front hubs on an 2nd Gen LEGEND will swap onto an RL...

Lately I have had A LOT of vibration coming from the front end of the RL. Keep in mind that the RL is nearly slammed and has been this way for a solid 9-10 months and no problems at all, then lately after I attempted to get an alignment this progressively got "shaky"

They attempted to work on the rear alignment and the bolts were pretty much seized and 1 guy bent his heavy duty Craftsman breaker bar trying to break the rear passenger's side bolt.

On the front end, they tried to work on the Tow, but everything was seized up pretty much and they couldn't torch it due to how close it was to plastic pieces and worried about "catching the car on fire"...

Would it help to replace all the parts from another RL, use parts off of a Legend? I'm going to PB Blast the shit out of it all and try to break the bolts loose first, but what are my other options?

 

I'm not sure if the hub will transfer from a legend. However I'm pretty sure the hub is not the reason for your vibration. The hub is a chunk of steel, and the only time they bend is when the car has had suspension damage from some sort of impact. The rear suspension on a legend is totally different than an RL. There is no reason a torch cannot be used on the front tie rods. I have done it tons of times. The torch is pointed toward the floor from above the jamb nut. If the rear eccentric is siezed a torch cannot be used to loosen the bolt. In most cases you have to replace the lower contol arm as well as the siezed eccentric bolt. These problems are common on the first gen RL and should not be a problem for any decent alignment or repair shop.

Drew
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turns out it was the driver's sinde axle... replaced it and the shimmy is gone.

 

Your axles are under greater stress since your car is lowered, you'll just have to get used to replacing them.

 

This. Before I lowered my car, and I only did the Koni red drop, my cv boots and everything was fine, now things are starting to tear and what not.

 

Remember guys, you have a nearly 4,000 pound front wheel drive car, the CV joints already have enough stress at stock ride height.

 

Jimmay, what do you have for a radio on your car?