Cross member

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 07:06 PM

Ok so i have a bent cross member on my 2002 trans am. today i was on my way to the local pick and pull to maybe see if i could find one but then it hit me... WTF does a cross member look like. any pics and would they be easy to pull off and install??? thx the guy told me it was my cross member but i searched and only could find K member help me out PLZ

**0rion** · 10-06-2007, 07:37 PM

The tranny crossmember is that black piece above the second band clamp from the right on the exhaust. If you don't see it I'll put an arrow pointing towards it but at the moment I just don't feel like doing the work.

Very easy to pull and replace.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2007, 07:42 PM

See...I was thinking of the piece that gets replaced with a tunnel braced torque arm.

**0rion** · 10-06-2007, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

See...I was thinking of the piece that gets replaced with a tunnel braced torque arm.

after I posted that I kinda wondered if that's what he was talking about, the tunnel brace. It'd take a helluva whack to bend the crossmember I would think. That thing is pretty solid. The tunnel brace on the other hand can be bent pretty easy.

If it's the tunnel brace it'll be mounted a little further back. I have the red drive shaft safety loop there in it's place. My stocker got bent a long time ago and I just used a couple washers to space it and it worked fine.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2007, 07:50 PM

Mine is sitting in the garage...I could easily get a pic of that.

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 07:54 PM

im still lost so how would i get one off of a car. where could i find of a pic like a car that is on a lift and maybe the K Member circled

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

Mine is sitting in the garage...I could easily get a pic of that.

Can i have it

ill pay shipping and love you for ever

**0rion** · 10-06-2007, 08:03 PM

we're still trying to figure out if you mean the cross member or the tunnel brace. How do you know it's bent and how in the heck did you bend it if it is the cross member?

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2007, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by 2fast2blegal

Can i have it

ill pay shipping and love you for ever

This I can do.
But first, we need to make sure it is the right piece. And that I didn't throw it away.

Let me grab a pic.

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 08:06 PM

actully i have no clue what is bent. lol i took it to the GM dealership to have it looked at after i got it and they said i had a bent cross member and wanted to charge me 3500 to fix it. i laughed and walked away. the car sits a lil sideways if that makes sense. the right side sits a lil higher then the left. Help me out plz

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2007, 08:14 PM

Okay...what I am thinking is the black crossmember under the car where the exhaust runs through. Tightly.

Connects to the torque arm. Behind the tranny mount.

This is the one in the garage.

I don't want to ship anything without knowing you need it, so verify and let me know.

**0rion** · 10-06-2007, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by 2fast2blegal

actully i have no clue what is bent. lol i took it to the GM dealership to have it looked at after i got it and they said i had a bent cross member and wanted to charge me 3500 to fix it. i laughed and walked away. the car sits a lil sideways if that makes sense. the right side sits a lil higher then the left. Help me out plz

not uncommon to have them sit a little higher on the passenger side. My passenger side is about 3/4" higher than my drivers side. I would definitely get a second opinion from someone familiar with f-bodies before I started putting parts on. Car act or drive funny at all? Why was it at the dealership to begin with?

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 08:19 PM

umm see i don't know if its the right one. im new to all this. i dont want you to go through the hassle and it not be the right one. do you think with the description i told you its the right one???

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

not uncommon to have them sit a little higher on the passenger side. My passenger side is about 3/4" higher than my drivers side. I would definitely get a second opinion from someone familiar with f-bodies before I started putting parts on. Car act or drive funny at all? Why was it at the dealership to begin with?

no it wasn't at the dealer. i just took it there to get it looked at. i got the car for the amazing price of 9000 with only 17000 miles on it. yea its crazy but see the guy dropped the price because it had paint damage on the front ( easily fixed) and the the bent cross member. i took it to the dealer because it sounded to good to be true.

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2007, 08:24 PM

See if you can get a part number from a GM dealership.
For the broken part.

If this is it...please PM me. My piece in the garage isn't going anywhere.

**0rion** · 10-06-2007, 08:24 PM

you're in Texas. There are some amazing f-body shops in Texas. I would look one up close to you and have them take a look at it before I did anything to it. Does it vibrate real bad or anything when you're driving it? Any signs other than the side to side difference height that would make you think something is wrong with it?

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

See if you can get a part number from a GM dealership.
For the broken part.

If this is it...please PM me. My piece in the garage isn't going anywhere.

Thx very much bud your amazing. what are those things to the right off the wood. the long things

**Mr. Luos** · 10-06-2007, 08:28 PM

Stock panhard bars.
I think there is a stock LCA in there as well.

**2fast2blegal** · 10-06-2007, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

you're in Texas. There are some amazing f-body shops in Texas. I would look one up close to you and have them take a look at it before I did anything to it. Does it vibrate real bad or anything when you're driving it? Any signs other than the side to side difference height that would make you think something is wrong with it?

yea i plan on doing that. ummmm i lose traction LOTS but i think thats just because its the amazing LS1