Pontiac 1000 '81-87 Pontiac Acadian '76-87 Chevette '76-87STEERING KNUCKLE (SPINDLE) '88: The steering knuckles are unique to the '88 Fiero and not used in other cars. Replacements are available from the Fiero Store and rodneydickman.com.
Tie Rod Ends '88: The tie rod end for the '88 Fiero has Moog part number ES3238RL and NAPA part number 269-2957. These cross references to other GM models as follows:
BUICK 1995 - 1996 Riviera, all engines 1992 - 1992 Century FWD, all engines 1992 - 1993 Riviera, all engines CADILLAC 1992 - 1996 Seville, all engines 1992 - 1993 Allante, all engines 1994 - 1996 DeVille, all engines 1992 - 1996 Eldorado, all engines CHEVROLET 1993 - 2002 Camaro, all engines CHEVY TRUCK 1992 - 1992 LUMINA APV, all engines OLDSMOBILE 1995 - 1996 Aurora, all engines 1992 - 1992 Toronado, all engines 1992 - 1992 Cutlass Ciera FWD, all engines OLDSMOBILE TRUCK 1992 - 1992 Silhouette, all engines PONTIAC 1993 - 2002 Firebird, all engines PONTIAC TRUCK 1992 - 1992 Trans Sport, all engines SATURN 1991 - 2002 SC Coupe, all engines 1991 - 2002 SL Sedan, all engines 1993 - 2001 SW Wagon, all engines
Year Left Side P/N Right Side P/N
1984 10023748 (orig) 10023747 (orig.)
14094449 (repl) 14094450 (repl.)
1985 10023748 (orig) 10023747 (orig.)
14094449 (repl) 14094450 (repl.)
1986 10023748 (orig) 10023747 (orig.)
14094449 (repl) 14094450 (repl.)
1987 10023748 10023747
1988 coupe 10068613 10068614
1988 GT & Formula 10068615 10068616
Year Left Side P/N Right Side P/N 1984 10032528 10032527 1985 10042391 10042392 1986 10042391 10042392 1987 10042391 10042392 1988 coupe 10068637 10068638 1988 GT & Formula 10068611 10068612
'84-87: The rear struts are unique to the '84-87 Fiero. Replacements are readily available from parts stores provided old springs are transferred to new struts.
'88: The rear struts are unique to the '88 Fiero. Replacements are available provided old springs are transferred to new struts. The top mounting plate for the strut differed on the GT and Formula which had the heavy-duty "WS6" suspension. Monroe strut number 10097835 will work for the '88 Fiero. Earlier year struts will work on the '88 if the holes are elongated where the strut mounts to the knuckle.
Rear Strut Mount Kit: A rear strut mounting kit for all Fieros is Strut-Tite 69647.
Rubber bushings for Fiero control arms, sway bars, and sway bar links are no longer listed as available from GM. Moog makes aftermarket rubber bushings for the '84-87 Fiero and GM has part numbers that are said to work for the '88. Polyurethane bushings are also popular replacements and can be found at suspensionparts.com.
Bushing, Upper Control Arm '84-87 Moog K6170 Bushing, Lower Control Arm '84-87 Moog K6163 Busing, Upper Control Arm '88 GM 462980 Bushing, Lower Control Arm '88 GM 470722 Sway Bar, Front '84-88 0.8125" dia. or smaller, Moog K5242 Sway Bar, Front '84-88 0.875" dia. or larger, Moog K5242 Sway Bar End Link Bushings '84-88 Moog K6262
As of January 2005, an $85 kit of suspension parts (#4-0460) is available for the '88 Fiero from www.mmsacc-stainless.com which contains the following items:
Brake Caliper Brake Dust Shield Brake Hose Clamp Lower Ball Joint Lower Control Arm Mount Rubber Bump Stop Lower Shock Mount Upper Sock Mount Sway Bar Clamp Tie Rod End Upper Ball Joint Upper Control Arm Shaft End Upper Control Arm Shaft Mount
'84: The front springs are unique to the '84 Fiero. Various spring rates were available. (We don't know how many). If springs are transferred from another Fiero they should be in pairs. The springs are identified by yellow tags. If the tags are missing it is impossible to determine the spring rate by visual inspection.
'85-87: The front springs are unique to the '85-87 Fiero. Various spring rates were available. (We don't know how many). If springs are transferred from another Fiero they should be in pairs. The springs are identified by yellow tags. If the tags are missing it is impossible to determine the spring rate by visual inspection.
'88: The front springs are unique to the '88 Fiero. At least five spring rates were available. If springs are transferred from another Fiero they should be in pairs. The springs are identified by yellow tags. If the tags are missing it is impossible to determine the spring rate by visual inspection.
'84-87: The rear springs are unique to the '84-87 Fiero. At least four spring rates were available. If springs are transferred from another Fiero they should be in pairs. The springs are identified by yellow tags. If the tags are missing it is impossible to determine the spring rate by visual inspection.
'88: The rear springs are unique to the '88 Fiero. At least four spring rates were available. If springs are transferred from another Fiero they should be in pairs. The springs are identified by yellow tags. If the tags are missing it is impossible to determine the spring rate by visual inspection.
'84 - 87: The steering rack includes the inner tie rods as well as the rack and pinion. All '84-87 Fiero steering racks will interchange. However there were two steering ratios available. The "quicker" ratio was used in all '84 cars and in '85-87 cars equipped with the WS6 option. (See Option Codes at the front of this manual.) No other cars used the same steering rack as the Fiero.
'88: The steering rack includes the inner tie rods as well as the rack and pinion. No other cars, including earlier Fieros, used the same steering rack. There were two steering ratios available. The "quicker" ratio was used on the GT or if the RPO sticker indicates the car had the WS6 option. (See Option Codes at the front of this manual.) The '88 Fiero was intended to have power steering but this was dropped. No production Fiero ever had power steering.
'84-88: Steering wheels used in the Fiero were also used in many other late '80s GM cars except for the Fiero in the center horn button. Fiero steering wheels with horn "paddles" are identical to other GM cars of the same vintage.
The steering columns used in the Fiero are unique and not used in other cars; there are no known direct swaps. There were at least fourteen variations in '84-85 involving tilt, wiper options, and ignition switch variations. All year Fiero steering columns will fit any Fiero with the exception of these potential variations. Steering columns can be rebuilt or purchased outright at columnsgalore.com/rebuilt.htm.