so i heard that f body cameros rear coils can be used on our g bodys in the rear for a 1inch drop... so if i get 2 inch lowering coils will that drop my rear 3inch? and can i use thier front coils as well?
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I heard that too and there was a topic about that a month or so ago. I can't vouch for the rears but in front I am useing 79' Firebird Formula springs in my 83' Bonneville for a 3" increase in height. So don't use 2nd gen front springs for lowering.
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i guess that would be cheaper if you are goin to just grab some stock ones out of a wreckin yard. but if you are goin to buy new springs why not just buy a g body spring? that way you know the spring rate is correct or closer to being correct. and i would almost bet my lunch money that the g body springs would be cheaper than the camaro springs just beacuse they are camaro springs. check out the stance on my car i believe the springs are eibak and they are 1 one inch drop and the the front is down an inch and a half or two inches
You could go with these. They are lowering springs for f-body's. So they should go even lower on a g-body. And cheap.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-720102/
Or try these. Lowering springs for a g-body. All the way to three inches.
http://www.opgi.com/product.asp?topcati ... yearrange=
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-720102/
Or try these. Lowering springs for a g-body. All the way to three inches.
http://www.opgi.com/product.asp?topcati ... yearrange=
I have F-body coils from a 84 z28 that were only a month old when i took them out of the Z and put them in my lemans. The rears are cargo coils so i didnt get all the drop, not even sure how much i got because my stock rear coils were sagged badly. You have to use the upper spring isolator from the F-body on the rear because they are an open coil opposed to a pigtail like the G-body coils.
The front fit right in but i cant say again for sure how much drop i got as i did 2" spindles as well. Im sure i got atleast an inch out of the front coils though. It has a much firmer ride now, especially in corners.
I may try the rears out of my iroc to see how much difference there is in the non variable rate (cargo) coils. I liked the idea of the cargo's though, since i have kids and a system in my car as well as tools at times. Its nice not to be dragging the *ss everywhere.
The front fit right in but i cant say again for sure how much drop i got as i did 2" spindles as well. Im sure i got atleast an inch out of the front coils though. It has a much firmer ride now, especially in corners.
I may try the rears out of my iroc to see how much difference there is in the non variable rate (cargo) coils. I liked the idea of the cargo's though, since i have kids and a system in my car as well as tools at times. Its nice not to be dragging the *ss everywhere.
Re: camaro suspension on gbody
I had Moog 5662 springs in the front of my '87 which are replacements for 3rd Gen IROC's. I also have the 3rd Gen F-body rear cargo coils in the back of it and my brother's '81.
As said, you need to use the rear rubber isolators out of the Camaro/Firebird. They can still be bought new from GM under part number 10290379. Cost is $15.72 each from http://www.gmpartsdirect.com
For the cargo coils you can cut them to drop the car wherever you need.
Another trick I've seen done is to use coil over springs in place of the stock springs. There's almost an infinite amount of different spring rates and heights with the coil over springs that should make getting the car where you want it pretty easy.
I had Moog 5662 springs in the front of my '87 which are replacements for 3rd Gen IROC's. I also have the 3rd Gen F-body rear cargo coils in the back of it and my brother's '81.
As said, you need to use the rear rubber isolators out of the Camaro/Firebird. They can still be bought new from GM under part number 10290379. Cost is $15.72 each from http://www.gmpartsdirect.com
For the cargo coils you can cut them to drop the car wherever you need.
Another trick I've seen done is to use coil over springs in place of the stock springs. There's almost an infinite amount of different spring rates and heights with the coil over springs that should make getting the car where you want it pretty easy.
Check my build thread for specifics, I have rear f-body coils on... I think a little over an inch drop, no isolators.
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