Hey SSN696, more deteail on my suspension parts...
BTW right now some of the same parts I have on my car are on sale for a great price. Speedtech has put front control arms on sale if you buy uppers and lowers together. Their control arms have some great features, for example billet stainless cross shafts that give you two different base camber settings. Click here for more info on the sale- G Body sale
Speedtech used my car to develop a front coilover conversion kit for G bodies. They already had one for their Camaro, Nova, and Chevelle lines but nothing for the G cars and I wanted one pretty bad, I was just sick of farting around with coil springs. It was a pretty cool experience to be involved and the end result is something very unique to G bodies that both drag and pro touring cars can benefit from. Here's a link to those parts- G Body Chicane Coilover Conversion
I also converted to coilovers out back. Speedtech's rear conversion kit is the most heavy duty and well engineered that I know of, and has a lot of adjustability built in too. After converting to coilovers I'd never build another coil spring pro touring car again. G Body rear coilover conversion
I really like Speedtech's rear control arms too. The uppers and lowers are based off a desert race truck arm design and rotate in order to eliminate bind and free up suspension articulation. They have Delrin bushings and make it easy to adjust your pinion angle, something imperative on a lowered car. G Body rear control arms. http://www.speedtechperformance.com...ct_id=174/category_id=96/mode=prod/prd174.htm
Honestly I couldn't be happier with the suspension as it is now. I run a 700 lb spring in the front and a 300 in the rear. I found that the Speedtech rear sway bar was a little heavy for that rear spring rate so I currently have it set up to run without a rear bar. It's really well balanced but I anticipate eventually adding more front bar through a splined race set up and then I can put the rear bar back on. Then I really get to put the tires to the test. 🙂
I'm very open about how my car is built so if anyone has any other specific questions I'm happy to answer.
BTW right now some of the same parts I have on my car are on sale for a great price. Speedtech has put front control arms on sale if you buy uppers and lowers together. Their control arms have some great features, for example billet stainless cross shafts that give you two different base camber settings. Click here for more info on the sale- G Body sale
Speedtech used my car to develop a front coilover conversion kit for G bodies. They already had one for their Camaro, Nova, and Chevelle lines but nothing for the G cars and I wanted one pretty bad, I was just sick of farting around with coil springs. It was a pretty cool experience to be involved and the end result is something very unique to G bodies that both drag and pro touring cars can benefit from. Here's a link to those parts- G Body Chicane Coilover Conversion
I also converted to coilovers out back. Speedtech's rear conversion kit is the most heavy duty and well engineered that I know of, and has a lot of adjustability built in too. After converting to coilovers I'd never build another coil spring pro touring car again. G Body rear coilover conversion
I really like Speedtech's rear control arms too. The uppers and lowers are based off a desert race truck arm design and rotate in order to eliminate bind and free up suspension articulation. They have Delrin bushings and make it easy to adjust your pinion angle, something imperative on a lowered car. G Body rear control arms. http://www.speedtechperformance.com...ct_id=174/category_id=96/mode=prod/prd174.htm
Honestly I couldn't be happier with the suspension as it is now. I run a 700 lb spring in the front and a 300 in the rear. I found that the Speedtech rear sway bar was a little heavy for that rear spring rate so I currently have it set up to run without a rear bar. It's really well balanced but I anticipate eventually adding more front bar through a splined race set up and then I can put the rear bar back on. Then I really get to put the tires to the test. 🙂
I'm very open about how my car is built so if anyone has any other specific questions I'm happy to answer.
