I want the look my uncle said airshocks,if so what brand is good and inexpensive too????

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86 IROC,canary yellow(originally black),fully loaded.305TPI WITH 700R4/SHIFT KIT,3:73 POSI REAR,4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES,T-TOPS,POWER LOCKS,POWER WINDOWS,TILT,CRUISE,SADDLE INTERIOR,POWER ANTENNAE,SPOILER OFF 87 IROC SO NO THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON ROOF,16" BY 8" RIMS OFF 89 IROC,3"INCH EXHAUST WITH A 2 CHAMBER FLOWMASTER AND 3 1/2" BY 18" LONG CHROME TIPS,20% TINT ON SIDES,HATCH AND T-TOPS,GTS TAILLIGHT COVERS,AFTERMARKET FOG LIGHTS,PIONEER 180 WATT CD RECIEVER AND DETACHABLE FACEPLATE,WITH JENSON SPEAKERS ALL AROUND,TALKING RADAR DETECTOR"BACON ALERT"

....Long live the EIGHTIES!!!and my love for the IROCZ

 

I know tons of guys hate the look, but I love it! I use Gabriel sky-jackers. My inflation kit is the "custom" one, where there's one hose for each shock. This way I can add more air to the right tire to compensate for body twist when I drag race.

WARNING! I blew out BOTH of my upper shock mounts with the air shocks. When you do the install, you'll see that the upper shock mount is really just a hole in the car's body. That sheetmetal is thin up there.. and after driving around with my air shocks cranked up, the metal fatigued & cracked. Think of bending a paper clip back and forth and back and forth... snap! I had to rebuild each shock mount with 1/4 inch of steel bolted up there.. I check them occasionally, and they don't budge at all. They've been fine for quite a few years, in fact.

I think what caused my mounts to blow up was my "insanity" of putting the shocks up to 150 PSI. Now I keep them to 90 PSI- about where the car stops raising. This way, the shocks still have some "give" to them.

Oh, I think the Gabriels were about $60 each from Pep Boys, and the inflation kit was $20.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

Don't forget to grow a ****** to complete the trailer park ensamble!

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The IROC Homepage
<A HREF="http://www.rit.edu/~jli4307/camaro" TARGET=_blank>
View the restoration of an 85 IROC</A>
"I didn't know a bored out Ford could go so slow" -Shenandoah

 

Air shocks. I had to have em put on to give my camaro a slight lift in the rear so the tires don't hit the edges of the fenders. Click on my link below and you'll see.

And no, I don't have a ****** or live in a trailer.

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EVILFACE

88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto, Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter, K&N Open Element
Runs A Blistering 16.5 @ 81.5 mph (due to major tire spin)

http://www.evilface.com/evilscamaro.htm

 

Toms right, when I had my 83 camaro in HS, I used the good old hillbilly 'put wooden blocks between the springs' approach. Within weeks it tore the damn floor out where the shocks mounted, leaving me with a quite disabled ride. Get some reinforcement on the rear shocks. If you lay down the back seat and fold up the carpet about a foot, you will see what I mean.

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You are kidding, right?

 

I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT!! on old mustangs, camaros, firebirds, chevells, novas etc... i dispise it on any 3rdgen. god i know a guy with a 6 cylinder at my school who has it, and cragers. its disgusting. i know another guy with a 67 mustang with a hypo289 and cragers. it looks mean as hell. i dont think the body lines of a 3rdgen go with a rake look very well.

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1979 L-82 Beefed up Corvette. Bright-orange with orange pearl.
end of summer: NOS!! im thinkin 250 shot. (already have a full race engine.)
god i love this car.

1985 WS6 Trans AM T-tops
bone stock sloth of an engine on its last leg(LG4 w/ 172,000mi)
T-5 tranny. thank god, i couldnt stand an LG4 auto.
Plans for an LT-1,
dual flowmaster exaust,
& a pounding stereo.
but its gotta wait for my Vette to be a badarse before it will be.

 

forgot to mention it will totally screw up your alignment. so it will handle alot worse. (mainly because GM didnt design the cars that way.)

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1979 L-82 Beefed up Corvette. Bright-orange with orange pearl.
end of summer: NOS!! im thinkin 250 shot. (already have a full race engine.)
god i love this car.

1985 WS6 Trans AM T-tops
bone stock sloth of an engine on its last leg(LG4 w/ 172,000mi)
T-5 tranny. thank god, i couldnt stand an LG4 auto.
Plans for an LT-1,
dual flowmaster exaust,
& a pounding stereo.
but its gotta wait for my Vette to be a badarse before it will be.

 

Wouldn't a big block in the front get you the same look?

 

Hydraulic jack right below the rear diff will raise you 2 or 3 inches, maybe more. WARNING: DRIVEABILITY WILL SUFFER GREATLY!

 

NO NO NO!!! You have to put the jack under the bumpercover DUH! otherwise you cant move. dont you know how to properly screw up your car?

hehe i went past that guy with the raked 6 cylinder spinning my tires fishtailing and he just looked at me all pissed off. it was hilarious.

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1979 L-82 Beefed up Corvette. Bright-orange with orange pearl.
end of summer: NOS!! im thinkin 250 shot. (already have a full race engine.)
god i love this car.

1985 WS6 Trans AM T-tops
bone stock sloth of an engine on its last leg(LG4 w/ 172,000mi)
T-5 tranny. thank god, i couldnt stand an LG4 auto.
Plans for an LT-1,
dual flowmaster exaust,
& a pounding stereo.
but its gotta wait for my Vette to be a badarse before it will be.

 

Hmm....6 Banger Slam???? Forgot to mention I'm the V6 Moderator.....

Don't worry, I know it's not fast, but it is pretty punchy....

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Smile, you're in my rearview I'm joking, I have a v6, but eventualy it'll be
JACKED UP LIKE A MOTHER
Respect My Authoritaw {Cartman Voice}
See pics @ Billy's Firebird
92 Bird 3.1L Auto--Best $750 I ever spent....DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!
Kills:93 Mustang LX (Before Mods),98 or 99 Dodge Stratus (tough one, edged out at 40),92 Camaro RS 305 TBI-Not too fair, his fuel pump went out 2 days later. Nice car, but not running right. 97+ Honda somethin or another...modded....kept at my door the entire way
Close Calls-94 Grand Am 3.1 V6, 92 Cavalier 3.1 V6
01 Porsche 911 Turbo (Had em till first gear)
Mods-Jet Stage 2 Performance Chip, Accel Cap/Rotor, Accel 8.8 MM Wires, Accell Coil, AC Delco Rapidfire Plugs, Dynomax Catback, K&N
AIM name OVRCLCK350
Best LOUSY Run...17.263 @ 77.79MPH
In a Dog Eat Dog world, I STILL go after tha cat.

 

LOL! I attribute the raised back end to "my ******* racer instinct". I can't help it.. I love the look... can't resist... must raise the back...


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

Call Cooter, he did great work for Bo and Luke.

 

Anyone have pics of the raised end? I don't think I've seen it and would like to see it before I say its ugly or good looking. Thanks

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1992 Camaro RS
305ci automatic, all stock til I get some cash.
My 1992 RS

 

I also want to put a racoon on the top of the antenna and paint the rebel flag on the hood,also yosemite sam mudflaps,I love JC WHITNEY

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86 IROC,canary yellow(originally black),fully loaded.TPI 5.OL H.O.V8 WITH 700R4/SHIFT KIT,3:73 POSI REAR,4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES,T-TOPS,POWER LOCKS,POWER WINDOWS,TILT,CRUISE,SADDLE INTERIOR,POWER ANTENNAE,SPOILER OFF 87 IROC SO NO THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ON ROOF,16" BY 8" RIMS OFF 89 IROC,3"INCH EXHAUST WITH A 2 CHAMBER FLOWMASTER AND 3 1/2" BY 18" LONG CHROME TIPS,20% TINT ON SIDES,HATCH AND T-TOPS,GTS TAILLIGHT COVERS,AFTERMARKET FOG LIGHTS,PIONEER 180 WATT CD RECIEVER AND DETACHABLE FACEPLATE,WITH JENSON SPEAKERS ALL AROUND,TALKING RADAR DETECTOR"BACON ALERT"

....Long live the EIGHTIES!!!and my love for the IROCZ

 

<img src = "http://www.evilface.com/camaro/camaroside.jpg">

[This message has been edited by EVILFACE (edited May 19, 2001).]

 

That car doesn't look bad at all. I've seen pics of it before and couldn't even tell the back end was raised.

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1992 Camaro RS
305ci automatic, all stock til I get some cash.
My 1992 RS

 

That car isn't raised 2-3" like in the topic title either. This car looks good, IMO 2-3" would look horrid.

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'86 Camaro SC 2.8 V6, 5spd, T-Tops
Mods:

(Performance)
Flowmaster cat back exhaust

(Non-Performance)
Pioneer DEH-P4000 head unit
Pioneer 6X9 Tri-Ax speakers
Jensen 8" dual voice coil sub
Blacked out tail lights and side markers (VHT
Nightshades spray tint)

3

 

You can also post pictures of your car at www.******sgalore.com

If you do this you would be refered to as a "Camaro ******"

 

Don't make fun of the ******. It takes a lot of ***** to grow, nurture and display one, or it just takes a lack of style and/or not knowng which decade/century you live in. You pick. LOL
As far as raising your car, don't just raise the back, dammit! Raise the whole d#mn car. I hear a lot of folks talking about lowering ride height, here in NY, with all the pot-holes, I'm thinking how to get a hot-rod w/SUV ground clearance.
And make it look good at the same time.


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1990 Formula
Factory:TPI-305/Dual Cat(230hp),5 Speed,3.42 rear, Dealer:Aluminum Drive Shaft
Mods:SLP air foil,K&N Filter, Accel:wires,coil cap,rotor.Hypertech Thermomaster chip,Stat,Fan switch,TES headers,MSD6AL,AFPR(46), Harwood fiberglass hood,original GM "Notchback GTA" hatch.
Flowmaster 3" Cat-back exhaust,TB coolant bypass, Centerforce dual friction clutch.
DIRECT LINK TO PICS OF MY CAR. NO WEB-PAGE. http://community-2.webtv.net/MZavraz...A90/page9.html

 

just put collapsable wall drag slicks on the rims... when you floor it, it'll jack the rear end up 2 inches....

or just jack it up...

My friend with an 85 T/A did it, and it looks totally badass... I don't know how though, I'll talk to him and find out how and then reply...

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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.

Mods:
Removed air baffles, mandrel bent cat-back pipes (but stock replacment muffler, Dynomax Turbo is on the way)

Maintenance since I bought it:
Bosch Platinum Plugs, wires, cap + rotor, Radiator, Water Pump, PCV, fluids and filters

 

drop the front end to the ground and leave the rear alone thats a cool look on a 68-72 nova at least, then get 275-60-R15 in back and 225-60-R15 up front


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oil burning
brake squealing
2 minute painted
305 rolling timebomb

 

83CrossfireBomb, have you been looking up close at my Firebird?

Those are the exact tire sizes I run... P225/60r15's in the front (15x7 rim), and P275/60r15's in the back (15x8 rim). With the larger rear tires, you don't notice a big gap between the tire & wheelwell. Of course, the car's higher in the back. With the donut spare on there, man, what a funny looking ride!

Hehe, actually, just like EVILFACE, I have BF Goodrich Radial T/a's. I also have his same wheels, except my 5-star isn't slanted (directional), they're straight. Deja-vu, anyone? EVILFACE, you have good taste!

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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

[This message has been edited by TomP (edited May 22, 2001).]

 

Tell your fat girlfriend to get out of the back seat and squeeze into the front.

 

This guy is taking all the trailor trash jokes really cool , no reason to start getting personal .

Man , even Cooter doesnt jack cars up anymore


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Derek 90 IROC 5.7
Mods: All the usual bolt ons siamesed base , 2500 stall , 373's , SS hood ,big and littles , lotta reduced weight. Stock heads/rockers , cam ,runners , chip and TB
Best Et: 13.12@101 ...1.701 60 ft.

 

A couple years ago I seen a thirdgen camaro that was lowered in the front, with the rear at normal hight. It actually looked pretty good.

raising the back would hinder cornering ability greatly I think.

 

<a href="http://www.globalwest.net/camaro93.htm#Rear ride height adjustment kit">Rear ride height adjustmant kit</a>
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, Jon (350 TBI!)
91 Red My website

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