Suspension and Chassis Questions about your suspension? Need chassis advice?

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Old May 9, 2002 | 09:59 AM
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body roll

Maybe this is just a case of rising expectations. Before I got my '91 RS, I was driving my wife's minivan. At first the camaro was like a laser with its' handling. Now, it seems like the rearend is loose as a goose and the body rolls like a K5 blazer. At 155K miles, maybe all the rubber in the suspension is dead and needs buried and replaced with poly. I don't know, that's why I need some help. Anyone have a better idea?

Dan
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Old May 9, 2002 | 10:12 AM
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Maintenance things...

Start small, like you say, with poly bushings, fresh struts and shocks, maybe some springs, if you're feeling silly. Bring it back to fresh stock bits beofre you mod it, and that'll make a huge difference already.
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Old May 9, 2002 | 11:05 AM
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Car: 92 Camaro RS
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Yeah, Like Matt said, replace the rubber and wear items first, possibly upgrade to poly(or better IMO, del-a-lum bushings) then look at springs/ shocks/ struts.
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Old May 9, 2002 | 01:40 PM
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I replaced all rubber in my car with poly when it had 60,000 miles on it, and made a big differance in handling. So there's no doubt your car will benifit from the swap.
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