HELLO im getting used to thirdgen by now and found alot of useful information. i have an 89 rs 305 tbi wit some suggestion easy mods and now i heard that suspension can help alot. im a motor head and never tinkered wit suspension but i was told i have aftermarket air shocks in the back?? what are the things i would need to replace and/or upgrade inorder to keep it simple, cheap, and helpful? any help will be considered honored

thanks
blimko

 

1st no matter what, no matter what brand, get Subframe connectors and a wonder bar.

I upgraded to 36mm front sway bar and 24mm rear sway bar.
And I just purchased Lower Control arms and a panhard bar from UMI.

I also suggest replacing the shocks and struts, I went with Koni Yellows, but they might be overkill for you, depends on what you wanna do.

 

how to i go about getting ahold of these and exaclty where are they located and do you know base prices? sorry if to many questions but i gotta learn somewhere..considering my future engine ideas your version of overkill will probably be rephrased as underkill.

not trying to be cocky
thanks
blimko

 

I got some of my stuff from the junk yard or from the classified section here.

Also check out the board sponsers: UMI, Spohn, and TDS.

 

how did you get this out of a junkyard? isnt it all aftermarket?

 

Wonderbar and sways can be found in the junkyard

 

from what cars do i look for this off of?

 

Wonderbars were only available on IROCs, but a lot of people added them to there cars. The best way is to measure the sways on the car, but they were on most Iroc's, Z28's and all WS6 Pontiac's.

 

A kit of poly bushings is fairly cheap, and will drastically increase the handling of the car. Along with a set of SFC's and it'll feel like a race car. (assuming your springs and shocks are still good... if not, $1000 grand total and it will feel like a race car - compared to stock).

I wouldn't count on finding a good sway bar or wonderbar in the JY, unless you're really lucky. A wonderbar is about $60 from Spohn I think. Sway bars are around $140 I think, and probably come with the frame bushings. Throw in the endlink bushings for $20 and you're set.

 

How much money do you have to spend??

 

im on a short budget right now but start my new fulltime monday weekends off!! you know what that means..work all week and build a sweet azz car on weekends. i need to know where this stuff is located on the car because im an idiot when it comes to this stuff. like i said, motor guy not suspension

 

I see them all the time in the Junk yards, I guess I should start pulling them off and selling them for a profit. Sway bars are $12 and a wonderbar is $10 at the yards around here.