Building a decent suspension?
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Building a decent suspension?
I Have a 91' Camaro RS with 90,000 miles. I'm not exactly looking for the ultimate suspension. More or less I would like to know what is completely necessary for a Camaro's suspension. I am going to have a little bit of power behind the wheels and don't want to have a ton of parasitic power loss or a twisted frame. Thanks in advance.
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Car: 1991 RS Camaro
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Re: Building a decent suspension?
Are you looking to drag race the car, street drive it, or are you wanting to improve the handling of the car? (or a combination haha)?
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Re: Building a decent suspension?
I Have a 91' Camaro RS with 90,000 miles. I'm not exactly looking for the ultimate suspension. More or less I would like to know what is completely necessary for a Camaro's suspension. I am going to have a little bit of power behind the wheels and don't want to have a ton of parasitic power loss or a twisted frame. Thanks in advance.
If you want a nicer suspension, just look at the non-adjustable poly-bushing items that BMR, UMI, Spohn and the like have to offer. They are relativley cheap and much better than stock.
If you want something that will allow for tuning of the suspension for either Autocross or Drag racing, start looking at the adjustible version of the part as well as rod-ends or pivot joints for the part. This will allow you to dial in your setup and reduce bind. These are more expensive, but depending on what you do can be a great return on the investment. Here's bind explained: http://www.elephantracing.com/techtopic/binding.htm
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Re: Building a decent suspension?
Take a look through this thread. It should help you with the basics.
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