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Old Oct 26, 2000 | 12:20 PM
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Adjustable suspension

Does anyone know where i can find a completly adjustable suspesion for my thirdgen. Such as airbag kits, or coil over kits. Also on our camaros is there a comparable suspesion setup on other gm cars or trucks such as an s-10.

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Old Mar 17, 2001 | 11:29 PM
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I was suching for the answer to his question when I saw it had not been answered. I figured if I replied someone might see it and be able to answer.
Also how much would an airbag kit be? Whould it have the controls to raise and lower also?
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Old Mar 18, 2001 | 12:22 AM
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
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I've never seen a kit available for a specific model such as an f-boby but a similar kit for something like an older impala would probably work since it also is a coil spring car.

You can get helper air bags that fit inside the rear coil springs. They'll help when you have a heavy load in the back. Drag racers also use them to fine tune the rear suspension.

Front coil over kits are available from places like www.paracing.com. Rear coilover kits require some sort of chassis fabrication since they are usually used with ladder bars or a 4-link.

The closest GM car rear suspension to a third gen is an H-body. The old vega and monza used a torque arm system similar to the third gen f-body but no suspension parts are compatible.

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