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87 GTA
no T roof
!no options!
350ci
700R4


[This message has been edited by WOODY MCC (edited August 17, 2001).]

 

Check out places like Ground Control for some good stuff. Look under 'catalog'.
Then there is Perf Auto with more nice stuff. And I believe Art Morrison has a few things too.

 

is that it?

 

Spohn Subframe connectors, LCA's, Lca relocating brackets, Panhard bar, full poly bushing kit, Spohn torque arm

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Slowly getting slower 1989 Firebird.. modded heavily for a v6
"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT have run at all"
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What are you looking to ultimatly do with the car?

Drag race, road race, street race, Auto-X....

The WS6 suspension wasn't tooo bad a setup to begin with. If you want to drag race, that's one type of setup, geometrically, as compared to road racing.
Example: In drag racing, an air bag suspension in the rear with a harder spring on the right and a softer on the left is in order, as well as removing the front sway bar for weight saving.

Road racing you'd want a heavy spring setup in the front with a stock bar. The rear would get a slightly softer spring with a little heavier bar. (front engine/to rear weight difference)

Torque arms are the most crucial part in regards to drag racing, panhard rods (track rods) are probably the most in road racing.

Many things to consider.

So, . . . what do ya want to acheive with yours?

 

I hate drag racing ! Street daily driver. But I drive like it is the last lap of the biggest race of my life . Now I find that it is too easy to be able to push the car past it's limits, not mine. After the car is done I will auto-x with it.


#3 lives on in #8 have a Bud and live life.
GO LITTLE E

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PF Flyer:
[B]What are you looking to ultimatly do with the car?

road race, street race, Auto-X..
off ramps on ramps....ect

 

Energy suspension polyurethane bushing kit, eibach lowering springs, lakewood lower control arms and panhard rod, spohn adjustable torque arm, poly engine and tranny mounts, thicker front and rear sway bars, koni adjustable shocks, edelbrock strut tower brace, sub frame connectors (theyre pretty much all the same), 17X9" wheels, wide low profile z rated tires, 1LE brakes, aluminium driveshaft.

All of these mods combined should put you with a vette or better in the handling dept.

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1983 Firebird
TH700R4 Auto
Small Block 400
LG4 ECM, Intake, Carb, Distributor, etc.
Soon to be non-computer.
Clarion Head Unit 45X4
2 Pioneer 400W 12" Subs
Third Gen Performance
"A four cylinder is half an engine."
"Ponies can run, but birds can fly..."

 

>>thicker front and rear sway bars<<

Ward, where do you plan to get thicker bars than a stock WS6??

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89 Formula
96 Impala SS

 

Are the rims a must? Driveshaft why?

#3 lives on in #8 have a Bud and live life
______________GO LITTLE E__________

[This message has been edited by WOODY MCC (edited August 20, 2001).]

 

Rims are good because you can run lower profile tires and that cuts down on flex and ultimately makes the chasis stiffer. The driveshaft is because less rotational weight makes the car accelerate and brake faster. Lighter weight components always cut down on other things like bearing wear and U-joint wear.

 

thanks all
any more info would be great ..
now to buy all the parts ,so many!

[This message has been edited by WOODY MCC (edited August 21, 2001).]