Getting ready to swap rears in the next week or so, wanted reviews of what you are useing and how you like them. I ordered the rear kit from Founders and now I need to add shocks and springs in the rear.

 

Koni yellows > reds > bilsteins > the rest I won't consider

 

I agree with you if you are rich. Any suggestions for a person with lesser means?

 

Rich? Those shocks, you buy once and never again. Cheaper to buy 1 good set than a set of junk ones each year

 

if you're on a budget, the bang for buck setup most go with is KYB. They're no Koni or Bilstein, but they a better than pretty much everyone else in the price range.

 

Spend the money on shocks. Go cheap on everything else.

<--- Running Koni Yellows and STILL can't believe how well they work.

 

I don't think I'll ever be able to buy into the koni yellow hype personally. Until someone takes me for a ride in a car with something like KYBs or Tockicos and then changes the shocks out for Koni Yellows to prove how much better they are at least. I just can't see this part being that much superior for all the hype it gets.

I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the hype comes from people that have 20+ year old stock shocks and buy a set of koni yellows cause they are expensive so they must be good, and of course that is going to be a drastic improvement lol.

 

Not to break the bank...go with kYB GR2 front struts & kYB gas/adj rear shocks.

 

The rears are not a bad price but the front struts are $$$$ (Bilstien)

 

You haven't said what you want to do with the car. No point spending $ks on suspension if you're just cruising.

 

I will not be doing any road courses with it, the motor will be around 500 HP with the SC. I am sure it will see some 1/4 mile passes, but over all it will be a street car, the thing I love about the third-gen is the handeling. My first gen is fast and a great car as long as you are going strait. So I was looking to enhance that handeling and overall tight ride the third-gen has.

 

I second that. For a Daily Driver that can handle the roads good at legal speeds, and a bit more , I'd go with those. That is what I have, live out in the country & really enjoy some of the twisty roads out here. I've had autocross build cars before & these are a really better strut/shock choice for a Daily Driver car.

 

either go with kyb or monroe. go to rockauto and get them, like $136 for all 4 KYB gr2s. and about $97 to $98 for the monroe matic plus shocks and struts.

 

Always amazes me, people spending a lot of money on engine and bling but some $$$ for proper suspension and brakes is out of the question.....weird

 

Actually just ordered the Bilstein for the rear, got the BST sport that are for cars that are lowered since I am running new 1 inch drop springs. I will order the struts in a month or so when I move up to the front of the car. Thanks to all for the opinions, by the the way some of the KYB are as much or more than the Bilsteins. I found a site with good prices on Bilsteins, check it out http://www.shockwarehouse.com/index....cted_year=1991


Just found them $20 cheaper so the rear pair came in at $159.50 with free shipping http://www.eshocks.com/bil_veh.asp?M...tein&SubChar=Q

 

I love my Tokico's, lifetime replacement too!

 

Okay, now what are the best lowering springs? whare you guys running out there? I have seen them as low as $139 and as much as $350 for a set like Hotchkins, any and all feedback is wellcome. And now as you know I am running the founders rear suspension kit along with Bilsteins.

 

I got my Rancho springs back in the early-early '90s before they went all truck suspension.

 

It shouldn't be a surprise. The engine is easily displayed, sounds impressive and the power is easily demonstrated. Suspension not so much. Most people will do some burn outs, do a few stop light races and blow past some slow poke but most will never push their car anywhere near the limit cornering. OK is good enough.

 

My camaro is just a cruiser. I was thinking about going with the GR2 gas/adj combo above. Will that work with lowering springs or should I look at the bilstein rears?

 

Mine is just a cruiser too (with a little extra) & I'm riding low on Ground Control Weight Jacks & just have KYBs. I'm perfectly happy with it. Just stiff enough yet still give a good ride & no lady complaints.

 

The rear Bilsteins came today, waiting on the other parts and in goes the 4th gen rear and suspension

 

Which Bilsteins did you get? I put 24-010214's on mine. Don't know how they ride yet; the car is still on jacks and will be for the time being.

 

I have the same, they are for lowered cars, I am waiting on springs now

 

Ordered the Hotchkins 1 inch lowering sprins for the rear, The rear will have a solid set up. I need to start ordering the front soon, thinking the tubular K-member and a
A-arms. Anyone have any info on these? are they worth the investment?

 

I would say no. The aftermarket A-arms have fitment issues in a lot of cars. Don't seem to offer much in the way of benefits other than weight. The aftermarket K-member is a bit lighter. But it's weight down low and near the center of the car. In other words, a place where weight is not an issue. The stock pieces will last forever. The aftermarket pieces? Not as long.

Go for the Global West Del-A-Lum A-arm bushings if you want to make the front work well. Use those with the stock A-arms. Best of both worlds that way. They're even on sale right now.

 

Got the 4th gen rear all stripped of brakes and lines, sanded and painted looks a lot better.

 

Well I now have all the parts, just waiting on my sending unit for the tank, once I install the tank all this can go in. I am taking my 4th gen rear to my driveline guy for a freshening up (new bearings and such) I will let him put the Girdle on and than I can slap it all in. I picked up a Thre Rivers aluminum drive shaft for $70, not bad.

 

founders non adjustable panhard and lower control arms???

 

Yes Sir, its a strret car not a dragster. just wanted to upgrade from stock

 

Sweet, iv been looking at getting them. The exact ones actually. Do you like them so far?

 

So far in the driveway they are great lol, they look well made. I wont know more a month or so until I get the car back on the road, should have the motor in by end of the month.

 

Sweet. If you can let me know how they work please. I'm looking at them aswell.

 

Well I got one heck of a deal on all four springs, $258 shipped but I can't have them yet they are from my son for Christmas, shhh its a secret

 

Decent price! Where'd you find them at if I may ask??

 

I think he said Amazon

 

I thought you needed an adjustable panhard for a lowered car.

 

no not really. Just depends where the axle ends up after lowering. Sometimes you dont need it. However if you are cramming the widest tire possible in the back of the car, it can help greatly.

 

It will only be dropped about an inch to inch and a half

 

Well, I tried looking all over Amazon, and darn if I can find them....

 

Mine was offset even on stock springs at stock brand new height (not sagging springs) with stock wheels with stock sized tires.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/part-finder...7551&carId=001

 

Well got the rear in and the susspension, also removed the front K-member and susspension to get ready for all the new stuff. Man I am tired, I took a day off and just worked on the car today.

 

The front

 

kmember looks nice, should give you a little extra room under the engine to work

 

What a dumb *** I am, after looking at the picture I realized I forgot the sway bar

 

ahhh...it's not a problem! Just put on the sway bar and bilstein struts to match the rear shocks and show it off!!