What exactly is the gymkhana suspension?
09-02-2005, 07:57 AM
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What exactly is the gymkhana suspension?
My 00 FRC has the gymkhana suspension. What exactly are the differences between that setup and the Z51?
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09-02-2005, 08:26 AM
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The Gymkhana Suspension (FE-7) was first introduced in 1974 and included a stiffer front sway bar and stiffer springs. It was pretty much a follow on to some of the earlier optional suspension packages, F-40, F-41, ZR-1, and ZO-7. The FE-7 option was offered through 1982 and continued to be refered to as the Gymkhana Suspension.
In 1984 the optional performance suspension became the Z-51 which included heavy-duty front and rear springs, shock absorbers, stabilizer bars and bushings, fast steering ratio, engine oil cooler, and extra radiator fan. The Z-51 package was tweaked over the years with changes in springs, swaybars and even the oil cooler, but it pretty much remained the top suspension package available on the Corvette through the 2004.
Some might refer to it (Z-51) as the "Gymkhana Suspension" but GM does not refer to it as such and I can find no reference to it after 1982. What makes you think you have a "Gymkhana Suspension" on top of the Z-51?
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In 1984 the optional performance suspension became the Z-51 which included heavy-duty front and rear springs, shock absorbers, stabilizer bars and bushings, fast steering ratio, engine oil cooler, and extra radiator fan. The Z-51 package was tweaked over the years with changes in springs, swaybars and even the oil cooler, but it pretty much remained the top suspension package available on the Corvette through the 2004.
Some might refer to it (Z-51) as the "Gymkhana Suspension" but GM does not refer to it as such and I can find no reference to it after 1982. What makes you think you have a "Gymkhana Suspension" on top of the Z-51?
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09-02-2005, 08:34 AM
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09-02-2005, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Dylan 93Z
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09-02-2005, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Dylan 93Z
I am curious as well as I have a 2000 FRC and want to know what is so different between the Z-51 and this 
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09-02-2005, 09:24 AM
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I got this info from idahvett site:
Z19
Gymkhana/Autocross Pkg. Hard Top
Includes: MN6 and Z51 Combined With XGG and YGH Wheels GU6 Axle
Z19
Gymkhana/Autocross Pkg. Hard Top
Includes: MN6 and Z51 Combined With XGG and YGH Wheels GU6 Axle
09-02-2005, 09:41 AM
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I have not seen GM or anyone else on this site talk about that option.. on the lighter side... all I know about it is.... it makes for a bad martial arts movie.. 
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09-02-2005, 01:22 PM
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I have a 99FRC and BLACKTOP2000 has a 2000 FRC. The only differences that are discernable to us were the rear sway bar and the endlinks. The rear sway bar is the swaybar for the Z06, and my endlinks were plastic, his were metal. I believe the spring rates were the same.
09-02-2005, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by vetterdstr
I have not seen GM or anyone else on this site talk about that option.. on the lighter side... all I know about it is.... it makes for a bad martial arts movie..
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Plot Summary for
Gymkata (1985)
Johnathan Cabot is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game". The government calls on Cabot, the son of a former operative, to win the game. Cabot must combine his gymnastics skills of the west with fighting secrets of the east and form GYMKATA!
I assume the suspension is better
09-02-2005, 02:40 PM
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Funny, but it IS Gymkhana! From what I have found on the net, it is just the Z51 suspension packaged with the manual transmission.
09-02-2005, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tjw
Dont you mean Gymkata?
Plot Summary for
Gymkata (1985)
Johnathan Cabot is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game". The government calls on Cabot, the son of a former operative, to win the game. Cabot must combine his gymnastics skills of the west with fighting secrets of the east and form GYMKATA!
I assume the suspension is better
Plot Summary for
Gymkata (1985)
Johnathan Cabot is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game". The government calls on Cabot, the son of a former operative, to win the game. Cabot must combine his gymnastics skills of the west with fighting secrets of the east and form GYMKATA!
I assume the suspension is better
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