Opinions on Front Monospring System
Race Director
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That'd be awesome, I'm building my own arms and am wondering about the angles on those, the ball joint mounting pad on the stock arm is slightly angled if you draw a straight line from the cross shaft (ignoring the " bend" downwards on the stock arm, that's there to get a longer spring in there)
Melting Slicks
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From: Boulder Creek California
Does anyone anywhere run a Vette on an oval? 
Of course it could also benefit on a roadcourse strongly biased toward one turn direction.
I think the dual mount springs are good for someone wanting an entry-level tuneable suspension. If you're not racing a few springrate choices may be all you need. Adjustability of rideheight INdependant of springrate is cool. (I've had my front apart several times looking for the right rideheight, spring rate is-what-it-is) Sorry, you can't have C4/5/6 handling with all the big heavy stuff at the wheel, you're only changing about half of the system. It will be better though...
I don't like that Meyers upper shock mount either. One little bolt? It should be in the direction of force..... And yes, I am afraid of the trailing arm mounting point and have seen pictures of them failed!
Coilovers and "5-link" for me. Some day I will buy an extra rolling frame and fabricate to my heart's content, then swap on the rest. Some day when I'm not a student...
-Chris
Of course it could also benefit on a roadcourse strongly biased toward one turn direction.I think the dual mount springs are good for someone wanting an entry-level tuneable suspension. If you're not racing a few springrate choices may be all you need. Adjustability of rideheight INdependant of springrate is cool. (I've had my front apart several times looking for the right rideheight, spring rate is-what-it-is) Sorry, you can't have C4/5/6 handling with all the big heavy stuff at the wheel, you're only changing about half of the system. It will be better though...
I don't like that Meyers upper shock mount either. One little bolt? It should be in the direction of force..... And yes, I am afraid of the trailing arm mounting point and have seen pictures of them failed!
Coilovers and "5-link" for me. Some day I will buy an extra rolling frame and fabricate to my heart's content, then swap on the rest. Some day when I'm not a student...
-Chris
Drifting
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From: Stockton Ca
As usual the forum has proven its worth. It's nice to get some honest opinions from people who have experience w/product. I'm about sold on F/R trans spring. I really want the right stance along w/spring rate. A set of Bilstein or Koni "how much more are Koni adj". What was it about stock parts that couldn't be adj enough for proper align?
Rick
Rick
Melting Slicks
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From: Fidalgo Island Wa
I've got the complete dual mount setup on my 79,along with the A-arms,spreader bar,Smart Struts,etc.Not only is the handling better,but I was able to lower the vette down about 1.5" over the new AR TT 2 17 x 8" wheels to fill the wheel wells better. 
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Originally Posted by LiveandLetDrive
I don't like that Meyers upper shock mount either. One little bolt? It should be in the direction of force..... And yes, I am afraid of the trailing arm mounting point and have seen pictures of them failed!
Burning Brakes
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From: Rockwood TN
Natural Frequencies
Not sure on suspensions but in rotating equipment Harmonics of what I would call fault frequencies is considered not A good thing. The best way to get rid of harmonics is to cure the underlying fault frequency. By adding two supports as opposed to one you are not actually dampening you are stiffening the support structure, which raises the natural frequency at which the system will want to vibrate. Every thing on Earth has a natural frequency that when it's reached wants to vibrate. Say a stock suspension wants to vibrate at 6 hertz and you add a second support well now it may want to vibrate at 12 hertz but in all our screaming eagle driving we only get it to 9 hertz then we never get to the natural frequency that it want to vibrate at. Does this sound like a load of Bull or what? 
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St. Jude Donor '05
"Say a stock suspension wants to vibrate at 6 hertz and you add a second support well now it may want to vibrate at 12 hertz but in all our screaming eagle driving we only get it to 9 hertz then we never get to the natural frequency that it want to vibrate at. Does this sound like a load of Bull or what?"
I haven't decided to which statement but
I haven't decided to which statement but
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From: Manchester, Dead Center in the Middle of TN 25 miles to Jack Daniels,10 miles to Geo Dickle, and .8 mile from the Liquor Store at I-24 Exit 114
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by Bullyj
Remember I said I work with rotating equipment. 
Certainly makes sense, jim
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Big arguements about this in C6 Z06. The general consensus is that the monospring is a great thing for a car that doesnt need constant adjustments to the suspension. For a street car not involved in all out road racing it will perform as well as any coil over system.
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