Dytiern

I'm in the process of rebuilding my front and rear suspension of my 1970 Stingray. I'm in the works of getting new trailing arms for the rear now and am interested in finding a fair priced, quality kit for the front and rear suspension.

The rear spring is sagging and the bushings need to be replaced throughout the car. The shocks are toast as well. Any suggestions? horror stories, success stories or recommendations?

The car is a small block, with a 4 speed, 350 horse. I'm not planning on racing, just street driving. I would however like a Vette that makes me confident in the corners or going down the highway at speed. I'll be keeping my eye out for deals as well. This is my first time tackling a corvette suspension

Thanks all.
Dustin T

oldgto

My first `Vette too. I`m in the middle of doing the front on our 71. I`m happy to see "Made in USA" on the parts in the kit I got.
Kit included upper & lower ball joints, control arm bushings, inner & outer tie rod ends, sway bar mounting bolts, and idler arm for about $220

Alan 71

Hi Dustin,
Pehaps you might want to check out Bairs Corvettes.
They're located in western Pa. and handle front and rear suaspension parts .
I'd be VERY cautious replacing your rear, (or front), spring. New springs seem to often cause problems with getting the proper ride height.
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan

oldsarge

For parts I have always had great success with Paragon. I also know that here on the forum is Willcox, which I think gives discount to forum members. Good luck with your rebuild.

Tom Huntoon

Here is a copy of the estimate of what I ordered from Van Steel.
Tom


Estimate
DATE
3/16/2012
ESTIMATE NO.
6959
NAME / ADDRESS
Tom Huntoon
PO Box 234
Gifford, PA. 16732
Van Steel, Inc.
12285 West Street
Clearwater, Fl. 33762
Ph: (727) 561-9199
Fax (727) 561-7399
PROJECT
TOTAL
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY U/M COST TOTAL
FSC-03-550 Front Semi-Coilovers w/550 lbs Springs 1 pr 624.99 624.99T
HCO12400HPSK 1963-82 Hyperco Composite Rear Spring, 330
Rate, OE Design, Great Ride
1 ea 358.99 358.99T
SG-11P8K Spring Bolt Kit - 8" Bolts w/Poly Bushings 1 pr 34.99 34.99T
BSR-18 63-82 Rear Bilstein Sport Shock 2 ea 89.99 179.98T
Out-of-state sale, exempt from sales tax 0.00% 0.00
$1,198.95

SIXFOOTER

You need to make sure the kit you get has MOOG joints in it, most of the others are from china and are crap. New springs will change the ride height no matter what, it might take some tinkering to get it where you want it. There are a couple of vendor members on here, VBP is pretty good to work with

Dytiern

Thanks for all the great info. I'll shop around for a bit and try to make the right decision. I'll be sure to give a few places a call and get the run down on the kit they offer instead of ordering something on a whim.

If anyone else has any ideas, keep em comin!

Thanks
Dustin

bhk2

I R&R'd these parts for front suspension a couple of months ago--new springs, all ball joints, control arms bushings, shocks, sway bar links, and left side wheel bearings. Springs, bushings, and ball joints were all MOOG, wheel bearings Timken. I used RockAuto.com and price was $475. 69 coupe 350, 4 speed.

Dytiern

I love Rockauto.com. I use them all the time, some times i can't believe the prices. I think most of my front Moog stuff is coming from them.

Easy Mike

Keep it stock. The stock suspension will do exactly what you want it to do.