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Old Jan 8, 2014 | 11:46 PM
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was looking to do a front coil over swap on my 78 and got looking at the QA1 set up, I have a friend that runs these on his Camaro and loves them.

QA1 does not build these for a corvette but it has been suggested to me that the ones built for a Camaro should work on my corvette
was wondering if anyone on here could tell me other wise and if they wont work why not

and if it is a mounting issue would it be hard to solve
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 07:28 AM
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Check these out.

http://www.speeddirect.com/index.php...tte-shark-bite


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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 07:55 AM
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What you do is buy the single or double adjust QA! front shocks for C-3 Vettes and Speed direct has the spring in 50 pound increments with the aluminum collar for the increased spring diameter.


So if you had 460 coil spring or 550# and liked them get the same from Speed direct.

I wanted no front end dive so I bought 600# for the street.
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 02:25 PM
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I have a set I never used. C2/3 Vette single adj with big block springs $440 shipped to any 48 states.
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Old Jan 9, 2014 | 09:16 PM
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VanSteel has front & rear QA1 kits for Vettes, that's where I got mine.
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