Ride-Tech suspension
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Ride-Tech suspension
Is anybody running the Ride-Tech coil-over suspension in there C-3. Looks like a pretty good true independent rear suspension that does away with the leaf spring and gives you easy ride-height and handling tenability. A little pricey, but was wondering how well it worked, if anyone has any experience with it.
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I have it on mine. There's a bit of noise added, but it rides well and handles better than stock. I also like not having the liability of a fiberglass leaf spring hanging over the rear exhaust.
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Is anybody running the Ride-Tech coil-over suspension in there C-3. Looks like a pretty good true independent rear suspension that does away with the leaf spring and gives you easy ride-height and handling tenability. A little pricey, but was wondering how well it worked, if anyone has any experience with it.
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I hear you on the fiberglass spring, and the one I've had on there for about 10 years rides kind of harsh, and it takes about a 10" bolt to get the ***-end down where it needs to be.
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Here's a little experiment for you. Take a stock C3 Corvette and pretty much any modified C3 Corvette (with coilovers or leaf spring). Drive over a 2x4 with the right rear tire. What happens? Do the cars do two different things?
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You have a spring with an incorrect arc. The arc should be shallow for a stiff spring, and noticeably shaped into an arc if the spring rate is low. A properly made leaf spring won't require excessively long hanger bolts.
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Maybe so on the arc, but I don't want to buy another spring, don't really like the set up, can't really put a tire any wider than a 255 on there. I figured if I'm going to get some offset trailing arms, might as well look into the Ride-Tech, looks to be a well built set-up, and has plenty of adjustment for handling and ride height.
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Maybe so on the arc, but I don't want to buy another spring, don't really like the set up, can't really put a tire any wider than a 255 on there. I figured if I'm going to get some offset trailing arms, might as well look into the Ride-Tech, looks to be a well built set-up, and has plenty of adjustment for handling and ride height.
Also if your determined to do the coil overs on the rear, check out Van Steel's offering. Maybe a little less "bling" than Ridetech but works very well.
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Thanks for the info on the other choices out there. What was happening on my tires, (255-15's) was the end of the leaf spring was rubbing on the inside of the tire during hard cornering. Only has about 1/2" clearance at rest. Since I am in the middle of a frame-off I am exploring my options.
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if you are running wheels bigger than 15" (17" ,18" )offset trailing arms aren't necessary to fit wheels with greater than 4" backspace. You will need to move the e-brake mount. You can squeeze a 10" wide wheel with 5.5" backspace on most of these cars, after that the chassis rail gets in the way.
Also if your determined to do the coil overs on the rear, check out Van Steel's offering. Maybe a little less "bling" than Ridetech but works very well.
Also if your determined to do the coil overs on the rear, check out Van Steel's offering. Maybe a little less "bling" than Ridetech but works very well.
I picked up Van Steel's offset rear trailing arms with the perch for the coil overs and the heim front bearing.
They sold them to me bare because I already had the QA-1 setup for the springs that I wanted.
Great looking setup and very inexpensive compared to a full set up from someone else.
Have not installed them yet but sure matches my plans.
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I picked up Van Steel's offset rear trailing arms with the perch for the coil overs and the heim front bearing.
They sold them to me bare because I already had the QA-1 setup for the springs that I wanted.
Great looking setup and very inexpensive compared to a full set up from someone else.
Have not installed them yet but sure matches my plans.
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I saw it autocross last year at the Eastern States Goodguys summernats. That car is a brutal competitor.
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I am doing the Ridetech rear on my car. I think the big advantages of the rear system is that the spring and shock are behind the axles so it is more responsive to adjustments. The trailing arms are a work of art also, although Tracdogg is modifying mine to work with my 1480 spindles. I think I am going to love the system!
I also believe Van Steel will be coming out with a newer system according to a couple of posts I have seen. Also Detroit Speed. Can't go wrong with Ridetech though.
I also believe Van Steel will be coming out with a newer system according to a couple of posts I have seen. Also Detroit Speed. Can't go wrong with Ridetech though.
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