Coil-Overs in the front?
Race Director
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 11,872
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Originally Posted by corvettecris
The reason I wanted adjustability is because installing and removing the front springs multiple times to get just the right ride height sounded like a major PITA. I thought since I was re-doing the suspension anyways, I might look into coil-overs...
So after installing the shocks and like I said to do it right involves alot of cutting, both spring pockets and fabricating mounts and reinforcement plates it still involved spring testing and at the same time height can be changed.
Spring changes take 10 minutes per corner, height adjustment just involves turning the lower ring/nut.
The big thing for me was the adjustability that I wanted and yes I did alot of it and the ability to pull the shock/spring for checking free movement/toe change/camber change without touching anything else.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 9,078
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From: DFW TX
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St. Jude Donor '07
I've got the QA1 Semi coilovers on my front. Once installed they ride great. I had cut big block springs that squeaked and popped. Now I can hit a bump and not worry about bottoming out.
I think QA1 needs to lower the kit one more inch to dead bottom. It's perfect for 255's , but about inch high for 245's.
I think QA1 needs to lower the kit one more inch to dead bottom. It's perfect for 255's , but about inch high for 245's.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 4,883
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From: North Easton Mass
Send an email to VanSteel. They have a coil-over suspension that requires very little modification of the lower A-Arm. Their address is http://www.vansteel.com
Rick B.
Rick B.
