DRM Coilover kit using existing shocks
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From: Lenoir City TN
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Does anyone make a plug and play kit or has anyone put together the correct parts to build one that they would be willing to share? I understand that the rear brackets will be necessary to make the rears work. I would just like to come up with a more economical solution to have coil overs.
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this is the plug and play kit.
However you are going to need to do some other work. Sawy bars up front needs to move forward 5/8ths and inch if I remember right. Might alow need heim link front way bar mounts to clear the coil springs.
http://dougrippie.com/?p=906
However you are going to need to do some other work. Sawy bars up front needs to move forward 5/8ths and inch if I remember right. Might alow need heim link front way bar mounts to clear the coil springs.
http://dougrippie.com/?p=906
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Vansteel are the only vendors that I know of that sell a bolt-in coilover setup. They are pretty pricey. The Bilstein setups are far from bolt-on. You'll need to relocate the sway bar, and you'll need different end links to clear the large diameter spring, and that is just the front. Vansteel uses a smaller spring which eliminates all interferences.
http://www.vansteel.com
If I had an extra $1000 to spend, I would have gotten them, but I went for a Bilstein-based setup instead.
On a side note, the entire reason I went with the coilovers is because I have read and been told from a few sources that coilovers eliminate the cowl shake our C4's have going over uneven surfaces at speed... This is either wishful thinking, or an outright lie because the conversion has done no such thing, unless my chassis is completely F'd.
http://www.vansteel.com
If I had an extra $1000 to spend, I would have gotten them, but I went for a Bilstein-based setup instead.
On a side note, the entire reason I went with the coilovers is because I have read and been told from a few sources that coilovers eliminate the cowl shake our C4's have going over uneven surfaces at speed... This is either wishful thinking, or an outright lie because the conversion has done no such thing, unless my chassis is completely F'd.
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Thanks guys. I looked at the Van Steel and DR kits. I also contacted QA1 and they sent me to Van Steel. I asked if they could give me an idea of what components to use to build a kit and they said Van Steel machined part of the shock down and used someone elses spring to make his kit so they didn't know what the makeup was. They said he bought alot of different items from them and they didn't know which ones he used for what kit. I was hoping someone had figured out what components to put together to make a kit. I suppose if I go with coil overs I just have to put down the cash for the Van Steels.
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An old time member has all the part numbers on his website: http://www.ndneyes.com/mo/
This is the cheapest way to go, but it involves moving the sway bar, moving the rear mount, etc.
This is the cheapest way to go, but it involves moving the sway bar, moving the rear mount, etc.
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An old time member has all the part numbers on his website: http://www.ndneyes.com/mo/
This is the cheapest way to go, but it involves moving the sway bar, moving the rear mount, etc.
This is the cheapest way to go, but it involves moving the sway bar, moving the rear mount, etc.
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Thanks
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I used a Spedway kit to make my coilovers for my FX3.
Here is what I did/Spent
4 Shocks grooved with snap rings: $44
4 Coil over kit 5" sleeve 2" body (91046236-BIL):~ $120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 425# (44410-425): ~120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 275# (44410-275): ~120
Custom Top plates for rear shocks ~$120
Custom inserts for Coil Over kits ~$100
Pictures of the insert I had made:
I have 1500 miles on the fronts, rears I am just finishing the install
Here is what I did/Spent
4 Shocks grooved with snap rings: $44
4 Coil over kit 5" sleeve 2" body (91046236-BIL):~ $120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 425# (44410-425): ~120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 275# (44410-275): ~120
Custom Top plates for rear shocks ~$120
Custom inserts for Coil Over kits ~$100
Pictures of the insert I had made:
I have 1500 miles on the fronts, rears I am just finishing the install
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So you used your existing shocks for this conversion? If so did you have any problems with clearance with the sway bars, etc?
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I used a Spedway kit to make my coilovers for my FX3.
Here is what I did/Spent
4 Shocks grooved with snap rings: $44
4 Coil over kit 5" sleeve 2" body (91046236-BIL):~ $120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 425# (44410-425): ~120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 275# (44410-275): ~120
Custom Top plates for rear shocks ~$120
Custom inserts for Coil Over kits ~$100
Pictures of the insert I had made:
I have 1500 miles on the fronts, rears I am just finishing the install
Here is what I did/Spent
4 Shocks grooved with snap rings: $44
4 Coil over kit 5" sleeve 2" body (91046236-BIL):~ $120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 425# (44410-425): ~120
2 Hyperco 10" Springs 275# (44410-275): ~120
Custom Top plates for rear shocks ~$120
Custom inserts for Coil Over kits ~$100
Pictures of the insert I had made:
I have 1500 miles on the fronts, rears I am just finishing the install
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Yes, you have to move the front sway bar forward and the same with rear shocks..
These are two great threads
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-z...with-pics.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-z...with-pics.html
These are two great threads
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-z...with-pics.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-z...with-pics.html