Suspension mods?
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Suspension mods?
I am going to start to take out my D44 (3.07's) and 4+3 and replace them with a ZF6 and a D44 (3.45's).
I do want to stiffen up the car, and I figure this is the time to do it. The suspension is the way it left the showroom floor 25 years ago so I bet it needs attention.
I am thinking of the Energy Suspenion bushing kit, and having the Bilstein's re-built.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-3-18122G/
The car is a street driven car, with "hopefully" 2-3 visits to a roadcourse a year.
Am I on the right track?
What do you recommend without breaking the bank?
I do have the DRM brackets in the garage that will be installed.
Will that polyurethane bushing kit, and rebuilt bilstein's really stiffen the car up?
The car feels good, but I dont know any better. I have had the car for 10 years, but in saying that 25 year old suspension parts can never be good.
The car has 80,000 miles on it......
Thanks!
I do want to stiffen up the car, and I figure this is the time to do it. The suspension is the way it left the showroom floor 25 years ago so I bet it needs attention.
I am thinking of the Energy Suspenion bushing kit, and having the Bilstein's re-built.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ENS-3-18122G/
The car is a street driven car, with "hopefully" 2-3 visits to a roadcourse a year.
Am I on the right track?
What do you recommend without breaking the bank?
I do have the DRM brackets in the garage that will be installed.
Will that polyurethane bushing kit, and rebuilt bilstein's really stiffen the car up?
The car feels good, but I dont know any better. I have had the car for 10 years, but in saying that 25 year old suspension parts can never be good.
The car has 80,000 miles on it......
Thanks!
Racer
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From: Toronto Ontario
Would you like to drive an LT4 with Z51 suspension to compare? Have you looked at the VanSteel QA1 double adjustable coil overs? I thought you were going to enjoy the engine build for awhile? All the best.
Le Mans Master
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Picked up the same thing a while ago and installed it. Should be a definite improvement over the old fatigued rubber bushings which are probably on track for dry rot, given the age. The redone bushings may make the car sit a little different before it settles in. Another poster noted an increase in ride height of 5/8 and inch after a full rebuild with poly bushings.
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Mine has the Z-51 from the general so not much different. I did enjoy it for 700 miles.
Burning Brakes
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After you install those DR brackets post up the results .I want to hear some one elses opinion .I trashed my urathane bushings in the traiing arms after a season .Look for the hard urathane , or Banski parts .
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Burning Brakes
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...Richard+Newton
I had the original design from energy suspension .
I had the original design from energy suspension .
