88 z51?
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Melbourne Victoria
88 z51?
Hi guys
I have an 88 coupe
The code sticker has been removed
Any way of telling what options my car should have
I also think it may have the z51 kit
It has 17" wheels
And 13" front rotors
What else can I check to see if it is a z51
Thanks
I have an 88 coupe
The code sticker has been removed
Any way of telling what options my car should have
I also think it may have the z51 kit
It has 17" wheels
And 13" front rotors
What else can I check to see if it is a z51
Thanks
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You would need to measure the sway bar diameters and assume they hadn't been changed, check the production numbers of the shocks on the tube and again assume they hadn't been changed. Do you have the aux (pusher fan) and the engine oil cooler?
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Team Owner
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If you're interested and want to put forth the effort there should be a build sheet at the fuel tank that you could maybe remove. It's been done before. There's likely one also stuffed into the front cross-member but it requires suspension disassembly.
30mm front is maybe correct and the rear to match a 30 is 24 maybe. GOOGLE should be your friend here 1988 Z51 with hundreds of results.
Last edited by WVZR-1; Aug 12, 2015 at 07:00 AM.
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The small "pusher" fan and the oil cooler (the hoses above the oil filter) are also part of the optional Z52 sport suspension package. Z52 didn't come with the stiffer springs.
The rear sway bar that was part of the Z51 package should be 24mm The Z52 package has a 26mm front bar and a 22mm rear bar. Z51 also had specific Bilstein shocks.
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