looking for suggestions on suspension stuff like shocks and swar bars etc. anyone with suspension upgrades plz chime in. my car is a 2006 with A6 (non z51) 3lt.

 

GM performance has upgraded swaybars and bushings. i believe they are called T1 bars, twice as heavy as stock bars, nowhere as pricey as pfadt.

jerry

 

Check out Koni FSD shocks and Z51 front and rear sway bars. Also Michelin PS2 tires when you are ready for new skins.

 

By far, the most popular upgrades for the base suspension are Z51 sway bars and Bilstein HD (or Sport) shocks. A shock upgrade from the Bilsteins, at twice the cost, would be Koni FSD's.

 

Bilstein HDs are recommended by Bilstein for base suspension. Z51 sprung cars get the Bilstein Sport shocks.

I just replaced my stock rear shocks with Bilstein HD. The bounce in the rear is now gone. I also found some really bad road to test on and to me it seems like it still rides pretty good. I have not done the fronts yet cause it was too muggy to do all 4 this weekend.

 

got the ps2's 305's in the rear and they hold the 570 whp very well imo. i think i may be going with a pfadt agressor 2 kit

 

Everyone is throwing out parts, but no one is asking what you want from it.

I guess my first question would be before anything is done. What are you looking to upgrade and how do you use the car?

There are a number of things you can do to the suspension on the car from upgraded shocks, sway bars, leaf springs, all the way up to complete bolt on suspension packages with coil overs.

Some are going to be tailor made to what you are doing, some are going to be road race based, and some are going to be drag...while others might be more suited for a grand touring car.

So I should say, what are you looking to improve?

 

bilstein sports and Z51 sways YOU WILL BE AMAZED shockwarehouse.com and see Gene Culley for the sways gmpartshouse.com

 

I was going to say. Anthony's right...what do you do with the car? Is it primarily for street use, do you autocross, drag race or road run courses...a combination thereof? How you setup the car can vary widely depending on what you do or want to do with the car. Once known you can get more qualified suggestions. Ultimately, it's wise to consult with experts such as LGM. Good luck!

 

What are your goals? Track? Autox? For street only, the base suspension has capabilities far beyond what you'll ever need. That being said, it would be an improvement to upgrade shocks to Bilstein since yours are 4 years old.

 

I finally did the fronts yesterday.

Now my mods include z51 anti-sways and 4 bilstein HD shocks. I have to say, this is the ride that I expected the Vette would have. It feels firm and planted and very little bouncy bouncy going on now.

I was lucky and got my sways for 108 during that special time last year from Gene Culley. The bilsteins ran me 346 out the door from a local place (eshocks.com). I would say that for the money, I am now very happy with the results. I have only driven the thing for 10 minutes after having finished but from what I could tell thus far this is a perfect combo for a street vette. I was skeptical about it being harsh on bad roads but I have found that this is not the case at all.

Recommended for any base suspension Vette if you are not happy with the stock ride/handling.

 

Exactly the question to ask. I did Bilsteins with Hotchkis bars and lowering bolts, but I got tired of the pads on the bolts wearing out and went with the Pfadt suspension kit and am very happy.

 

My upgrades that I had done on my 07 Z51:

* GM T1 Corvette sway bars with the poly bushings. http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1570

* Lowering Bolt Kit (I left the car at factory height). http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1774

* LG Sport Shocks (They make a little noise, but I LOVE them). http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=2071

* GM T1 End Link Kit. http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1632

LG makes some nice stuff and their custom service is TOP NOTCH!

 

the car shares daily driver duty with my truck and i use it quite often as i love driving it. i just want a decent sway bar and coil overs. this will be a 1/4 mile car and i do some mile runs as well. i am looking to try out the road course stuff but its not the primary reason for the upgrades. so functionality for daily driving, road course, and straight line stuff is what im looking for. i understand it will have pros and cons to each individual use but i am looking for the best well rounded pkg for what i use the car for. I am in iraq until january so i have some time to get it all together but i dont have the technical knowldge to put it together. i appreciate the help

 

This sounds like a package for you.

Aggressor I Package
[1150010] $3,055.00

If your HPDE experience has you wanting more out of your Corvette, the Aggressor I Package is the perfect first step.

The Pfadt Aggressor I Package Includes:

* Pfadt C6 Adjustable Coil Overs
* Pfadt C6 Light Rate Racing Sway Bars
* Pfadt C6 Camber Kit

Our Pfadt Adjustable Coil Over and Racing Sway Bar systems increase the overall spring rate of your Corvette without compromising ride quality when you're not at the track. When upgrading any suspension set up, the most important result is that the shocks and sways work well together out of the box AND provide the driver with basic tuning tools to dial in the perfect set up for the car.

Our Coil Over and Sway Bar combination work amazingly well to keep maximum tire contact with the track. The coil overs increase the overall spring rate of the car without making the damping harsh. We supply recommended starting points that offer a well balanced, well engineered setup that we actually run on our own cars. It’s the best of both worlds on and off the track! Our Racing Sway Bars provide superior anti-roll stiffness and are a crucial tuning tool. We recommend starting with our settings and following our basic guidelines if you decide to make changes.

The Aggressor I Package is ideal for the track day enthusiast who also uses the car on the street. If the adjustability intimidates you it’s only because it’s something new for you – not because it’s actually hard to do. Moreover, if you don’t want to adjust them, you don’t have to. This package is designed to bolt on and trim seconds from your lap times!

The final step in your upgrade is the Pfadt Camber Kit. You'll spend a lot of money getting a performance alignment done on your car - don't let that setting change just because you hit a pot hole, drop two wheels off the track or bang into some FIA curbing! It's a known issue that the factory eccentrics are prone to slipping. Our camber kit allows you to achieve the maximum negative camber and eliminates the eccentrics so that the the settings don't slip. You'll be able to get more negative camber with our kit than is possible with the stock set up.