musclecarsrock68

im building my 98 camaro, i have ls6 heads a cam and am getting an ls6 intake. have 625 lift springs hardend push rods ls6 oil pump 255 fuel pump. exaust and a stall converter. what would be the next thing to upgrade?

02chickenhawk

Rear axle should be on the list.

conan

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X2 ^^^
Sub frames, LCA's, and a Panhard rod.

musclecarsrock68

ok what would be the best bang for buck rear axle? i want a strong one but cant see spending half of what i did for the car in a rear axle.

musclecarsrock68

LCA's? what is that? and what is a pan hard rod?

and where should i look for SF connectors?

conan

iTrader: (5)

Check out UMI for all of the above... http://www.umiperformance.com/

LCA's are Lower Control Arms. They are the 2 bars the connect the rear end to the frame and the panhard rod goes from one side of the axle to the other side of the frame. Here's a pic of my LCA's and PH rod. http://mycarpics.shutterfly.com/261

musclecarsrock68

oh, i have some lower control arms that look exactly like yours i just havent gotten them on yet. and i will forsure check out the link for other parts. but what exactly do the pan hard bars and the lower control arms do? thanks for the info!

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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tune and gears. your rear should be ok with an auto for awhile.

agenthol302

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rear can wait for now. i would say 1st a tune then subframe connectors

conan

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The panhard rod is the red bar going from the bottom driver side of the axle to the upper passenger side frame in my pic. (there's only one bar) The purpose for all of this is stiffer suspension. The stock LCA's and PH rod are stamped from the factory, The tubular pipes are stronger and have poly bushings.

musclecarsrock68

ive herd that the rear ends wont last if you put drag radials on them, i have some money set a way for a tune already. but with my new cam and heads will i be ok to drive it around for a few weeks befor i get it tuned? im wanting to get the intake before getting tuned. and have plans for DR'S still think i dont have anything to worry about the rear end for now?

musclecarsrock68

again, thanks for the info!

02'Andy

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With heads and cam, a tune needs to happen real soon. And yeah auto transmissions are easier on the 10 bolt than manuals, but with the power you'll be at, chances are your 10 bolt will be on borrowed time regardless. So it would be a good idea to start setting aside some money for when it breaks.

02chickenhawk

Well, I am in the same situation right now. This is the 3rd set of gears in my car (stock, 4.10, 3.73)....and they are whining again.... bad. I have 58k miles on my car.

I am concidering: Strange 12b, S60 and maybe a M9. All very in price, but average around 2300-2500.00+ shipping. Each have their strong/weak points.

As some of the other posts, a tune should be first. You won't have to worry about your rear axle without a engine.

mjs1012

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With an a4 you'll be ok on the rear. I'd put gears in it and start doin suspension so you can get all that power to the ground.

agenthol302

iTrader: (1)

its not like its a MS4 or a Trex cam with patriot heads and a fast 102 combo. yes its heads and cam but i dont think its enough power to blow the rear end up the second he gets on it

Gunslinger09

Hold on one sec. Just to make sure, when you say "exhaust" you do mean headers ypipe and all right? If you have just a catback that is not going to cut it. Stock manifolds and Y will choke down most of the gains your new parts would get you.