Suspension & Brakes - Next mods..Suspension...What to start with?




z28 97
03-22-2007, 10:56 AM
My nexts are most likely going to be suspension...what order do i go in this process...my previous owner said an aluminum driveshaft helps the car no wobble at higher speeds..is that true...b/c when i excelerated upwards of 100 my back would sway from elft to right....i think maybe a ls1 driveshaft would do the trick on my car...

rather than that what is the order i should go on suspension modifications...


Urban Legend
03-22-2007, 10:57 AM
Road racer or dragstrip wonder? What is the goal?

z28 97
03-22-2007, 11:51 AM
more road... occasional dragstrip


teke184
03-22-2007, 12:08 PM
can't go wrong with lower control arms, panhard bar, poly torque arm bushing.

if you want to go farther a BIG help would be some weld in subframes

Greggy
03-22-2007, 03:26 PM
good shocks...koni/bilstein and replace worn bushings 1st.

Drive shaft will cause a vibration not a wobble, at high speeds, if it out of balance or has a bad u-joint.

Sway can be controlled with shocks, springs, sway bars and reduced bushing flex.

MTN_Z
03-22-2007, 03:46 PM
Shocks. Couldn't believe the difference. Do some springs with it if you'd like. Best to do it at the same time because it's kind of a pain in the ass. The swaying is from the poor control of the stock shocks IMO. I had the same problem and it cured it. After shocks/springs, then you can deal with control arms, sway bars, etc.

jmls1
03-22-2007, 05:24 PM
i was told that boxing my stock lower control arms is just as good as buyin sum after market 1's....is that true?......they worked ok.....but i still have very little wheel hop....let me know your opinion.

Spink
03-22-2007, 06:23 PM
good shocks...koni/bilstein and replace worn bushings 1st.

Drive shaft will cause a vibration not a wobble, at high speeds, if it out of balance or has a bad u-joint.

Sway can be controlled with shocks, springs, sway bars and reduced bushing flex.

+1

Next to a big turbo on my old GN the best money I ever spent on car parts was my Koni's. Totally transformed my car.