My latest mods finally completed: S60, CM-DS, Spohn T/A, Drag Sway, LCA’s, PHBR
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My latest mods finally completed: S60, CM-DS, Spohn T/A, Drag Sway, LCA’s, PHBR
My S60 delivered & unpacked.
-Strange Engineering PRSF10
-35-spline Pro Race axles
-axles drilled & tapped for 1/2”x4.5”, 4.75” & 5/8”x4.75” studs
-35-spline spool
-1350 series pinion yoke
-4.10 ring and pinion
-2”x1/2” wheel studs
-BMR adjustable (3-hole) lower control arm brackets (welded)
-Strange Engineering 3" Chrome-moly driveshaft with transmission yoke and 1350 U-joints
Thank you Carl at Central Racing Parts (CRP).
Spohn drag sway bar, lower control arms, chassis mounted torque arm & panhard bar rod. All rod-ends.
Thank you Steve at Hawks Camaro for price matching a killer deal & quick shipping.
Cleaned & etched with POR-15’s Marine-Clean & Metal-Ready.
Coated with POR-15.
Out with the old 10-bolt.
In with the new S60.
S60 completed.
Sphon drag sway bar & panhard bar rod.
Spohn chassis mounted torque arm & lower control arms.
Notice the drag sway bar has offsets to clear the shocks like the BMR’s and UMI’s. I was planning on the “straight” style Spohn drag bar which others have been able to fit to the “stock” sway bar mounts. With this “new” style, I ended up having to cut off the “stock” sway bar mounts and used the Spohn mounts. There is plenty of clearance from the shocks though. If you plan to run a drag sway bar, remember to order a rear without the “stock” sway bar mounts as I did not.
After the Strange recommended ring and pinion break-in, I realized I would hate the rod-ended suspension in a predominantly street driven car. The rod-ended components have made the rear end sound like it is ready to literally fall out. If this was predominantly a street car, I would not be running rod ends. At slow speed turns, the spool actually accentuates the noise of the rod-ended components. Since this is predominantly a drag car, I look forward to “no binding performance” of the rod-ended components.
See my thread for my latest appearance mods: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post15014460
-Strange Engineering PRSF10
-35-spline Pro Race axles
-axles drilled & tapped for 1/2”x4.5”, 4.75” & 5/8”x4.75” studs
-35-spline spool
-1350 series pinion yoke
-4.10 ring and pinion
-2”x1/2” wheel studs
-BMR adjustable (3-hole) lower control arm brackets (welded)
-Strange Engineering 3" Chrome-moly driveshaft with transmission yoke and 1350 U-joints
Thank you Carl at Central Racing Parts (CRP).
Spohn drag sway bar, lower control arms, chassis mounted torque arm & panhard bar rod. All rod-ends.
Thank you Steve at Hawks Camaro for price matching a killer deal & quick shipping.
Cleaned & etched with POR-15’s Marine-Clean & Metal-Ready.
Coated with POR-15.
Out with the old 10-bolt.
In with the new S60.
S60 completed.
Sphon drag sway bar & panhard bar rod.
Spohn chassis mounted torque arm & lower control arms.
Notice the drag sway bar has offsets to clear the shocks like the BMR’s and UMI’s. I was planning on the “straight” style Spohn drag bar which others have been able to fit to the “stock” sway bar mounts. With this “new” style, I ended up having to cut off the “stock” sway bar mounts and used the Spohn mounts. There is plenty of clearance from the shocks though. If you plan to run a drag sway bar, remember to order a rear without the “stock” sway bar mounts as I did not.
After the Strange recommended ring and pinion break-in, I realized I would hate the rod-ended suspension in a predominantly street driven car. The rod-ended components have made the rear end sound like it is ready to literally fall out. If this was predominantly a street car, I would not be running rod ends. At slow speed turns, the spool actually accentuates the noise of the rod-ended components. Since this is predominantly a drag car, I look forward to “no binding performance” of the rod-ended components.
See my thread for my latest appearance mods: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...l#post15014460
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Thanks ... Actually, I never disconnected my stock brake lines. The S60 is larger than the 10-bolt so the brake lines sit on the rear in a different location and I could not use the brake line tabs Strange provided. I was able to bolt the brake line tee bracket onto the S60 in the provided tapped hole so the brake lines are secure. Keep in mind that this was a 3-channel rear ... single line from the ABS module splitting to two lines at the rear. Since I am running a spool, the ABS is deactivated and I will add an ABS delete kit with a line lock install.
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Also note that while my stock springs were out I did perform the "hose mod" so the rear would not be so high with the larger axle tubes on the S60.
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