LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

Put coilovers on the LT1 yesterday...

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Old 03-25-2010 | 10:03 PM
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Default Put coilovers on the LT1 yesterday...

Looks totally different now. I still need to bring the front up a little and put some BMR springs out back. Check it out, just thought I'd share with my fellow LT1 people.


Old 03-25-2010 | 10:09 PM
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Damn that stance looks sick
Old 03-26-2010 | 12:45 AM
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love the sec. pic... looks good man. i dunno, to me the front end looks good the way it is.
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Car looks awesome, love the stance.
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Leave the front, drop the rear.
Old 03-26-2010 | 06:59 AM
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Thanks guys! All I did to the rear was remove the isolators.
Old 03-26-2010 | 07:26 AM
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Your Z has come a long ways! Looks better everytime i see it.
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I appreciate it! It's really come around in the last few years. I have a 6.0 waiting on a 41xci rotating assembly and some L92 heads. The only reason I haven't pulled the trigger on the build so far is due to the fact that I might do the EFI connections swap and some converter SBC heads or maybe some Trickflows when the price comes down.

So many choices.
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looks badass. what coilovers and where did you get them?
Old 03-26-2010 | 11:44 AM
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I went with Strange. I will PM you the vendor so the ****'s don't come after me.
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Wow what a difference...Just yesterday I looked ahead on my LS1tech calendar and saw the car, looked like a monster truck compared to this! I recently put some Strange coilovers on my car as well, pic in sig. IMO keep the front where it is and just run a lowering spring in the back. Car looks great and love the color!
Old 03-26-2010 | 01:10 PM
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Looks good...I think I'm going to try out the sa Afco's once my taxes come in...
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Damn that thing is sexy, what part of charleston are you located I'm in Goose Creek
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WOW that looks good! So clean and tasteful!
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Cut one coil off the top of the rears it will be PERFECT. It should have 2 coils tightly wound together at the top.


Nice car.

A suggestion, a set of RK sport black carbon fiber emblems would look trick on that car.

I have them in red on mine and they really look nice.
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I am off of Dorchester Road about mile up from the air base.

Thanks guys! I had actually considered cutting a coil. I may give it a shot since it's free and shouldn't take long at all.

I had also considered doing the sunoco body stripe in flat black, but I am unsure of how I will actually like it. Good call on the badges though, I planned on those, but never got around to it after paint. Hell, I still need to order a nose emblem from emblem pros.
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looks great mean stance...ride smoth? lol who cars only going down the quart mile..lol
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Suprisingly, I have never been down the 1/4... we run 1/8th mile around here. It's really not that bad, I had the fronts set on 5 and it felt great. The rear is a little rough due to the 50/50's, but it's not bad at all.
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Originally Posted by Matts94Z28
I am off of Dorchester Road about mile up from the air base.

Thanks guys! I had actually considered cutting a coil. I may give it a shot since it's free and shouldn't take long at all.

I had also considered doing the sunoco body stripe in flat black, but I am unsure of how I will actually like it. Good call on the badges though, I planned on those, but never got around to it after paint. Hell, I still need to order a nose emblem from emblem pros.
The badges on my car also has a carbon fiber nose emblem. Man they would look killer on that car.
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Looks pretty good man. I've got a similar stance. I went with the QA1's up front, and removed the isolators in the rear.


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