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Old 02-21-2002, 03:44 PM
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I have a stock (F Stock) 98 Z-28 I want to run in ESP plus time trials this year. This is also my year-round daily driver in the Northeast. So far I have installed:
K&B in stock airbox
Cold Air Conversion
1 LE front bar with poly bushings
SS Cat back exhaust
Bilstein custom valved shocks (by Strano)
265-45-16 Kumho V700 on stock rims

I am thinking of adding:
Front Strut bar (suggestions?)
OEM sub frame connector from a convertable (if it complies with the rules)
Torsen differential from an SS
Boxed rear lower arms and panhard (if I can determine they were used on the SLP -SS model)

Any other ideas? Springs will be later (maybe) and possibly a roll bar so I can mount my 5 point harness correctly.
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SFCs aren't legal in ESP, they move you up a class. As for the control arms, make sure you don't get poly/poly, as these will bind and hurt handling. The other stuff looks good ... have you considered your rear sway bar?
How did you fare in FS?
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Old 02-22-2002, 01:18 PM
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Default Re: Stock Z-28 to ESP

You can run a roll bar in f-stock, well, I think it has to be bolt in, but it's legal!
Old 02-22-2002, 01:30 PM
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AFAIK, you can weld up to 4 points OR bolt up to 6 points, and still be in Stock or SP ...
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[quote]Originally posted by LarryB:
<strong>I have a stock (F Stock) 98 Z-28 I want to run in ESP ....265-45-16 Kumho V700 on stock rims....
and possibly a roll bar so I can mount my 5 point harness correctly.</strong><hr></blockquote>

The very first thing you should do is ditch the stock wheels and 265's. The whole point of moving up to ESP is to run bigger wheels and tires. I recomend 17x11's and 315's at all 4 corners. Yes they do fit, but for only for autoxing. Also, I didn't know that roll bars were ESP legal?
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What offset rims do you run fit 17x11's with 315's in the front?
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[quote]Originally posted by XJGPN:
<strong>What offset rims do you run fit 17x11's with 315's in the front?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I haven't tried it myself, but I was told that the "grand sport" offset is correct for all 4 wheels.

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