Your Opinions on Suspension Setup!
10-20-2008, 08:47 PM
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Your Opinions on Suspension Setup! Where should someone put their money if they want a F-body to handle? I personally haven't owned my Trans am for that long and have been looking at new stiffer springs to lower my center of gravity, new shocks and struts, and a shock tower brace. I know my vehicle came stock with sway bars and what advantages do aftermarket ones offer? My rims are a staggered set: 17 by 9.5in the front and 18 by 10.5in the rear. How low can I drop my vehicle and not worry about rubbing? Just bought my Trans am about 7 months ago and wanted to do some performance mods as I've been focusing on the visual aspects. Used to own a v6 mustang and any of the extensive modifications I did were nothing but an improvement on the cars shitty performance outta the box. F-body's however seem to be harder to modify and I don't wanna do frivolous non cost effective things. Would greatly appreciate your input knowledge about your experiences and setups as well as aftermarket brands you favor.
10-20-2008, 11:03 PM
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- Koni shocks
- Strano Springs
- don't need a shock tower brace, they haven't been proven to do anything useful
Bigger sway bars will affect the balance of the car. Unless you're auto-xing or driving on a road course, the stock bars are fine. Good shocks are the single most important thing, so don't skimp here.
10-21-2008, 07:54 AM
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*replace the "fluted" bushings in your factory rear LCA's with "solid" rubber ones, like the ones offered by Moog chassis.
*replace rear panhard rod with an adjustible rear panhard rod. (If money, time, and skilled labour is available, then you may consider the Fays2 watts-link, but this is a mod that's quite expensive, so there's bigger fish to fry in the meantime).
*check brake fluid and if it's too old, replace with either DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 (but NOT DOT 5, because it will ruin your brake system).
*If your rotors are worn out, consider brembo blanks or Ate rotors.
*If your pads need replacement, Hawk HPS.