bichin95redta

Things are starting to come together faster than I had planned. I bought a Dana 60 rear end (3:55 TruTrac, 35 spline non c-clip axles, 4-channel ABS, blah, blah, blah), and it just hit me that this is probably going to change some of my rear suspension set-up plans.

I wanted to lower the car. As long as I'm throwing new parts at it while I have the chance, my plan was to throw on a decent set of rear shocks, too. Will the following parts be compatible with the Dana 60 rear end?

Vogtland lowering (1.2/1.2) springs
Spohn (spherical/spherical) Tubular LCA's
QA1 Single Adjustable shocks
Spohn 1" Sway Bar

I don't think ground clearance will be an issue at all. I'm worried about things like:

interference between parts; i.e., 3" over-axle exhaust

brackets for LCA's (Spohn 210-S?)
brackets for mounting the 1" sway bar (I'm pretty sure the rear end has 3" axle tubes....I'm NOT so sure about what size Polyurethane bushings & end links to buy....19mm, 21mm, 23mm, or 24mm?)

This chassis/suspension stuff is more complicated than it looks at 1st glance. Any advice?

getusumws6

iTrader: (9)

dont forget to shorten your driveshaft

bichin95redta

Thanks...that reminds me of still another question I have: how much HP/TQ can the aluminum OEM drive shaft handle?

getusumws6

iTrader: (9)

who knows, i've heard ppl have 500+hp not have a prob. and then i've heard ppl w/ 350 snapping it.street tires or dr's/slicks. buy a new pst or c.m strange unit both will hold for sure for 300 for strange-430 pst. nice insurance

pozesd99'

iTrader: (3)

i snapped my driveshaft with about 500rwhp 3 times. i finally gave into a steel driveshaft. i have a fully built dana s60 with eibach sportlines with kyb agx 8 way adjustable shocks. driveshaft does need to be shortened however