Where to start with handling mods
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I have a bone stock 01 Z28 that is my DD. It is driven quite a bit on twisty roads, and will only be taken to the drag strip occasionally. im trying to figure out what the best handling mods for this car are. if someone could point me in the right direction that would be greatly appreciated.
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Start with searching and reading the stickies:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/842240-fbody-street-suspension-setup-review.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/643950-suspension-mods-real-world.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/842240-fbody-street-suspension-setup-review.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/643950-suspension-mods-real-world.html
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I would start with a good set of tires and a fresh set of brakes. If you can afford it and want to, upsize the rotors. Next I would look into some bigger sway bars or bilstein shocks.
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I would add subframe connectors to the mix as early as possible. A good set though, not any cheap ones. This will allow the suspension to do its job a lot more efficiently due to having a more solid base.
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I just did my brakes, better rotors/pads.
Next is this http://www.umiperformance.com/fbr002...=0&fq=0&manf=7
Next is this http://www.umiperformance.com/fbr002...=0&fq=0&manf=7
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Ive been in a few different cars with SFC's, the only difference I could tell was impact harshness was increased (made more noise as well).
Chassis didn't feel any stiffer than stock.
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Shocks first. Not much sense in building your house on a foundation that's crap.... They are the single..... biggest....... issue.......... period.
And because they are so critical to how the car works, it's best not to try and go cheap here. Even if it means you reassign other money to better shocks, the result is worth it.
And because they are so critical to how the car works, it's best not to try and go cheap here. Even if it means you reassign other money to better shocks, the result is worth it.
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for reference, the first suspension mod ill be doing is installing my strano springs and koni shocks. after that, ill continue with PHB LCA's and lastly the SFC.
x10000000000000 - first mod should always be shocks
x10000000000000 - first mod should always be shocks