Finally put some new wheels on my ride!
08-01-2012, 12:00 AM
#16
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
ha didnt see you had a v8 in there- makes more sense! I was thinking a stock 2.5 with a $2000 tune on it...
suspension depends on drivability- i like stiff suspension but it makes driving off the track a nightmare. Sway bars and slightly stiffer springs with more adjustment is the way to go in my book. Have you swapped in a turbo trans with a tall fifth yet? i have one in the garage....
suspension depends on drivability- i like stiff suspension but it makes driving off the track a nightmare. Sway bars and slightly stiffer springs with more adjustment is the way to go in my book. Have you swapped in a turbo trans with a tall fifth yet? i have one in the garage....
I don't want anything too stiff, i was thinking around 300 or 350 springs for the front and 250 for the rear (leaving stock torsion bars in it). Sway bars will be added later, my shocks and struts are so blown out from the torque of this motor that i definitely need to replace all four corners. I have an 87 turbo trans in it that i was planning on swapping a tall 5th gear into, but i haven't done it yet (highway revs are KILLING me!)
08-01-2012, 01:52 PM
#18
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
Thanks Doug! What would you guys recommend in terms of manufacturers? I wanted to go with the GAZ setup, but that's come up in price a good chunk since last year, so i'm not sure if that's worth it any more. I'd like height and stiffness adjust-ability, but i guess as long as i get the height set properly i will be happy with just bump/rebound adjust-ability.
here are some more pictures, washed, compounded and waxed it yesterday evening!
here are some more pictures, washed, compounded and waxed it yesterday evening!
08-01-2012, 02:52 PM
#19
Rennlist Member
For your budget I recommend new Koni's all the way around with an ARHK from paragon or Ground control and 30mm torsion bars. That is the cheapest setup and if you are pulling the trans anyway it is rather easy to drop the whole rear carrier and swap Tbars.
08-01-2012, 04:10 PM
#22
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
hrmmmm...i dunno, i may put down the money for a set of rear coilovers...i'm not sure yet i guess 
edit: did some research on T-bars and coilovers. If i ran rear coilovers i would probably run a full coilover and delete the t-bars, since they can cause some bounce when run in conjunction with a stiffer rear coilover. I'm still not sure which way i'm going to go...but i'm starting to lean toward upgrading the torsion bars...does anyone know of an adjustable rear shock? what kind of lifetime (for the shocks) am i looking at with a nice set of new rear shocks and a set of 30mm torsion bars? Should I go any higher than 30mm?
edit: did some research on T-bars and coilovers. If i ran rear coilovers i would probably run a full coilover and delete the t-bars, since they can cause some bounce when run in conjunction with a stiffer rear coilover. I'm still not sure which way i'm going to go...but i'm starting to lean toward upgrading the torsion bars...does anyone know of an adjustable rear shock? what kind of lifetime (for the shocks) am i looking at with a nice set of new rear shocks and a set of 30mm torsion bars? Should I go any higher than 30mm?
Last edited by lovemyp-car; 08-01-2012 at 04:37 PM.
