SoCal66Stang

Man lol there is WAY more to suspension then I envisioned. But I guess that really shouldn't surprise me.

urban_cowboy

I plan to stay with leafs, slide-a-links, and rear sway bar for now assuming it does not drive like shizznit. TCP G-Bar coil overs is a real possiblity, although down the road. Snap oversteer sounds terrible, but I do not plan to exert serious hp in anything but a straight line. My country road driving will be spirited, but not excessive. Hopefully snap oversteer will not jump up and spin me in a 70mph turnin the hill country![&:]

Gingercar

My '66 convertivle,still has the original suspension (sagging rear springs and all) and it reacts if it is on time delay. Turn the wheel and the car leans a bit, pauses,...then turns.

So,...I want to upgrade the suspension so it is roadworthy with today's speeds. I already upgraded the tires/wheels. What would you recommend for a good daily driver set-up? I amdefinitely convinced to buy those roller spring perches after reading daze's article and checking out his website.

Norm Peterson

In no particular order, my first questions are

(1) what make/model/size tires are you running
(2) what width wheels
(3) what are your static alignment specs, especially toe and camber
(4) what shocks (how old, and are any of them obviously bad, as in leaking or failing the push-down-on-the-bumper-and-see-how-many-times-the-car-bounces test)

Those are the factors that most determine "turn-in" feel. The rest of the things (springs, sta-bars) are more for tuning mid-corner behavior and ultimate grip.



I suspect - all of the above.Assuming that you need shocks, don't get SensaTracks (they're intentionally soft at the car's design ride height and don't stiffen until the car has actually bumped or rolled some amount, which equals a time lag that you probably wouldn't like any better).


Norm

Gingercar

I am running brand new (as in this week) 225-60-15 BF Goodrich radial T/As on 15x7 rims. I don't know my alignment specs and my socks are an unknows as well. They pass the "push the car down and see how many times it bounces test", but being an unknown, I would just assume replace them since I don't know how old they are and am going to be taking them off when I do the rear suspension work anyways.