Assembling a Suspension
#11
Thanks for reminding me about the carb. I hopefully should be able to get that by the end of the month.
I'm running Edelbrocks front and rear and I'm happy with them. Body roll is better than with Gas-A-Justs, and the rear end seems to stay planted a little better over rough pavement.
I'm running Edelbrocks front and rear and I'm happy with them. Body roll is better than with Gas-A-Justs, and the rear end seems to stay planted a little better over rough pavement.
#12
Thanks for reminding me about the carb. I hopefully should be able to get that by the end of the month.
I'm running Edelbrocks front and rear and I'm happy with them. Body roll is better than with Gas-A-Justs, and the rear end seems to stay planted a little better over rough pavement.
I'm running Edelbrocks front and rear and I'm happy with them. Body roll is better than with Gas-A-Justs, and the rear end seems to stay planted a little better over rough pavement.
So the Edelbrocks are more responsive than the KYB's. I'll probably get some for the rear but I'm not going to replace the front because the KYB's are still fairly new. The rear shocks look like the classic style solid blue monroe ones are still back there. From how dead the fronts were when I replaced them I'm going to imagine the rears are just as bad.
This is a huge learning experience I have never really done a suspension overhaul before, fun.
#13
Which Edelbrock are you talking about? I found a few
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Is it either of these or another one?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Is it either of these or another one?
#14
Dave's is a good outfit.
The Gas-A-Justs were stiff. Even with weak springs, the ride in the back was rough and the car liked to skitter around corners on rough roads. The Edelbrocks seem to give less body roll but a smoother ride on rough roads.
The Gas-A-Justs were stiff. Even with weak springs, the ride in the back was rough and the car liked to skitter around corners on rough roads. The Edelbrocks seem to give less body roll but a smoother ride on rough roads.
#16
I plan on doing my suspension soon(maybe). I'm running Gas-A-Justs right now, but have settled on IAS's for the new suspension. The roads around here are terrible, and though the KYB's hold really well, they're very firm and it's noticeable on rough roads. And yeah, the car does tend to skitter when taking hard corners that are a bit rough.
Nothing against KYB though, the IAS shocks are a fairly new design and have a technology advantage, but they also cost quite a bit more.
Nothing against KYB though, the IAS shocks are a fairly new design and have a technology advantage, but they also cost quite a bit more.
#18
hey Tad (starfury) your setup seems like pretty much what I was going to (hopefully) buy this summer for my car from the research I've been doing. Maybe one of these days and I check out your car...
oh and why do you recommend the 540 rather than 620 lb coils? I've also seen the 750's I believe. Are the 620's and 750's too stiff? or the other way around?
oh and why do you recommend the 540 rather than 620 lb coils? I've also seen the 750's I believe. Are the 620's and 750's too stiff? or the other way around?
#19
620's and 750's are prettymuch only for track use. they will only help handling on a perfectly flat road with no bumps etc etc. the front will jump the **** around and it will be wicked tight under hard cornering. like i said, unless its set up for a race car
#20
In fact, I've compared the stiffness and mine to others with gas-a-just and it is much smoother.