First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... I plan on driving the car, not on a daily basis, but i don't plan on driving the wheels off of it. Fairweather i guess you'd say, running around town, cruising, and of course to car shows. Unfortunately, i don't know what it rode like before, it wasn't running when i got it. Its a rescue from hurricane katrina. It spent 2 days under water and then sat in a field up till this summer when i found it and gutted it. On a side note, if anybody has good electrical components, i need pretty much everything, KJ 67 326 vert/yellow submarine :-) (factory color was mayfair maize)
------Original Message------ From: Paul Zarychta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "First Generation Firebird-L" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jan 2, 2008 11:21 PM Subject: Re: RE: [FGF] Hotchkis Rear Suspension First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ........................................................................ KJ, What do you want to do with the car? How do you want it to ride? Hotchkis stuff isn't going to be rough and race car like but it will be more firm than stock. If you're looking for stock replacement stuff, I'd call Detroit/Eaton spring and they can get exactly what you need. Personally, after having a car that was on stock suspension (rebuilt) and then going to a stiffer set up, along with the correct camber/castor changes, made a HUGE difference in the way the car drove. Event with the stock 14" Rally Wheels. Depending on the back spacing of the wheel you may run into problems with larger tires. I have a 255/45/17 in the rear and a 225/45/17 in the front. They fit pretty well. I would have chosen more back spacing on the 8" wide wheel, but it works. It's all in the measurements. Here are people with REALLY low cars and they can tuck some big rubber without issues. Though I'd assume you're going for something that isn't HUGE so I'd wager a guess that you'd be perfectly fine with a 1.5" or 2" drop all around. Brakes, stay away from SSBC, many people here have had issues with their brake systems! Master Power treated me right when I bought my master cyl from them. As a side note, I've decided to go in a different direction (coilovers) so if you are interested in a NEW set of front springs let me know, I'll make a good deal with ya. Paul Z. 68 350 Coupe On Jan 2, 2008 10:51 PM, KJ VanNatta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List > ......................................................................... > I have my 67 vert all tore down and on the rotisserie and was getting > ready to start ordering parts to put it back together. I was planning on > getting hotchkis springs, along with all new stuff underneath. One thing i > was considering was getting the springs to lower it front and rear. As i was > talking to a friend today that has rebuilt a *ahem* camaro, he suggested > that i rate the expense of the fancy springs unless i was going to race it. > He said instead to put my money into some good frame connectors and have the > old springs re-arched for a great ride in a driver. > So my multi part question is: what do you guys think/have experience with? > And, what do you think about the lowering, and what kind of issues should > i anticipate if i do lower it. I.m planning on using some 15" rally II > wheels. (At least i think they're 15s, the code is JA, which is supposedly > 14, but they measure 15 across and the currently are skinned with 15" > rubber) along with a disk break conversion, probably from master power. > i appreciate everyones input in advance. > kj > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
