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Old 12-03-2017, 05:45 AM
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Hello I hate to ask this question but I have been doing research and don't really know my answer yet. I have a 1969 Camaro, just the body, freshly painted with a stock freshly painted subframe. I will be putting a ls3 blown in the car with a 6spd. It will be used for weekend driving, no autocross or racing events but I like to drive hard and have a well handling car. I was looking at Speedtech stuff, roadster shop stuff, DSE and ridetech. I am leaning towards the roadster shop spec chassis because of the price. I can get the chassis for around $13,000 with the options I want and the rear end already on the chassis. I also like the fact that it is full frame so it can support the horsepower I will be putting in the car. The speedtech stuff looks great but after doing it all will probly be in the 20k range. The ridetech stuff is nice but with the options and rear end, it'll be almost at where the roadster shop chassis is and Id rather just buy that. DSE, that's also in the high teen to 20 range with all options. This is not a show car so I really don't care what it looks like under the car, they will all look good once done. I just want the car to handle the horsepower and handle good. Any suggestions from your experience would be very greatly appreciated. Also the car will be mini tubed. Thank You
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Old 12-03-2017, 03:38 PM
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Hello I hate to ask this question but I have been doing research and don't really know my answer yet. I have a 1969 Camaro, just the body, freshly painted with a stock freshly painted subframe. I will be putting a ls3 blown in the car with a 6spd. It will be used for weekend driving, no autocross or racing events but I like to drive hard and have a well handling car. I was looking at Speedtech stuff, roadster shop stuff, DSE and ridetech. I am leaning towards the roadster shop spec chassis because of the price. I can get the chassis for around $13,000 with the options I want and the rear end already on the chassis. I also like the fact that it is full frame so it can support the horsepower I will be putting in the car. The speedtech stuff looks great but after doing it all will probly be in the 20k range. The ridetech stuff is nice but with the options and rear end, it'll be almost at where the roadster shop chassis is and Id rather just buy that. DSE, that's also in the high teen to 20 range with all options. This is not a show car so I really don't care what it looks like under the car, they will all look good once done. I just want the car to handle the horsepower and handle good. Any suggestions from your experience would be very greatly appreciated. Also the car will be mini tubed. Thank You
If you're going to run a Blown LS3, you'd be smart to run Speedtech, DSE or Art Morrison. Not to sound rude, but if you're going to run that type of engine setup for a weekend driver...you're wanting a full on Donkey Kong kinda build. Big power, big brakes, lot of suspension for handling.

You have to be honest with yourself about what you REALLY want. Don't let feelings of guilt for whatever reason get in the way of that. Once you have that answer, then you can put together a build list. Go crazy and add every Gucci item you can find to it...and add the cost of that item in another column and total it up with your list is complete. If you have the cash to throw at it...do it and never look back. If you don't, then look at a way to get their. What can you add now and what can you add to that later.

In this type of situation, I really like Speedtech. You could add a set of their ATS spindles, some upper control arms, nice shocks and upgrade the steering box on your current front sub. (Hey you said it's nice, so use it) Out back go with the Torque Arm setup. Add a nice brake package and you've got a sweet ride. If you feel the need, you can always upgrade one of their front subs later.

My point....whatever money you spend...be smart with it. Don't buy RS because you think they have the best price. Buy it because they have the best product for your application/over all goal.

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I appreciate the feedback. I mentioned roadster shop because of the quality and price. I really don't know what I would be happy with. I have heard great things about the ride tech stuff and great things about the speed tech stuff, I just don't if the differences are that much to spend the money, that is why Im asking and putting my feelers out. I will be doing some wilwood or Baer brakes front and rear. The ls3 blown is not really a huge build for me, I just like power and I can do that myself for fairly cheap. I don't care what everything looks like under the car, its not a show car, just want a well handling, well put together car. Ive always told myself to ask people that have done it, to get their opinions. Also I want to do it the right way first. I want proven parts not something that will make me the test dummy, I also don't want to have to modify 10 things to make one thing work, if that makes sense. Thank You again
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Not sure how you are thinking that the Speedtech package would be 20K?

Depending on which subframe:
Protouring Trach time package with all new 9"is 10,099 Reuse your spindles or upgrade to AFX 1200.00
Extreme is 7199.00 comes with spindle and all the other upgrades
Torque arm 2299.00
complete rear end with third member 3199.00

There are ad on's as well:
Headers (won't matter who's you buy)
1199 or 1399 depending on which sub
shaft kit 200
body mounts 149.00

So for the best sub on the market with full rear suspension you are 14450.00
for the Protouring you are 11,700.00
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So I was looking at the extreme sub with the 9inch and torque are setup for the rear. It came out to 14k I added all the other stuff as in headers, wheel tubs, steering shaft and misc items that I will need to run the setup. Im not knocking Speedtech in any way, I really am trying to figure out what I will be happy with in the end and what will best suit the car with the performance goals and power I will make. I've never seen any comparisons with all the companies I have mentioned.
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Hello I hate to ask this question but I have been doing research and don't really know my answer yet. I have a 1969 Camaro, just the body, freshly painted with a stock freshly painted subframe. I will be putting a ls3 blown in the car with a 6spd. It will be used for weekend driving, no autocross or racing events but I like to drive hard and have a well handling car. I was looking at Speedtech stuff, roadster shop stuff, DSE and ridetech. I am leaning towards the roadster shop spec chassis because of the price. I can get the chassis for around $13,000 with the options I want and the rear end already on the chassis. I also like the fact that it is full frame so it can support the horsepower I will be putting in the car. The speedtech stuff looks great but after doing it all will probly be in the 20k range. The ridetech stuff is nice but with the options and rear end, it'll be almost at where the roadster shop chassis is and Id rather just buy that. DSE, that's also in the high teen to 20 range with all options. This is not a show car so I really don't care what it looks like under the car, they will all look good once done. I just want the car to handle the horsepower and handle good. Any suggestions from your experience would be very greatly appreciated. Also the car will be mini tubed. Thank You
It looks like you have a pretty cool project underway!

All of the manufacturers that you have been researching are top notch and make great components. Picking between them really all comes down to what your long term goals are, how invasive do you want the components to be and what type of investment range are you looking to stay in. They all have their components on cars with four digit HP figures and when installed correctly, will take whatever you want to throw at them.

Our 1st Gen kit can be found under multiple cars and just about any autocross event across the country. We've been running the same kit under our 48hr Camaro that you can buy straight out of the catalog for your car.
There aren't any top secret components under there that aren't obtainable by our customers. The car is a test bed and a testament to the quality of components that we manufacture. We beat on that car like the Waffle House beats its eggs!

Now, I know that isn't what you have in mind for your car but I mention it because its important. Knowing that the same suspension components under your car are under some of the most competitive autocross cars across the country really says something. Just because you may not ever push your car that hard, doesn't mean that you shouldn't have the option to.

Just because it isn't a show car doesn't mean that you have to sacrifice looks for performance. Our components are all assembled right here in Indiana and powder coated a chassis black for a subtle appearance. We don't require the use of an aftermarket subframe so the one that you already have painted is pretty much ready for our components right out of the box. The rear cradle is designed to bolt in and is minimally invasive. There is no drastic cutting of the frame rails or floor pans to install it and when paired with the Currie housing that we offer, you wont even have to weld tabs to the rear end. All the measuring and cutting is done for you, pick your gear set and it comes ready to assemble.

You didn't mention if you were planning on installing it yourself or having it installed but I believe I can get you set up from front to rear, housing and center section included, for right at $10k. That will include the complete coilover kit, our Tru Turn Steering components as well as front AND rear sway bars.

I appreciate your research, I know that if you ask around there will be plenty of customers who would be more than happy to give you their feedback on the Ridetech product line up. Ask their opinions, compare and contrast between manufacturers and establish which setup will be right for you, I don't think you will be disappointed in what we have to offer. If you ever have any questions, feel free to contact me direct. I will be more than happy to help. 812-481-4737
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Thank you all again for the replies. I still am going back and forth between the ride tech stuff and speedtech. It sounds like I will save about 6k going with ridetech but obviously for the 6k more you do get very good components. If I was going to autocross the car I’d probably go ridetech but I won’t and never have so I’m not going to lie to myself. Have a tough decision but I’m sure I’ll be asking a ton of questions later on and updating my progress. Thanks again
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I’ve owned cars with an AME subframe and Ridetech Level 2 with Truturn and I can absolutely say that for street driving the AME subframe was far superior in terms of ride quality. I will not do an upgraded factory sub ever again. They may be great on the track but they are harsh on the street in my experience. I don’t know if it is the heims or geometry or....

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When you say harsh, do you mean feeling like a race suspension? or just a ****ty ride overall?
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