Camaro front weight
 

I have a 69 camaro. I have QA1 coilover conversion shocks up front. The front keeps falling after I crank up the spanner nuts they are 350 lb springs. The shocks and springs have been installed a couple years. QA1 wanted to know the weight of the front of my car to recommend a spring rate. I was at my chassis place Saturday, to finish up my Quadra link in the rear. We weighed the front on two of his scales. It weighed #2535 lbs. The QA1 guy says I have the heaviest small blockn camaro in the country. I've taken alot of weight out of the front. (aluminimn inner fenders, A/C delete, tublar A arms etc). I'm going to try to weigh it somewhere else too to prove the scales right or wrong. What should the front weigh approx?................Thanks

Can't see why it would be any different than any other small block car. Sounds like some crummy springs if they keep sagging in 2 years time.

Well... first of all... QA1's are not "all that" to begin with. Definately suspect in my opinion.

Secondly... I would guess that your actual front weight is more like 1850 to 2050 lbs total.

Third... a 350 lb spring is about equal to a stock spring rate. I think you will need more than that.

I'm going to re weigh the front with different scales to see if the chassis guys are off and go with global west springs maybe. They say they can offer a 500 lb rate spring for my application. Ant other suggestions? .....Thanks much

what are your intensions for the car?

in a g-machine asspect- 500 is to low for a iron sbc... and 350 is crazy.

first gen small block w/aluminum heads, glass hood,factory discs,steel fenders inner/outer should be around 1650/1700lbs , either the scales are off or you have a lead filled subframe:lol:

To answer your question AJ, I'm taking the car in the pro touring/G-machine direction. I went to a dump transfer station by my house yesterday. They let me weigh my car. With just the frony wheels on the scale it weighed #1800 lbs. Then I drove the whole car onto the scale and it weighed #3220 lbs. Now I will seek a front spring. Probably from Global west. I dont think there are too many options for this "coil over conversion" syestem from QA1. We will see.