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Originally Posted by realcoray
The suspension is only a part of being competitive, with many people arguing the biggest aspect being the driver. Narrowing all factors down to front suspension, you can definitely be capable in a stock subframe car.
If you're going to go stock subframe there are a few ways to approach it.
Cheap - Tall ball joints or guldstrand mod, new shocks and springs, some form of a-arm upgrade (upper adjustable and stock lower), sway bar and steering upgrades.
Medium - Tall spindles, new adjustable shocks and springs, sway bar, new a-arms.
More - The above plus double adjustable shocks or coil-over conversion or more extreme changes.
I don't have the perception that there is a huge gap between one option and the next. The biggest gap is from stock to any upgrade, and then things get incrementally better or more adjustable.
I'm going with the medium cost option and expect it to be competitive having spent a lot of time reading about components and piecing them together to make a good whole. That's one of the bigger tangible benefits with the aftermarket subframes, in that you can just order it and all of the pieces work together without you having to do much thinking.
Brake wise I have AFX spindles so I just went C5 brakes which are cheap, have lots of pad options and aren't uncommon on track cars. I intend to leave the option on the table to upgrade to C6 ZO6 brakes in case I need to,
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Great post
This is the kind of info I am looking for.
I agree that going with the full sub upgrade is a no-brainer approach to a decent setup - at a cost. You have obviously been researching this longer then I have, care to share the setup you have decided to go with?
One thing I have discovered with the brake setup is that it will cost about $400 more on the stock spindle then the ATS spindle because you need a new hub and brackets. This narrows the price gap between the stock spindle and AFX spindle enough (in my book) to upgrade.