G-bar or Quadralink ?, 73 camaro - Lateral-g Forums

The T-man · #1 08-23-2009, 05:05 PM

73 camaro, going to mini -tub it, and thought while we are under there,
G-bar or Quadralink ?

or the big question, is it "really" worth the time and $ for these to get a 335 rear tire? I hear stories of some people getting lucky and stuffing a 315 under some stock 70-73's, which I could be happy with and save the 2-3K$

any truth to that? rolling the fender lip or bashing in the wheel housing with a BFH is fine w/ me

Vegas69 · #2 08-23-2009, 05:20 PM

I would always go DSE if the option was available. I'm not just pulling that out of my ass either. I have dealt with them personally and have there subframe in my car with 2500 miles on it. Top shelf.....

Cread01 · #3 08-23-2009, 09:57 PM

I would say go with the dse out of the two.

as far as the 315's go. you can "fit" them but in my opinion they stick out way too far and you will have to beat on the quarter lips and seat belt hump. plus your rear ride height will be a factor. guess it depends on what look you like.

z4me69 · #4 08-25-2009, 05:33 AM

not a second gen but i have the dse sub and qlink under a 69 wont run anything but the dse from here out. and i have installed a air bar on a buddys car and driven the snot out of it there is no comparison . dse all the way

pro-tour79 · #5 08-25-2009, 09:16 AM

this 72 has 315-35-17 with our Comp leaf spring kit, yes you wil have to roll the lip and massage the seat belt hump

ParkerRS · #6 08-25-2009, 10:55 AM

DSE, Kyle proves it for the last two years with the blue 70 test car. Great product quality and unbeatable customer service. I have their sub under my new second gen project but opted for the lat-d 3-link rear. The 3-link isn't an easy to obtain commodity anymore so I'd say DSE all the way.

71RS/SS396 · #7 08-26-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The T-man

73 camaro, going to mini -tub it, and thought while we are under there,
G-bar or Quadralink ?

or the big question, is it "really" worth the time and $ for these to get a 335 rear tire? I hear stories of some people getting lucky and stuffing a 315 under some stock 70-73's, which I could be happy with and save the 2-3K$

any truth to that? rolling the fender lip or bashing in the wheel housing with a BFH is fine w/ me

The ride height and tire diameter will really determine how much tire you can fit under it,the wheel lip is not really the problem on 2nd gens, it's the outer wheel well if you get the car low because of the way it rolls back towards the center of the car. I have hotchkis springs on mine with 2" lowering blocks to lower the car a total of 3.5" running 275/40-18 on a 8" wheel w/ 4.75 backspacing and is really tight to the outer wheel well you might get away with a 9" wheel w/5.75 backspacing,because mine still has some room inside. there really isn't any room between the quarter panel and the outer wheel well to gain any tire clearance , if you start wailing with a hammer you will be fixing your quarter panel. The front is an even bigger pain in the arse to get any tire under it if you get the car low!!

ProdigyCustoms · #8 08-27-2009, 06:52 AM

I sell and install both. The Quadralink is great, requires a lot more labor, cutting, wleding to install. Also reauires a lot of welding on the rear housing, cutting ends off, rewelding, etc. The G Bar / Prodigy Bar is a great suspension also, rides good, handles well, and is easy to install and requires only minor welding on the rear end housing.

I do believe the 2nd gen Quadralink has a slight performance at the high end of the performance scale in a full on race application. But the Quadra Link will cost a lot more in materials, labor and time.

It is a ways off, but once a G Link is designed for second gens, I suspect any performance gap will be reduced.

Both will ride great and will handle and ride great. Can you do the cutting and welding? Or afford to pay to have it done. Then the choice is simple right now.

The T-man · #9 08-31-2009, 10:56 AM

So you are saying Gbar then...

markss28 · #10 09-02-2009, 08:35 AM

I have hotchkis springs all the way around on my 73 camaro. I have a 18x10 in back and an 18x8 in front. I have 285/35/18 tire and can go without rubbing a 295/35 tire. This to me looks great and handles very well. The front looks great too and does not rub even when I cut a whole coil off to get it to drop a bit more. I would buy the entire hotchkis stuff. complete bolt on no lie stuff.

Also I think Mari Pozzi runs this in her 2nd gen and she beats everybody.