Yet another new guy from MN

[JohnMN68FBody]

Hello All-

I stumbled across this site about three weeks ago while searching the net for "1968 Camaro 5-speed". To be honest I had no idea there were so many people already doing what I had in mind!! I have a 68 Camaro with a 454BBC, TH 400, 12 bolt 4:11, looks pretty much stock. I purchased it about 12 years ago, just after the previous owner finished a pretty nice frame off resto. All stock suspension, all drum (!) brakes, etc. The engine threw a rod this spring, good excuse to freshen up the whole car, right? Needless to say an engine rebuild has potentially turned into revised front suspension, coil overs, T-56 conversion, big discs at each corner, wheels/tires, mini-tub (maybe the new DSE 4-link?) etc.

My question is this- is there any type of comparison testing being done to compare one setup to another? For example: who is to say what company offers the best upper/lower a-arms for 67-69 Camaros? Has there ever been any documented skid pad or slalom course testing to compare different setups? Everybody likes their own car & says it works great, but it would be nice to see some type of hard data to show what each mod offers. That's not asking too much, right???