Updating my '69 Camaro

[Rybar]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Also not wanting to Hijack Ryan's thread. Good GBar conversation and I too am interested in this.

I have the ver1.0 GBar and was looking to run lower than I could get with the lowest settings. A shorter spring (9") got me there but I didn't like loosing the shock travel plus I'm not sure if I should be worried about using the coil-seat adjustment for altering ride-height. I'm always scared that top spring keeper is going to fly out under full extension. Not sure if that is a well founded fear but I note they always say that is for spring pre-load adjustment only. (then again - we were never supposed to cut coils from springs back in the day either).

So the easy way out would have been to go to a shorter shock AND spring but again concious of loosing shock travel. If I did it over again I'd try that route first. Instead I had a DSE crossmember in the garage so we installed that with the DSE top shock mounts and cut the GBar crossbar out. Definitely not an install to be taken lightly on an assembled car and I'd not do it again - what a PITA but that is definitely NOT the fault of the parts! So that actually acheived more that I was looking for (addtl 4"). I am running the lower shock mount up a few notches and inverted - i want to bring that back down again so now I'm looking at getting longer shocks to compensate.

Varishock makes a shorter shock and spring combo (in fact I have a new set here) and I would definitely try that first next time.

My 2c.
G.

Sounds like you as well would have been better off installing a DSE Quadralink.

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by Rybar

Sounds like you as well would have been better off installing a DSE Quadralink.

I hear you but the Gbar cradle is fully welded and Moser rear was built with GBar mods. Tough to go that far back to go forwards.

G.

[Rybar]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

I hear you but the Gbar cradle is fully welded and Moser rear was built with GBar mods. Tough to go that far back to go forwards.

G.

Understood, I meant deciding on a different suspension during the planning stages.

[Gandalf]

Planning stages - what's that? You must mean where I was going to spend a weekend getting this driver on the road LOL!

But absolutely. Too many examples of that during this build - my bad and we correct as we go. Almost want to do it over just to see how it CAN be done LOL. But it's all good and we're getting closer.

Can't wait to see your car in person - looks great!
G.

Originally Posted by Rybar

Understood, I meant deciding on a different suspension during the planning stages.

[Payton King]

stance. Most companies running coil overs are using a 5 inch stroke shock. That should give 2.5 compression and droop or 3/2...which is not much. Not sure I would want to go any shorter on the shock just from a bottoming/ride standpoint. Most are running between 250-275 rear spring. If you are going for ride comfort the 200 should be great, but I bet you will have a bottoming problem.

With all that being said....damn you car looks good!