Speedtech's new 3rd Gen Camaro suspension

[HellPhish89]

Originally Posted by cjsgarage

We've a got a pretty well handling one as a sort of sponsored shop project.

Blake and Ben:
These cars would need body modification to fit the 315s in the back. The tubs need some alteration. We have 275s all the way around, no rubs on a factory body. Actually, they may need modification in the front, too. The wheel wells may not be wide enough to allow a 315 to sweep. I know we're dangerously close to rubbing the body kit wit our 275s.

Also, we dropped an LS and t56 into this car. We used the 4th gen Camaro rear end and torque arm along with the swap. Bolts on. The trans mount is fabbed, engine mounts are from Hawks Third Gen.

Exhaust clearance is a big issue on these cars. There's not room to go duals over the top if you have the panhard bar in place. We went with a Fays2 Watts link and elected to dump the exhaust before the rear end. In factory form, they have a weird pocket under the passenger front floorboard where the catalytic converter lived.
After that, there's no reliefs in the floor to fit exhaust. Adding a torque arm further cramped our room.

But just so you know, a 4th gen tank will drop in place of the third gen unit and you can sorta reuse most of the fuel lines as they are. Makes that bit a no brainer. Also, the pedals from a 4th gen will slide in place of the third gen stuff.. so you can use the stock clutch master.

Hooker makes an over the axle true dual system for 3rd gen now.

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Hey all you 3rd gen guys, the time has arrived to resurrect this thread! After getting a bunch of other projects finished up and launching a new ExtReme chassis for 64-67 Chevelles, '60-66 C10s, and '53-56 Ford F100's we're ready to get back to the mullet racer '91 Camaro platform. As has been said this is a great car to begin with, they're out there to be had at still reasonable prices, they come with a liot of attached memories as they were prowling the streets when many of us were at a great time of our lives, and hey, they really aren't bad looking when you get rid of the overly fat protruding rear tires and stick on auto parts store bling aisle specials.

With that in mind we're heading forward to completely redesigning the platform, adapting our proven to be the best overall design in Pro-Touring suspension into the 3rd gen Camaro/Firebird platform. You'll see the same layout found in previous ExtReme platforms of upper and lower control arms with all that leading edge geometry, and at this point we're after 315 tires up front. Again we're proposing this won't be just replacement parts that improve over factory performance a little, we're after the best street suspension upgrade on the market. Check out the pics to get the thread started and stay tuned as it all unfolds!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

[LS1-IROC]

Nice, can't wait to see more!

[Rocket71]

Any update?

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[mitch_04]

I'm happy with the pace. They are perfectly in sync with the rate I work on my own car!

[Blake Foster]

OMG small update.
Car is ready to assemble the suspension into for the last time. waiting on the rear end to arrive from Dutchman. and a rear sway bar

Bottom of the car is coated and the suspension painted , this really has been a long slow process with all the other things going on, sorry to keep dragging it out.
But it is still moving along

[67droptop]

Pictures! Pictures!!!

[sls1025]

Hello Blake, any updates on the 3rd gen F-body suspension?
Thank you

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by 67droptop

Pictures! Pictures!!!

will work on that