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Old 07-13-2016, 02:48 AM
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Default Thoughts about leaf vs 4 link. Hotchkis/ridetech

Hi,
I have Hotchkis lowering springs/front and 1,5" drop leaf springs from Hotchkis.
Also planned to mount there tubular arms. This along with red koni shocks.
The plan have been to get a full tvs stage 2 kit eventually. I get stuff when my budget let me.

I bought my car in 2010 and it have been a rolling restoration. But now it's getting a ls1, new paint, wilwood brakes and it starting to look very nice.

And then.... I started to look on the ridetech stuff and as a nerd for details I started to think about 4 link. I'm probably not gonna mini tub it for now. And the goal is around 400hp with really nice (street) drive ability.
Not just straight forward.

One thing that bothers me with Hotchkis is that it's hard to get the right ride height especially in the rear. I realize that I should go with the 3" drop from the start. And I'm not a fan of lowering blocks.

Another thing is that I don't like to mix parts. So I stick with one brand.
What kind of benefits do the ridetech 4 link have? I need to consider if it's worth the money for me. But this time I do the chassi one time for all.
And if I should go with the ridetech stuff it will also be the same in the front.

When it comes to quality i really like Hotchkis but i also don't have much to compare with. As far as there leaf springs goes I think it will be absolutely fine for me.
This is a question about looks, quality, drive ability.
Also a lot of money

Maybe some of you members here have been in the same position?

Goal: street and show.
Car: Camaro 67
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