1.2G lateral... air-ride claims valid??

[deuce_454]

Originally Posted by Blown353

Might want to try a stock Lotus Elise. It will get VERY VERY close and might even break it. Large magazine 200' skidpad numbers for the Elise seem to range from .99 to 1.06 G and that's on the stock Yokohama Advan Neova tires, which are not R-compounds. Then again, it's a sub-2K pound rollerskate. I will say they are a total hoot to drive.

yokohama advans are r compound tires... or as close to it as you come... they are only OEM mounted on the elise!

[bret]

I would donate a testicle to see one of the magazines do a suspension shootout similar to the Motortrend or Road and Track style vehicle shootouts.

[trapin]

Bret tossed me the keys to the '66 down in Tennessee and I got to put the old girl through her paces. All I can say is...I'm convinced. That thing handled like it was on rails and stayed dead flat in the corners. I came away a believer and the next car I do will definitely have Air Ride underneath it.

[DDY RCKT]

I talked with these guys at length on Saturday at PRI. I felt a little bad because I kept them talking way past the end of the show!

I can say that they didn't mind a bit, and were as helpful as anyone I'd talked to all weekend, or ever. Great bunch of guys.

The system is, truthfully, amazing to look at! The quality is near perfect. I believe the claims, and if I can get them on a good day with a discount, This is the system I'll use. If the budget build works out that I can fit it in, I'll go this route. It'll make for a mean track machine with manageable street behavior.

[switchblade327]

I'm just getting back to working on my '66 2 door post and even with PST and hotchkis front end, I remembered it could use some work to really handle. This kit is very, very interesting. I'm glad I let this project sit so long; there is way cooler stuff for these cars now then there was 9 years ago

A couple questions though: was the frame on that '66 modified in any way? Additional bracing or is it all stock crossmembers? And is there a roll cage or anything else stiffening the chassis or are these numbers purely from suspension alone?

[marolf101x]

The 66 Chevelle uses a completely stock subframe (minus our tubular arms, Shockwaves, MaxG spindles, Musclebars, and Posi Links), and there's no cage. When we're not beating the hell out of this thing (we drove it so hard it literally ripped the frame attachment points from the body) we drive it to lunch (when there isn't snow on the ground!)

It runs Cerullo seats (http://www.cerullo.com/), a Bowler 700R4 (http://www.bowlertransmissions.com/), a RideProE2 control system, a Jasper Engines 383 stroker that makes 430 at the flywheel (http://www.jasperengines.com/), Baer Eradispeed brakes (http://www.baer.com/; and PBR stuff, not 6 pots!!! )and a stock rear with a posi and 411 gears. It uses BFG KD tires (225/45/17's front, 275/40/17's out back) with Billet Specialty wheels (http://www.billetspecialties.com/)

I can tell you, there is nothing special about this car. We didn't use special air springs, no crazy shock absorbers, or any kind of active suspension "trickery". It is what it is. If you want to inspect it for yourselves show up at a Goodguys event as it'll probably be running around the Auto-X (and if we're out West you'll see it at an In-n-Out Burger joint).

[rwhite692]

Originally Posted by marolf101x

....we drove it so hard it literally ripped the frame attachment points from the body...

Now that's pulling some G's!

[switchblade327]

Originally Posted by marolf101x

The 66 Chevelle uses a completely stock subframe (minus our tubular arms, Shockwaves, MaxG spindles, Musclebars, and Posi Links), and there's no cage. When we're not beating the hell out of this thing (we drove it so hard it literally ripped the frame attachment points from the body) we drive it to lunch (when there isn't snow on the ground!)

It runs Cerullo seats (http://www.cerullo.com/), a Bowler 700R4 (http://www.bowlertransmissions.com/), a RideProE2 control system, a Jasper Engines 383 stroker that makes 430 at the flywheel (http://www.jasperengines.com/), Baer Eradispeed brakes (http://www.baer.com/; and PBR stuff, not 6 pots!!! )and a stock rear with a posi and 411 gears. It uses BFG KD tires (225/45/17's front, 275/40/17's out back) with Billet Specialty wheels (http://www.billetspecialties.com/)

I can tell you, there is nothing special about this car. We didn't use special air springs, no crazy shock absorbers, or any kind of active suspension "trickery". It is what it is. If you want to inspect it for yourselves show up at a Goodguys event as it'll probably be running around the Auto-X (and if we're out West you'll see it at an In-n-Out Burger joint).

Awesome, thanks for the info. I talked to one of your techs a couple of weeks ago with a couple of questions about the brakes but I think I'm convinced. Your sales team should be hearing from me within the next few months