camaro front suspention?

[patman]

I'm rebuilding a 81 Z28. the car is going to be a street/strip car (70% street/30% strip) I've got the front sub-frame out and stripped. My question is what spring/shock combo should I use? I want as good of weight transfer as possible and still be able to drive the car to around town. Also, is their any benefits to switching to tubular control arms?

[80z28]

i run competetion engineering drag shocks with moroso front coil springs. the right price for the money and mine is 60% street 40% track driven

[Mike77z]

I have TRZ tubular arms and QA1 coil overs and street manners are fine. Also the arms look good with no inners in the car :)



Mike

[patman]

i run competetion engineering drag shocks with moroso front coil springs. the right price for the money and mine is 60% street 40% track driven

Are those shocks adjustable? If so, how do you have them set-up?

[80z28]

yes they are 3 way adjustables.

i run them on 90/10 all the time and have no problems with them on the street. here's the info

Brand:Competition Engineering (http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=400079+115)Product Line:Competition Engineering Adjustable Drag Shocks (http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=400079+302407+115&autoview=sku)Part Type:Shocks and Struts (http://store.summitracing.com/PartTypeRedir.asp?PartType=Shocks+and+Struts)Inter nal Design:MonotubeAdjustable:YesGas Charged:NoBushing Material:RubberBushing Color:BlackBoot Included:NoExtended Length (in):15.340 in.Collapsed Length (in):9.620 in.Body Diameter (in):1.630 in.Upper Mount:StudLower Mount:Bar pinQuantity:Sold individually.

Shock/Strut, Monotube, Adjustable, Front, Buick/Chevy/Ford/Mercury/Oldsmobile/Pontiac, RWD, Each
Check to make sure this part fits your application (http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=CEE%2D2610&view=32&N=700+4294925130+400079+4294919396+4294908216+4294 908198+4294925047)

It's like getting three shocks for the price of one.
These Competition Engineering adjustable drag shocks offer a 3-way valving system to dial-in the extension/compression ratio needed for any track condition. The front shocks have three adjustable ratios of 90/10, 80/20, and 60/40. The ratios for the rear shocks are 70/30, 60/40, and 50/50. These numbers represent the percentage of force required to extend (first number) and compress (second number) the shock. By changing the settings on the front and rear shocks, you can dial-in the car to raise the front on initial launch for weight transfer, and then settle smoothly for a final charge to the finish line.

[patman]

hey! thanks for that info. that helps a lot

[80z28]

no prob. let me know if you need anything else!

[patman]

no prob. let me know if you need anything else!

Springs? I've been told the the moroso trick springs are the way to go. I went to their sight and see that they sell two differant ones for my application (big block chevy). It depends on teh front end wieght. How do I find out what the front end wieght is???

[80z28]

u'd either have to way it at a place that has individual scales for each tire or call moroso. their tec was helpful. i use the moroso trick springs for a sbc but thats what i have is a sbc. i see a lot of guys with big blocks use the sbc spring also to help transfer the weight better but that might be to much wear and tear on them if you do a lot of street driving. if you have a bbc with fiberglass hood, remove the inner fenders, and all smog and a/c shit than i would still recomend the sbc springs

[TA Dave]

I'm running QA1's and Moroso springs up front and it works very well on the track and on the street. The car is in my Avatar, and it's a pump gas street car.

[10.5-57]

you can also stop by a truck stop, there is usally a steel plate, about 4" wide on the truck scales, put the front tires on one side and the rears onthe other, the print out will give the nose weight and tail weight seperate. Moroso trick springs are the way to go, front end weight needs to be matched as close as poss.