Well, I'm finally on track to start dumping money into the pit, I mean, my car. I was wondering what some of you would recommend for suspension. It used to have air shocks but I replaced those with a set of KYBs. However, the front suspension is still stock. My rear springs are sagging pretty bad so I was going to replace those next. Anyone have any opinions on fiberglass leaf springs? I kinda read up on them and they seem pretty notch since they're lightweight but wont ever sag. Price is an issue though and I don't know how much they cost. Anyway, just any ideas regarding front and rear suspension, brands would be appreciated. I was looking to do a 1 1/2 inch drop up front and a 1 inch drop out back. BTW, I want this car to handle as good as it can get without sacrificing launching performance too much.

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'73 camaro, 350/350 with 300(?) horses. Only a mid 14
but that's with the open 2.73s.
Also equipped with the destroyed muffler mod

 

-Poly subframe, control arm, swaybar and endlinks.
-ADDCO front & rear swaybars, unless you get a used set of WS-6 T/A bars
-Stock rate rear leafs for an 81 T/A
-72 BBC front springs w/ 1/2 to 1 coil cut
-KYB shocks are OK....Edelbrocks are the shiznit from what I hear.
-Check over the steering components & ball joints. Prolly be best to replace them all if they're stock still. Sloppy at best.
-Matter of fact, while you're at it, better do a quick-over on the brakes as well, since you're there & stock replacment parts for brakes are really cheap. ($25-$30 for loaded front calipers)

Hope this is good for starters.

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ME-73LT 454
99 Hugger Orange V-6 (for sale)

San Diego F-bodies

 

When I did my front stuff I got:

Energy poly bushings
new ball joints, tie rods, drag link, idler arm. basically all steering linkage minus the pitman arm
Suspension Techniques springs
KYB shocks
Addco 1.25" sway bar.

I can't believe the difference all that stuff made. Out of nowhere my steering is back on center, the car handles, 70mph doesn't feel like 120mph , and the outside of my tires don't rub on my wheel wells.

Before I started the project, I had to fight the wheel because it always pulled to the right. The wheel was off center and the must have been from the poor alignment. Thirty years has a tendency to be harsh on front end parts

The way I went was certainly not cheap but the engine was out of the car so I figured I might as well freshen up the rest of the front to handle new power. I also got new rotors, bearings, seals, and pads since my rotors were undersized (meaning they were below minimum spec for thickness)

Well, good luck with what you chose to do

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Andy
aim: Andyman350
1970 Camaro - 355ci, cam, heads, the normal stuff
pics of me and stuff

 

Thanks. I'll be ordering whatever I can afford off of my next paycheck, probaly the subframe first. I was going to get a set of those Edelbrock shocks (the dual mode ones that automatically adjust according to road conditions) but when I went to go order some at my local suspension shop the guy said that they had a lot of angry returns on them from bad performance and that the KYBs were better in general, and also a little cheaper. Anyway thanks again both of you, now I have somewhere to start.

 

For springs (lowering) check out the Hotchkis line of parts.

https://www.hotchkis.net/secure_index.html

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69 Camaro Z28 "clone" 327 AT
DAYTONA YELLOW WITH BLACK Z28 STRIPES
327 - "461" camel back heads. TRW,Edelbrock,Ultradyne,Hooker
TPI 700r4 automatic transmission