I have a 95 v6 camaro, no intention of racing it out, just trying to learn how to do various work, i want to lower the car from stock height just a little bit, maybe 2-3 inches, what brand/model of lowering springs would best suit my car and what shocks would go hand in hand with that? Where could I buy correct subframe connectors and how easy are they to install? thanks!

 

A 1.5" drop is pretty drastic let alone a 2 or 3". You'll bottom out on everything w/a 3" drop (not that they even make that short of spring for f-bodies) and almost everything w/2". Are you sure you want to be that low? Just a little bit would be a 1" drop.

Springs, go light on the rear rate unless you like the rear to bounce. Don't do Eibiotch. They've had probs with the rear settling lower than the front. As far as which manufacturer, you need to decide how low you really want it and how much rate you want.

Shocks, Koni if you want off the shelf that'll work well w/any spring.

Other things needed, Adj PHB and LCA relo bracket.

SFC's, boxed or tubular - 3 or 2 point??? Either way get the weld in not bolt in. Look for a SFCs with large mating surfaces.

 

well i dont understand the rate bit, but I just want it to look a little bit lower, the shocks and springs are pretty old anyway i'd like a revitalized feel to the ride and my friends tell me SFC help reduce some of the body roll, i dont street race or anything but i do miss how the car used to feel when it was newer

 

SFCs do not reduce body roll, sway bars do. Stranoparts.com has the best F body swaybars.

 

ok well what does the SFC do actually, im glad this site exists, i could tell you guys the inside and out mechanics of a nuclear submarine, but the camaro i drive? not so much :\
how hard is it to install sway bars?

 

SFC reduces unibody flex.

I doubt your springs are worn out. Its probably bushings and shocks more than anything.

 

You have to be able to indentify what you want to fix. I tell people all the time you can't walk into your doctor, tell him/her you want some pills and they "ok". Parts are like pills, they are a remedy for what ills the car. BUt you have to some extent (not with great precision) be able to help me figure out what the issues are so we can use the right parts to fix it.

Among everything else listed in this thread I also carry a number of brands of subframe connectors. And about a hundred other things for this car. But if you ask around, you'll find I'm only interested in selling what's going to best work to fix your problem, even if that/those parts cost less that what you were thinking of buying.

I'm happy to take the time to speak with you to come up with a plan of action(and actually, I must talk to you--e-mail doesn't get the job done).

 

SFCs are a length of steel tubing that is welded to the rear control arm mounting point and the front subframe. They form a stiffer connection between those two points which normally just attach to the floorpan of the car.
Swapping out swaybars is easy if you have a set of ramps and a basic tool set.