Estleja
03-04-2023, 01:19 PM
Replacing the suspension in my 69 GTO. Currently has stock suspension, will be using the car on the street/car cruises. Something that will give me a comfortable ride on the highway, but still hold up if i'm wanting to get into it for fun. Budget around 5K, what do ya'll suggest?
andrewb70
03-04-2023, 07:10 PM
I am excited to be using a complete system from Ridetech on my 70 GTO.
Andrew
Olds.PhD
03-05-2023, 10:03 AM
So there's a hell of a lot of posts out there for you to research this, and I would definitely recommend it to get a lot of perspectives on your options. But I just went through this, so I'll throw in my $.02:
I already had Hotchkiss 1" drop springs and a fast ratio steering box. I ended up replacing all of the control arms (front and rear) with UMI parts. I have tall upper and lower balljoints, adding about 1.4" of spindle height. I went with the higher end swaybars front and rear (again, UMI). Front is a splined bar, rear is chassis mounted bar. So I've got some extra adjustability there. From the research I had done, I was swayed to Ridetech for shocks. I just went with their single-adjustable shocks - not coilovers.
This package rides really well, and it is astounding how much better it corners.
From my research, you really can't go wrong with any of the big names (UMI, Ridetech, Speedtech, Detroit Speed, etc). You just need to determine how much capability you want first, then realize the compromises that come with each option these companies offer.