Hotchkis worth the money ? (G-Body car)

[HzEmall]

I am buying a seperate frame and doing my suspension all up and I was wondering if they are worth the money or is there someone that is just as good and less money ?

I want to do sway bars, upper and lower control arms front and back..........I am adding all the misc G-Body braces that came on the different cars and either doing Air Ride "Shockwaves" or the QA1 coil overs front and back.

Thoughts ?

Oh....and the car is a 86 Buick Rega (started life as a base model)

[Marcus SC&C]

Hotchkis springs,shocks and rear swaybar for the G body are fine.
We`ve done a LOT of R&D on the G chassis and have some very unique G specific parts that actually correct the poor factory geometry rather than trying to bandaid it. For rear arms I`d go Currie Currectrac. They`re the only direct fit upper AND lower arms available for the G chassis with greasable spherical ends on one side to reduce rear suspension binding rather than increasing it like solid tubular arms with poly bushings on both ends do. They`re not on the site yet but we carry them also. Nice stuff. :) Mark SC&C

[PTAddict]

I'd look into what Marcus (SCandC) offers for front control arms and long ball joints. Stay away from the "tall spindle" and control arms from Hotchkis - these are B-body spindles and introduce as many problems as they solve.

[olds87]

What would be the price of Currie Currectrac G-body rear control arms from SC&C?

[Marcus SC&C]

Drop me an e mail at SC&C and I`ll be happy to give you prices on them. We should have them up on the site in a couple weeks. :) Mark SC&C

[Sue]

give Mark a call. he just hooked me up with some great parts. i couldn't be more happy with the way my car handles.

[Shonuff_Chevy]

I'd look into what Marcus (SCandC) offers for front control arms and long ball joints. Stay away from the "tall spindle" and control arms from Hotchkis - these are B-body spindles and introduce as many problems as they solve.

I have a G-Body and was considering using Hotchkis and change over to B-Body spindles for bigger rotors(better stopping) Do they create problem?

[ProTouring442]

Do few searches, and you will find many threads on the subject. To get into some real detail, ask Dennis (I do believe he is on PT). In a nut shell, the cause you to loose your turning radius, slow down your steering ratio, and cause bad bump-steer. Other than all that, they're great! :eek: In anycase, there are companies that use your stock spindles for big brakes. Or, you can look into the ATS spindles. I don't know if they have spindles for your car yet. I don know that they are working on one for the earlier A-Bodies that have already done the tall spindle swap. This will correcet the bump-steer and turning radius problems of the swap. Talk with Dennis, or SC&C about other options that use taller ball joints and tubular upper arms.

Just so you'll know, I am running the GW upper and lowerson my '72, along with the tall spindle. As soon as ATS has their A-body spindle ready, I will be purchasing them.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"

[GBodyGMachine]

I am doing a pro touring GBody. All the GM Parts are comming off and I am going to Front Half the car. Probably base most of my parts of a mustang II, But I am building everything so it will work well together.

Jeff