Shopping list!

[Jinks]

I think ive got everything sorted out!

Front suspension:

BMR upper and lower control arms: 739$ ( + $40 for upper balljoints i think)

QA1 Coilovers: 649$

AFX Spindles: 625$

Touring classics kit for above spindles: 650$

Also looking at front camaro steering box, not sure about that yet.. might also throw in some new tie rod ends, already have a 1 1/8 swaybar

REAR SUSPENSION

GW Leafs 325$

Rear del-a-lum shackles 192$

shocks ( not sure if going adjustable or not yet ) 100-200$ depending

touring classic rear kit $750

subframe connectors ~200$ ( might make my own at work )


AND that's about it :/

Lets not forget the 17" rims ill be buying to fit my new suspension

Centerline crusing custom Venturas ( how fitting for my car :) )
$270 a piece ( unless someone has a hookup with centerline hah )

General UHP tires ( $79 a piece at tire rack )

AND NO I DONT WANT TO ADD ALL THESE PRICES UP!! :)

any comments or suggestions?

[Jinks]

oops i added it all up and came in around $5000 :( guess it could be worse!

[rocketrod]

Looks good, but you never really mentioned what goals were for the car. Is it a driver, will it see track time etc?

As for your list you may want to consider going with GW control arms since you are using other GW pieces. This way you know the pieces were designed to work together. I would also go with the matching QA1s for the rear if your using their coilovers up fronr for the same reason. Good luck...

[Jinks]

im using the BMR arms as they dont change the stock geometery as instructed by AFX when using the taller spindles. he says the spindles with stock control arms will give better results :)

Coil overs for the back is perhaps a bit excessive as im running a leaf setup..

This car is a street only / drag once in a while ( dont have any further goals as per drag racing, already know how fast it COULD be with a drag setup ) It'd be nice to try a road course.. but i only have an auto with a high stall.. so i dont know how my tranny would really like all the shifting :/

[TitoJones]

Jinks-
I don't think I was clear enough in my response to your PM. What I meant by stock geometry is the upper control arm pick up points. A control arm from Global West and DSE are very good things for the suspension. They increase the amount of caster you can dial in, without a giant shim stack to get there. The combination of the tall AFX spindle with say- a Guldstrand mod or DSE coil over kit,is not such a good thing.

Tyler

[Jinks]

oh ok ! thanks for clearing that one up.

hmm i suppose i have to choose a better upper set of arms then :)

[Mark Hamburg]

I'm interested in finding out if/how well the General UHP's work out...

Some people love 'em and others complain about squirm. I want to hear back from someone who's tried them themselves (vs. quoting something they heard or read). Tire Rack has 2.5 million miles worth of feedback and it runs the gamut (worst reviews are at the end).

Let us know! If I can get away for less than $100 a tire for good rubber I'll be extremely happy.

[wendell]

Personally I'd take the money incinerated by the control arms and put it into tires. That's just me. Other than that you've got the pro-touring bases covered. Enjoy it.

[rob07002]

Let me know if your looking for a set of the Del-a-lum bushings and shackles. I could save you a few $$

[69keith]

I bought mine QA1 Coilovers from Frank, I don't think they were over $450..