Which direction my Camaro is going!

[profro]

Hey all! well here I am in the middle on cutting my rust free car up to add mini tubs. something I've been back and forth on for the 27 years I've owned this car. I've blown out many 10 bolt rears over he years and now plan a currie 9" with this new project. My question is... What rear suspension is worth all the labor to install? I want coil overs for height adjustablity. Have them going in front so the matching setup would be nice. I've been looking into Art Morrison'sTriangulated 4 bar. Lots of work but I tink it would work very well for me. whats your comments? Jeff

[LSRS7]

I have the DSE Q-Link and it's a very nice set up and easy to install.
If I had to make a choice now I would have opted for the LD 3 link. I guess it's about budget and what you want to do with the car, lots of different set ups here and all seem to perform well. Lots to read here!

[profro]

Yeah that LD 3 link is sweet! Very pricey though! I quess you get what you pay for! I wish there was a bolt on system for a 2nd gen Camaro like your DSE system! I have the relocators from DSE for my leafs after the mini tubbing is done but I don't think it will work too well for cornering like a ciol over shock set up.

[XTRMEASURES]

yea id say the LD 3 link would be the way to go.

[profro]

I Totally

[profro]

I do agree Lateral Dynamics has the hot set up. If my $$$'s work out I may go that way! They list one for a 1973 but not my 1977. I need to look into that!

[wendell]

You should give mark at LD a call. I bet he'd love to see a fogged big block dead hooking on his 3 link.

[formula]

If you're looking for a bolt-in deal, Air ride technologies has a bolt in triangulated 4 link that you could easily use coilovers with instead of bags. They even sell it seperately. It won't perform QUITE as well as the LD 3-link, but it's no slouch. They've got an early 70's split bumper that has proven itself to be a contender several times.

I'm probably a little biased because I already voted with my money for the air ride setup, but I liked the fact that i didn't have to hack up my floor pan--just drill a couple holes, weld a couple tabs, and you're done. There is no doubt that the lateral dynamics setup outperforms the art stuff, but I have yet to see any hard evidence as to how much of an advantage it actually offers. I think it's sort of a question of how much you're willing to spend for those extra tenths.

as a side note, 70-81 f-bodies use the same suspension set up. So anything for an early 70's car will work fine with later second gens too.

Here's a shot of mine right as I was finishing it off.

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[profro]

Thanks for the tip on Air ride Tech's bolt in system. I think that is the direction I'd like to take! I plan on contacting them to see if they can offer the system withour the air bag shocks! Then it would just be a matter of if coil over springs will fit without contacting the housing or brackets! Thanks!! Love your car by the way!

[formula]

coilovers would fit easily. Air ride's rear suspension uses what are effectively coilover's, except with bags in the place of the coils. They bolt in just like coilovers do. I doubt it would require any modification, presuming the shock length were the same.

Here's the only decent shots i've got of the mounting point for one of the rear shocks. The bag itself is mounted on the shock body, just like a spring would be mounted on a coilover setup. Sorry for the quality, i had to take these with my camera phone. The first shot is from a different car, but shows the bottom mount well.

Thanks for the compliments on my bird!

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