A-body BMR Complete Front/Rear Suspension setup as good as SC&C?

[CalSpeed]

Im building a resto-mod pro-touring 67 GTO that i'm looking at putting a very nice suspension setup on (no air-ride) that will give handling & skidpad G's comparable to a stock C5/C6 corvette.

Engine combo is a procharged LS2/T56 setup which is the easy part since I own a LSx performance based shop. This is my first a-body build so trying to get peoples experiences on the parts im thinking about using.

So my question is

BMR will cut me a killer deal on their complete suspension setup since im a dealer/distributor and plan on getting this car SEMA show & magazine ready.

But I was planning on running the SC&C Street Comp AFX front suspension and then BMR rear upper/lower arms/upgrades, as well as a nice front/rear sway bar setup.

Here is BMR's A-body parts line up:
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/A-Body.htm

They are offering me a new billet aluminum 1" drop spindle they will be debuting soon that is not on the market along with their complete upper/lower front tubular control arms /w tall ball joint setup, lowering springs, front/rear sway bar setup, upper/lower rear control arms, control arm mount braces, bilstein shocks front/rear



So am I making a mistake going with this setup over the complete popular SC&C setup?

[MrQuick]

Hard to say with you getting a killler deal on it. On the other hand the SC&C adjustability and AFX spindle combo makes a real nice combo. All I gotta say is , glad im not facing the same delema. LoL, sorry... I would go deal.

[Tony_SS]

"SC&C adjustability and AFX spindle" - That'd be my choice.

[Bryce]

im a ford guy, and i built my own front suspension. but my opinion is: I prefer to have adjustable length control arms for front suspension. Its a lot easier to dial in caster/camber. also compare the weights of each system as that may be a consideration. which system allows you to run a coilover?

[BMR Tech]

Making your A-body perform comparable or even better than a C5 is actually not that difficult when the right components are used. We were invited to a handling challenge by Super Chevy magazine recently and brought a customers '71 Chevelle to the event. It was equipped with BMR's Level 3 Handling Package HPP014 which includes the products mentioned above along with a set of tall ATS spindles. The benchmark vehicle of all things was a C5 Corvette. The Chevelle had no problem outhandling the Corvette and consistently turned quicker lap times the whole day. You can read the Super Chevy article HERE (http://www.superchevy.com/features/chevellemontecarlo/sucp_0902_bmr_1971_chevy_chevelle/index.html) and view some of the track videos HERE (http://www.youtube.com/user/BMRFabrication).

The kit components are matched and really do compliment each other. We generally keep all components on hand and currently have 20 sets of ATS spindles on order. Once these come in we can resume shipping suspension kits. (If necessary, we can ship the kits minus spindles if you prefer not to wait or wish to source the spindles independently)

[Yelcamino]

Sounds like BMR is going to set you up nice. If it were me, I'd go that route.

[CalSpeed]

It doesnt hurt, but their hammertone black suspension parts look killer all matched as well.

Im almost tempted to tear down and powdercoat the frame hammertone if I knew it would look as good as the suspension parts...

[ponchopwr70]

I have to say sc+c thats what I have, great guy and excellent handling.

[BMR Sales]

It doesnt hurt, but their hammertone black suspension parts look killer all matched as well.

Im almost tempted to tear down and powdercoat the frame hammertone if I knew it would look as good as the suspension parts...

The black hammertone would be a great color for the frame. The hammertone is a textured finish, so it tends to hide minor surface defects. A gloss paint would look nice also, but it would highlight all the surface defects (weld splatter, rust marks, surface pits, etc) that are normal with a factory frame.