Where/how do car shops get suspension mount location information?

[Samckitt]

Last weekend at our local "cruise in" I saw a mid 50's Chevy that had full Vette suspension, front & rear, the newer suspension with the tranny at the rear. So I was curious how car shops get this suspension mount information. Do they take a car & measure all of it, or do they get it from GM? Like a body shop that needs to check measurements from a wreck or something?

[a67]

There is published information on this. This is how body shops know how far out a frame is bent and where to put it back. I have no idea where they get the info from.

But I have seen some of it for 1st and 3rd gen f-body's. I think Dave has the 1st gen info on his site.

Bob

[Samckitt]

Who is Dave?

[a67]

Who is Dave?

Mr. Pozzi.

I just looked and the info there is the basics. Although still enough to help out with mounting points and such.

Bob

[Samckitt]

Ah.

[Samckitt]

I guess I forgot some information. It is C5/C6 Vette rear suspension that I am curious about.

[gearheads78]

Just ask Rodger at Iron Works. He probably has them memorized.

[truckeez]

All Data.com you have to subscribe Most everyone"in the Buiz" here will guard The c5 specs diligently because they consider it "proprietary"-their current cash cow-Like mustang II stuff used to be--Yea Sure!

[BrianP]

Here is a excel file that I found somewhere with front and rear dimensions:

[silver69camaro]

Here is a excel file that I found somewhere with front and rear dimensions:

Those numbers are pretty inaccurate.

[truckeez]

See post # 8--hint,