road course suspension

[malibu43]

hi there am JORGE PINTO from CHILE,i have a 80 malibu, and i need to know who can help me an how to make my car more handle.
thanks and regards

[Tig]

you should go check out maliburacing.com
great site dedicated strictly to Malibus.
You should post some pics of your ride. Big fan of 78-84 Malibus

[JEFFTATE]

You may try Marcus at SC&C .
They have some good kits too.

http://www.scandc.com/

[Lowend]

+1 SC&C
And
www.globalwest.net

[malibu43]

hey guys,thanks for the replies,i wrote to marcus but he didn`t answer,anyway any help will apreciated.
regards

[Apogee]

hey guys,thanks for the replies,i wrote to marcus but he didn`t answer,anyway any help will apreciated.
regards

Mark is a busy guy and tends to run a few days...or weeks...behind on his emails. Be persistent and you'll catch him. If you can call him (I realize that's probably not the most convenient being international and all), he's great about answering the phone. You might try PM'ing him through here or on lateral-g.net as well.

Tobin
KORE3

[neki67]

As an Int'l customer of Mark, I can only second Tobin's remarks. Calling Mark is a great experience and also clarifies why he's a "bit" behind on his emails.

[Lowend]

Jorge
Can you post more information about how the car is equipped now?
Once we see what you already have, we can make some suggestions
(oh good excuse to use Babel Fish)
Jorge ¿Puede usted fijar más información sobre cómo el coche ahora se equipa? Una vez que vemos lo que usted tiene ya, podemos hacer algunas sugerencias

[malibu43]

hey,thanks guys for the quick replies and please sorry for poor technical english. here we go with my car specs.
80 malibu, with 350 goodwrench engine almost 400 hp,4 speed,4:11 gears non posi,225/50/15 front,295/50/15 rear,the ride height its about 4 inches from frame to ground,i do race the car as a road course open race,am in the process to relocate the lower arms parallel,with a home made brackets,the rear suspension has been drive me crazy,i allready change the rear springs from a chevrolet vega, was my only choice because they can be cut(only one side pigtail),but the car its not very stable at high speeds,am not using any rear sway bar(maybe thats its the issue) ,my car weight its 2770lbs.when i make faster left turns the right rear tire spin(i understand its baybe a non posi) but i want to do something else instead to buy a expensive posi unit(there`s another arrangement?)
i hope non bother you with my questions but any help will be apreciated,if you wish go to www.stockcar.cl,and check it out my car.
thanks again and regards
i need urgent a set of used or new brake pads from hawk, i got the nova front disc.

[Lowend]

Your English isn't bad; I can just tell it's a second language and want'd to play with the translator software.

I would say, more than anything else that you need to change wheels & tires. With that much stagger between front and rear, the car WILL understeer
More-so the tires available in 15" tires are pretty much junk.
Are you required to run a 15" wheel for the race class?

Doing a little online research, it looks like you can fit a 235/4017 up front and a 275/4017 with no problems at all.
I would be looking at a 17x8 front wheel and a 17x9.5 in the back

[malibu43]

thanks BRETT,but like i said before(maybe i didn`t) my technical english its too bad,anyway,the rules don`t accept other sizes of tires.what its stagger?.(the diference beetween the rear end wide and the front?).
My front aligment its 2 negative camber,1degree toe out.,i forgot the other.
question. for this propose of race, do i need to boxed the upper arms?
regards

[Lowend]

you are correct - stagger is the difference in tire sizes.
I know front tire width is somewhat limited; but I would go with smaller rear tires to help balance the car.
I'm not an expert on the A-Body cars, but with aftermarket tubular arms are readly available and not too expensive. I would probably not bother modifing the factory arms.

It seems to me that the cut Vega springs probably are contributing to the hi-speed stability. I all likelihood they are too soft and are letting the car flop around at speed. A set of aftermarket springs is mat be your best investment.

What are you running for shocks?

[malibu43]

BRETT,mi car is a g body,i undertand tha i have to change the springs,but i don`t not which ones,because the infamous pig tail cannot be cut ,some suggestion in this matter?, i used to race with a heavy ones but the car has no suspension travel at all the car used to bump over the springs but they never compressed at all.
The shocks are MONROE RACING,they are really stiff.
Question, if i have a very light rear end(weight) do i need a light springs?.
thanks