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    1. #1
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      67 camaro upgrade front suspension

      I am looking to dona few upgrades to my front suspension. I am on a tight budget so I want to get the beat bang for my buck while maintaining the parts I have upgraded to this point. I have hotchkis sway bar and lowering springs. I have qa1 adjustable shocks. I have a 12:1 quick ratio steering box made by sweet mfg. I have CPP hybrid c4/c5 13" brakes and want to reuse those. I currently use stock from spindles and hubs and control arms. I think one of my hubs has a little runout because I can feel it in the pedal. What is my best option.. use stock control and change to tall ball joints? Change tall spindles? But can I retain my brakes? I need some guidance on which is the best route I need to take?

      David Butler
      "If you're not first, you're last"
      67 Camaro Twin Turbo SBC (changing from Blow-thru to Holley HP EFI)


    2. #2
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      the hotchkis front bar and springs are great, that's an excellent brake setup, 12.1 by sweet in great, the QA1,s are pretty fair also, SO on a budget (500 bucks)my suggestion is control arms, and a tall ball joint, its not great but WAY better than the stock arms, I just saw on here someone has the eBay arms for sale for 400 bucks, I tested those arms from eBay (at Run to the coast) and the held up to great abuse and a 120 MPH jump on the big tack and then one week later I drove them 550 miles to soCal for the soCal Challange at AMP motorsports park, there not bad after that I pulled them off the car and bead blasted them and couldn't find any structural issues(I'm no expert, just telling you what Ive done) there a copy of the DSE arms and I measured them against a set of DSE arms I have and there so close I couldn't find a different measurement..the DSE welds do look way better. On less of a budget (1400 bucks) I would put the eBay arms on and a tru-turn kit and the car will be very good then, with no bump steer, better camber and better ackerman, (on a side note you will need a 1inch spring spacer on those controls arms or the DSE arms to keep a good ride height because both arm sets have a lower pocket the spring sits in) and on NO budget (keeping what you have) , get the real DSE arms, a Tru-turn, CPP aluminum hubs,

    3. #3
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      How about the spc upper arms and tall ball joints and stock lowers? I think I have a hub that has runout because I can slightly feel it in the pedal(slight surging)...I had the rotors checked and they weren't warped. I like those brakes for the money they stock great. I really like the sweet box. Where would I get the spring spacers and are the eBay arms you are talking about the ones that have the red bump stops?
      David Butler
      "If you're not first, you're last"
      67 Camaro Twin Turbo SBC (changing from Blow-thru to Holley HP EFI)

    4. #4
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      Will the spacer with these ebay arms get me back my current ride height? I am running the qa1 shocks and DSE 3" drop springs in the rear.
      David Butler
      "If you're not first, you're last"
      67 Camaro Twin Turbo SBC (changing from Blow-thru to Holley HP EFI)

    5. #5
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      If you can budget it, I would look into ATS spindles. They are going to correct the cars geometry issues, everything else is then a bonus.
      1969 Firebird 455HO, TH400, 12 Bolt 3:42, 17X9 Snowflakes w/ 275/40R17 Nitto's, Hugger Orange Imron, Aug 1987 Car Craft cover car.

    6. #6
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      Quote Originally Posted by Quikbrd View Post
      If you can budget it, I would look into ATS spindles. They are going to correct the cars geometry issues, everything else is then a bonus.
      its just a tall spindle




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