67 Firebird/Camaro RideTech

[JakeD]

Hi All,
Just about to order up my full ridetech Level 2 suspension package for my 1967 Pontiac Firebird. I am just wondering if people have any pictures of their cars equipped with this package. I have looked up plenty of ridetech cars, just wondering what the ride height the average consumer sets it at. Just don't want the stance to be too TOO low.

I know the coil overs are adjustable, but will they affect the ride height at all?



Lastly, I have a Pontiac 400ci with iron heads in it. Do I have to change the spring that I go with or will the coilovers be fine with that much weight? I know with the Hotchkis kits you can choose big block vs. small block springs.

I have attached a picture of my car (black) and a picture of the stance I am looking to achieve with the RideTech system. Any comments/advice is appreciated.

Thanks, Jake.

[maro2nv]

I bought the level 2 kit for my 68 camaro. I'm almost done putting everything in. I have a iron head 350 in mine and the 650# front springs that come with the kit are too soft. I have my adjuster turned almost all the way up to get it to a useable ride height. I'm going to order the 700# fronts and see how they do. By having them turned all the way up you have to worry about coil bind. Besides that the kit is going on perfect. I should be done in a week and I will post pics of the ride height.

[130fe]

I have that setup with my 68. I like it a lot. I started out with the 650 springs up front and they rode/drove great on the street. After hitting the autocross, I found I needed to upgrade to 700 springs. Their tech dept was great and I would recommend them to anyone.

[markss28]

I would go with 700# springs for sure. The springs that come with the shocks seem to always be too soft from what I have read from many different post. I have the coilovers for the front of my 73 camaro with 600#. I bought them around Christmas. I'm turning the collar up pretty high to get a decent ride height. I'll have to order the 700# soon. Kinda sucks because they are $150 a pair I think and then I'll have a set of springs just sitting around.

[Josh@Ridetech]

I have my adjuster turned almost all the way up to get it to a useable ride height. I'm going to order the 700# fronts and see how they do. By having them turned all the way up you have to worry about coil bind.

This is how the springs are supposed to be, there are no issues with coil binding. Hypercoil builds their springs with a much larger gap, in between the coils. This is one reason that we can run the 650lb spring, it's softer for a smoother riding street car. The coil is preloaded up to the top on most cars but with the design of the coil spring, that's no issue. We don't normally recommend 700lb springs unless the customer is running a bigger engine or is wanting a stiffer ride/performance.