oddball front susp idea

[gen3bu]

Gen3bu, of course moving all the mounts 3.25" outboard would put most of the front tires outside of the front fenders. Were you using a G body UCA? Can I guess from your name that your 3rd gen is a Malibu? If so keep in mind that the front end sheetmetal is 1.5" narrower than a Monte. Stuffing 275-315 tires in there is going to be enough of a challenge without making the already too wide 4th gen front end even wider. ;)
Can we make a G-5 3" wider? Sure. You`ll need custom LCAs for starters. Then you should loose the frame spring pockets and switch to coilovers mounted farther outboard to get a decent motion ratio out of the springs/shocks with the longer arms (and you might as well make it better than stock while you`re at it). Front swaybar will need attention too. Longer adj. upper arms are no sweat. We`ve done a number of custom variations like this before. It`s a lot of fab work though and can get rather expensive. Mark SC&C

IT IS ACTUALLY A 1979 MALIBU(BU) WITH AN LS1(GEN 3 SBC). THE 4TH GEN SPINDLE BOLT TO THE LCA AND OTR. I TEST FIT IT WITH THE 4TH GEN UCA. I HAVE HAD 255'S ON IT AND PLENTY OF ROOM EVEN TURNING LOCK TO LOCK WITH FULL COMPRESSION. FROM WHAT I MEASURED LAST NIGHT I CAN GET THE LCA PIVOT WITHIN 0.75" OF THE 4TH GEN R&P ITR PIVOTS. STOCK G-BODY IS @ 1.5". I AM PLANNING ON THE COIL OVER FRONT OR THE 4TH GEN COIL OVER CONVERSION WITH ADJ STRUTS. FRONT SWAY BAR IS STILL UP IN THE AIR - POSSA 4TH GEN 1-3/8"?

I WAS LOOKING AT IT AGAIN TONIGHT, AND THOUGHT ABOUT KEEPING THE SAME LAYOUT LCA AS THE 4TH GEN LCA AND MOVING THE FRONT MOUNTING POIT OUT 3.00 INCHES, MAKING THE BRACING/MOUNTS FOR THE UCA'S AND SHORTENING THE 4TH GENS 1-2" TO MAKE A MORE AGRESSIVE CAMBER CURVE IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE FENDER LIPS ON COMPRESSION.

[gen3bu]

Norm,

I've never driven an LT1 4th gen, so you may be right. The traction control in my buddies Z06 isn't intrusive, and he seems to think it works well. I'm not really a fan of TCS systems though, so I'm biased. Though, the system Jody was planning for his '69 before he sold it, looked very promising.

THE TCS IDEA IS FOR THE LT1 CARS. I THINK THEY ARE ABS ENGAGEMENT ONLY, NOT PCM RELATED. IT WILL PROBABLY BE OVERPOWERED, BUT THAT IS WHAT MAKES IT FUN. I HAVE A 1994 CAMARO ABS SYSTTEM AT WORK THAT I CAN USE. LOOKED TONIGHT AND FOUND OUT THE REAR SESNOR IS RING GEAR MOUNTED.

[zbugger]

Caps Lock.