Shay Cambpell's front suspension ?s

[68ls1wannabe]

I really like shay's front suspension setup and would like to duplicate it. I just wonder if anyone would like to discuss the pros and cons of such a setup. I have already emailed shay but he is in the process of moving and is short on time. More pics of the car are located at lateral-g.net. My main concern is how he makes use of the stock lower mounting point and if it has to be modified. Also does he use the stock corvette geometry or has/can it be altered?

[B Schein]

That subframe has been removed and replaced buy the new owner do to it multiple problems with geometry.

[68ls1wannabe]

Would I be better off to go with the stock suspension with Gulstrand mod, stiffer lowering springs, shocks and del-a-lum bushings? The car already has stock single caliper disc brakes which I'm thinking of replacing with a Wilwood Dynalite package. Guess I should tell you guys my driving needs. This car is going to be a daily driver that will get some occasional time at the drag strip on saturday nights. It will also have to hook up on the road because there's always somebody around the Dairy Queen that thinks they are faster than you. Since I live in south Georgia there's not many curvy roads much less road courses. The only one that is close is road atlanta.

[Steve Chryssos]

Would I be better off to go with the stock suspension with Gulstrand mod, stiffer lowering springs, shocks and del-a-lum bushings?......

With regards to the car formerly known as Shay Campbell's, the stock subframe was modified to accept C-5 parts. The frame rails were heavily modified to accept the C-5 control arms, uprights and coil-overs. UCA and LCA placement is actually not half bad. The stock crossmembers, however are just plain in the way. They need to be cut out and replaced to properly accomodate the steering system with additional frame rail mods required as well. Engine placement is yet another issue. While not impossible, very little of the stock subframe would remain when all is said and done. Nice exercise, but anyone who is that handy at fabrication should just call AME and order up a set of bent frame rails to spec and then fab some crossmembers and brackets. The cost of an aftermarket clip is in line (or cheap even) if your paying for the fab work. The logical conclusion becomes: Why go to all the trouble of hacking up a stock clip, if very little of it remains?

Given your application, bolt on parts will work excellent. A lot.