78 t/a suspension ?'s

[LS1_78Bandit]

OK, just finished doing a bit of searching through this forum, now I want to check in on a couple things. I have a newly-restored 78 T/A that I'm now doing a drivetrain swap on - putting in an LS1+T56. I'm also planning upgrades on the suspension and brakes. This is not really a racer - primarily a street driver that I want to handle well and be a good performer. Maybe some day I'll try some races, but not in the near future.

First, I found some good info in this thread:

http://69.94.75.177/forum/showthread.php?t=6946

And this thread seemed to indicate the Hotchkis TVS system is pretty good:

http://69.94.75.177/forum/showthread.php?t=14332

So I was thinking that for a simple and effective upgrade I'd get the TVS system. Any reasons I shouldn't? Are there any places (sponsors) that have good prices on the setup? Ideally in the CA area to cut down shipping ....

And for the TVS system - do they let you sort've mix-and-match? I ask because the LS1+T56 is going to be a fair bit lighter than my 400 Poncho (plus I'm probably ditching the a/c). So I'm going to need milder springs than the standard 2nd gen setup (or at least that's my assumption ...).

Oh, and I don't think the TVS system comes with shocks. Any recommendations on shocks?

In addition I was thinking of subframe connectors. Again for simplicity, I was thinking of the bolt-on connectors. How inferior are they to the weld-in types? If I've got a shop that can do the welding, how hard are they to install (direct relationship to how much I need to pay to get them installed )?



For my relatively mild needs, how important is it to do control arms?

Is there anything else I should be looking at? Hopefully not since I've already exceeded my original budget by a factor of 6.