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does anyone know where i can get a complete suspension kit or do you have to buy it all seperate. really looking for a fully adjustable suspenion for a 85 z 28


Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:42 am
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From what I've found you have to buy all seperate. This is as close to a "kit" that I've seen
http://www.foundersperformance.com/prod ... 7DRod.html

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Tue Feb 12, 2013 9:40 pm
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what all do you have done to your car now? Also what do yo plan on doing with your car(drag, etc) if you are going to start with suspension the first pieces i would pick up are frame connectors and a strut tower brace. Also if you car doesnt have a wonderbar, that is also a good piece to grab. When this is done move on to the lower control arms(and re locators if needed) rear pan hard bar(adjustable if you plan on lowering the car) and springs and adjustable struts, than sway bars.. All this stuff is pretty expensive, so dont be a afraid to do some of it one piece at a time.

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Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:10 pm
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so far its had some minor motor work from what i can tell smal upgraded cam intake and a holly carb its a daily driver so far i have floors frame conectors not over worried about price for parts just was hoping someone made a kit so whe it came time to replace a bushing or anything i would have to go to different places.


Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:32 am
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Typically I find that most upgrades are done one at a time.
In my case I went for:
Del-Alum front control arm bushings
Energy Suspension sway bar bushings (front and rear) sized to suit whatever sway bars are on the car, (same for the sway bar end-links)
Tubular rear control arms with a urethane bushing (Edelbrock)
Adjustable pan hard bar with bushings (Edelbrock)
Lowering springs (Intrax)
Top strut mounts that are suited to a lowered vehicle if that's your plan, (Spohn)
If you really want to get into the adjustability, then you can upgrade the shocks to one way or two way adjustables. Follow that up with four corner weight jacks (adjustable coil springs perches) and you've got a road racer.
There are too many choices and directions of build to list it all.
Hotchkiss builds a fairly thorough kit (80018) which has some of what's listed above plus upgrades to sway bars as well as sub-frame connectors.
http://www.hotchkis.net/19821992-camaro ... ystem.html
Probably one of the most thorough listings for 3rd gen parts is Spohn Performance.
http://www.spohn.net/shop/1982-1992-GM- ... uspension/
There are about as many choices as there are people looking for parts.

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thanks for all the info guys. once i get the floors and connectors in. i will
likely start on the rear end. have any of you tried a ladder bar suspensiion?


Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:39 am
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Ladder bar, no. 4-link, yes.
On a 3rd gen F-body, either of these involves some fabrication. Quite a bit actually when you move up to 4-link (which is superior in terms of adjustability when compared to a ladder bar or 3-link). This is what you would call a back-half car.
What you will find as you continue your research is that you can go a long way with the torque arm suspension (that's on a 3rd and 4th gen F-body). Fit it with quality components and it'll take a big increase in performance before having to step up to something more.

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thanks again skinny i found a direction to go in just have to resolve some tranny issues.


Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:42 pm
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I did mine separate, but they sell kits now and they sell them for the 3rd gens??

This is the springs and shocks I went with (non adjustable)


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or just buy the pro spring kit and buy the adjustable shocks from KYB.

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This picture below is with the pro kit ride height before the re-paint.


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Or just take the springs out and you will have a wicked rake with no comfort at all LOL. I just had to throw this in with the pic

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