I figure I'll get some good responses here. I built my suspension a few years back when there were few options and I was on a very tight budget, so I got creative. I'm going to lay out my setup and was hoping to get:
1. Alignment spec recommendations for a street car that will eventually get to auto x here and there.
2. Thoughts on anything I can do to improve my current setup.
3. Ideas for future upgrades that will make a big difference.
My wheels are GTA rears with my rears widened to 8.5". The fronts are Kumho 245/50's (I know I need to eventually ditch those) and the rears are Toyo Proxes DR's (275/45's).
I have the Energy suspension body bushings...all of them.
Cutlass joust bars and GP front frame brace
Rear seat X brace
The suspension is:
Stock front swaybar. I have a 34mm IROC bar laying around. Should I put it on?
SPC springs
Bilstein HD shocks
stock lower front control arms with 1/2" taller ball joints and 1LE bushings.
UB Machine custom upper front control arms with 1/2" taller ball joints. (A grass roots motorsports guy had these custom designed to have a similar geometry to the SC&C, but adjustable with shims like stock.)
2nd gen S10 front spindles with dual piston calipers and 11" rotors
Stock rear lower control arms boxed with HR Parts bushings.
Baseline Suspensions rear upper control arms.
2nd gen S10 rear swaybar. I connected the endlinks to the existing braces that connect the frame siderails to the rear cross member over the axle. Not sure if that spot is too weak. My endlinks are also real long. Should I shorten them?
Rear brakes are just aluminum drums with S10 wheel cylinders.
I plan on making some upper front fender to rad support braces and rear frame brace.
So there you have it. Thoughts?
1. Alignment spec recommendations for a street car that will eventually get to auto x here and there.
2. Thoughts on anything I can do to improve my current setup.
3. Ideas for future upgrades that will make a big difference.
My wheels are GTA rears with my rears widened to 8.5". The fronts are Kumho 245/50's (I know I need to eventually ditch those) and the rears are Toyo Proxes DR's (275/45's).
I have the Energy suspension body bushings...all of them.
Cutlass joust bars and GP front frame brace
Rear seat X brace
The suspension is:
Stock front swaybar. I have a 34mm IROC bar laying around. Should I put it on?
SPC springs
Bilstein HD shocks
stock lower front control arms with 1/2" taller ball joints and 1LE bushings.
UB Machine custom upper front control arms with 1/2" taller ball joints. (A grass roots motorsports guy had these custom designed to have a similar geometry to the SC&C, but adjustable with shims like stock.)
2nd gen S10 front spindles with dual piston calipers and 11" rotors
Stock rear lower control arms boxed with HR Parts bushings.
Baseline Suspensions rear upper control arms.
2nd gen S10 rear swaybar. I connected the endlinks to the existing braces that connect the frame siderails to the rear cross member over the axle. Not sure if that spot is too weak. My endlinks are also real long. Should I shorten them?
Rear brakes are just aluminum drums with S10 wheel cylinders.
I plan on making some upper front fender to rad support braces and rear frame brace.
So there you have it. Thoughts?