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I have the SLP set up. I like it a lot.
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I have, I believe, a 1/2 - 1/4 inch rake. I think I am set 1 in rear and 1.5 front.Originally posted by steveo9043 View PostRacing is my life, everything else is just minor details.
"Many things in life will catch your eye, these are mods...... purchase at will."
THANKS! KidKilowatt!
Hello, my name is Bubbles and i am a mod-addict, and i drive a cashmaro.
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I am getting the setup Detroit Speed sells. Kyle and Stacy design and test all of their products on the track. I have seen their products and are of high quality. Plus it's made in the U.S. Of A ! Both were engineers for GM .
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For those that went to a shop for install, how long did it take them and how much did they charge?
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I personally am not sure about coil overs ? I have seen a lot of problems including from members here for the benefits you get. I used the Hotchkis track pack, springs coils links and rear sub stabilizer. I am 1 inch lower, the car handles awesome and the ride is still like stock. I personally think I can handle at least as well as any coil over setup. Hopefully can get out to a track day and we can compare against those with coil overs.
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I think the members here that had issues both had the same kind...Originally posted by G-Man View Post
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Originally posted by G-Man View PostWe all know what coilovers we're talking about here. If you consider the sheer volume of those units sold the failure rate isn't as bad as being made out here. There's a lot of people on Camaro5 that love them. I suspect a lot of this has to do with having the settings to hard for street driving. Yeah I know the instructions have aggressive street settings, but the roads in IL are terrible. I run OE settings when off track. If you have the settings to hard and hit potholes the likelyhood of blowing a seal is pretty good. Remember this is a hydraulic valving system and you are modulating the flow of fluid to change dampening. Compress the piston too fast, pressure skyrockets and somethings got to give. And yes there are those units just bad from the start.Originally posted by Toasty View Post
As for the benefits of springs over coilovers, no comparison. If you're a daily driver and track occasionally go for springs. If you are into road coursing coilovers the right choice. There are things you can't do easily with springs such as corner balancing and tuning the suspension to your car. I run Pedder's and Pfadt parts putting me at a Pfadt level 4 but with XAs due to Pfadt's inability to supply any right now. With springs you are stuck at one setting, good or bad. With coilovers you can adjust/test/tune to get it right. Make changes to your car even as simple as using a different brand of tire and you change the way the car handles. With coilovers you can adjust for those changes. I know my car rides totally different after switching to 285/35's all around for which I made adjustments.
The picture below is me last weekend at Blackhawk coming off the apex of turn 5 at 70+MPH. Notice how flat the car sits for that speed. I have the XAs set for track. If you have springs that can hold the Camaro that flat at that speed, you'll need need kidney replacements after driving on the street.
As for comparing springs against coilovers, unless the cars are the same it's not a fair comparison either way. Meaning motor and the rest of the suspension has to be the same except for the springs/coilovers. I have produced better times than Z06's and ZL1's on that track. Too many factors with the biggest one being the driver mod to make straight up comparisons.
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Unfortunately I don't know what coil overs we are talking about here.
As for road racing I have never done but I also have only drag raced one day and it wasn't in this camaro.
I want to try road racing out and definitely drag racing.2012 45th AE 2SS
CAI intake
Dynatech 1 7/8 LT (installed soon)
SOLO mach XL catback
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My failures have been attributed to heat and just overall design of the rear of the car.. My settings on firmness weren't listed as a culprit, even after indicating my daily driver use in areas with bad roads (including potholes).
There were other things that I've talked to the vendor about as well as local repair shops that I'm not going to discuss on here for various reasons, nor will I discuss them in PMs. I'm back to a functional state and that was my biggest concern.
When this car is fully functional, it is an absolute beast on the track.. As I've said before, the three of us (Bubbles, TBone and I) were pissing off Porsche drivers (he actually complained in driver's meetings about him not being as slow as we were treating him) at Road America and were having little difficulty with other cars on the road that "should be faster" than us. It won't outrun properly driven exotics and the like, but it definitely puts the car in a position of surprising a lot of people. As quick as I was moving about the track, I would have been even quicker with a proper track tire.
If you have 0 intention on seriously racing the car, then don't waste money on Coilovers.. You simply don't need them. Springs and OE shocks will be just fine, and cheaper. You can get some great improvements in other parts of the suspension and chassis that will be more noticeable on day-to-day driving than the variable coilover setup.Comment
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