Just as the title sais

 

Though I've made some additions (note my sig), here are several from my 85 IROC.

JamesC

 

Another.

JamesC

 

Last.

JamesC

 

 

suspension mods are the hardest to take pics of all the ones i have are on my cardomain and its not many.

 

DEWEY316

where did you get those alloy mounts? as soon as you reply, im gonna order them. only thing im missing is those and the bump kit tie rods.

 

Kontrax,

Those specific mounts were made my Karl Hunter of HunterMotorsports. he made i beleive 20 sets a few years ago. you can get basicly the same the same thing (actualy has a couple of advatages vs the ones i have) from Spohn.

http://spohn.net/product.cfm?productid=1452

if you REALLY like mine they only have a couple thousand miles on them. if you order me a set of spohns, i'll part with mine.

 

Karl shoulda taken out a patent...

 

Eibach, 1LE, ES poly, KYB, EBC, Earl's, Hotchkis.

 

Eibach, KYB, Earl's, 9 bolt posi...you get the idea.

 

yes he should have.

and now i am not so exclusive either, anyone have have a set that is very similar

 

Ah....but we have THE originals...and I believe that Karl isn't going to make any more.

Only 20 of us have the original Hunter Motor Sports camber plates....the ones that started it all. That's pretty exclusive.

 

besides, ours look more hardcore, with the exposed TIG welds and all, spohn look too pretty

 

No pictures, but....

Kyb-gy2 struts
34/24mm GM swaybars
ES poly Endlinks
ES poly swaymounts
Unbalanced Eng. Panhard
TDS VR1 Wonderbar
Spohn bare SFC's
replaced most linkage with stock replacements


Looking at getting...
TDS VR2 WB
Replace control arm bushings, prob ball joints at same time.

Later then sooner, everything they make for this car

 

You forgot ping pong table.

 

KYB, Eibach, Spohn.


Add corresponding parts to the front, along with 34mm front and 24mm rear sway bars. Well, heres the pic. All Moog linkage and ES bushings.

 

thanks man, im gonna get those mounts. ill post up a pic sometime soon of my chassy. all BMR. i changed everything there is to change or add. only thing i couldnt do is put a STB on because of the blower oh yeah, and i dont have a tubular k member eather...maybe this summer.

 

 

BORLAZ06

So who did you go with for your tubular stuff. It looks like PA racing. Am I right?

Here is a quick shot of my rear suspension with various spohn stuff and springs.

 

yea, paracing kmember.

 

You should do a weight comparision to see how much the tubular stuff saves you over the heavy and bulky stamped stuff. I would love to see that.

 

Borla, is that how BIG the tubes are on the Bilsteins? They look about 1" thick? Am I seeing things? Please post part numbers..

Ed

 

I don't know the exact size of the tube.

Heres the part #'s

Shocks - B46-1021

Struts - S36-0201

And I'll see if I can find a way to weigh the K-members to find the weight comparison.

 

Hey Shifty, is that panhard in the pic a spohn piece? Looks differant than the pics on his site. The mount on the bar looks like it goes together same as the rod ends only it's a poly mount. Looks like I could attach it in place of a rod end and make my full spherical rod ended bar a combo setup.

 

Yes it is a spohn piece and it is the basic single adjustment one. It has a poly end on the other side (out of the pic) and a rod end on the driver side (axel side). I'll see if I can dig up a better pic.

 

Nate, where'd ya get the Bilsteins? Just curious.

Ed

 

SHOX.COM Ed

 

heres a pic of mine

 

Dont have any pictures, but this is what i do have:

KYB Stuts up front and McPhersons in back (ok)
Hotchkis Lowering Springs (great)
PST Polygraphite Bushings everywhere (great, but a PITA to install on the A-Arms)
TDS Wonderbar (great)
New tie-rods (?)

Stuff Im getting VERY soon:

Edelbrock Panhard Rod, Stut Tower Brace, and Trailing Arms and maybe their Torque Arm
And either Hotchkis or SPOHN Subframe Connectors
IROC Swaybars

My L03 isnt very quick, but it handles like no other!!

 

Shox....Thanks Nate.

Ed

 

Don't have pics either but here's my evergrowing
list:

Spohn chrome moly adustable Panhard rod
Spohn chrome moly LCAs
BMR bolt on LCA relocation brackets (will be
reinforced with weld beads during/after drivetrain mods)
Spohn sway bars
Everything poly. bushings
Hotchkis coil springs ( 1" drop)
KYB GR2 front struts
KYB gas-a-just rear shocks
Global West steering brace
Edelbrock 3 point strut tower brace
Toyo Proxes directional tires

Coming soon ( this spring/summer...fingers crossed!) :

Spohn adjustable torque arm
Spohn cross member for T-56
Spohn driveshaft
Spohn adjustable steering brace

 

What does the steering brace really do for your suspension?

 

Prevents any deflection/flexing during hard cornering
in the lower front end of the car. Does like a strut tower
brace does, but instead of reducing top end flex on
corners or even hard accel, it reduces the bottom end flex.
Also, does a great deal to keep the steering box in place.
Reduces flex is the main purpose!

EDIT: I also noticed that my power steering doesn't
groan/whine in hard turns anymore! So, it's a real
benefit just to help with the steering box from flexing!

 

I checked global wests and spohn's site and didn't see them listed for sale.

 

Yes they do! Look here for Spohn's:

http://www.spohn.net/category.cfm?categoryid=1078

 

OOoooooh, the "wonder bar" I was gonna say when u told me what it did I was like "Man, that sounds a lot like what the wonder bar did." lol. ok thanks.

 

What is the purpose of the "adjustable" wonder bar? What is the benefit to that?

 

Here are the dropzone springs......

doesn't look like this anymore, the picture is kinda old.....

 

Yeah, "The Wonder Bar" aka "steering brace" or vesa versa...
You got the idea now. They are both the same thing.

Now go get one. You will feel a difference.

 

Please click on this link and read for details! :

http://www.spohn.net/product.cfm?productid=1392


EDIT: here is the description right from Spohn.net:

Is this adjustment a gimmick? Honestly, a resounding no. We built one of these after a serious brain storming session just to see what it would do. We were quite honestly amazed at the crisp steering response it provided, so we decided to offer it as an option. What the adjustment allows you to do is place pre-loaded tension onto the front sub frames. It makes for a very tight front end!

I think I should be the posterchild for Spohn.net! LOL
I am like "pushing" all of there products here!

 

adjustment can also align your rearend.

 

This is true, and necessary if you had lowered your car!
I had to get an adjustable panhard rod after swapping
in the lowered coil springs. One side was sticking out
almost 2 inches more than the other.

As far as adjustable lower control arms, it is mainly
for more traction when you lenghten the LCAs. But,
can still be used to help correct any rear end alignment
issues (dogtracking). Although, our Hunter Alignment machine
at my work does not show any adjustments for rear, because
it is fixed anyways. Most RWD vehicles with fixed rear
suspensions usually don't have any adjustments. But
that's usually just pickup trucks/some SUVs. Some RWD cars
have adjustments. It all depends on make/model/year,etc.
It varies so much.

Kontrax,

My friend gave me the thumbs up for using his garage
for my GMPP 350/ T-56 swap! Coolness...! I may have told
you already, but I had to make sure with the guy about
it again. I'm excited! I haven't done any major performance
mods like this in years!

 

That's a sweet looking custom exhaust!

 

you use hunter too? heh. the adjustable panhard is also good if you use a different wheel. i used a different offset 15 inch wheel with the lift on my car and had to re-align the rear. i hope all goes well with your swap i wanted the stick myself, but im pushing big power and i like the ease of auto. i have a GTA with a stick im going to work on next though. 1st thing is a total rebuild on the suspension. i plan on sticking with BMR products. im impressed with all the stuff i got with them before. to bad they dont make 3rd gen k members.

 

my spohn sfc's... i've also got a 34 mm front sway bar with energy suspension polyurethane bushings and endlinks, and a wonderbar from the junkyard, but i've only got pics of the sfc's...

 

Not really suspension but ... since most people don't have this ...

LPW Girdle and Axle Tube Brace Kit

Tim

 

That's a very nice piece....

 

is that to strengthen up the rear axle? never seen that before...

 

Yes.

Tim