"G" Body suspention tips ?

[CJohnson]

Originally Posted by Bob Gullett

I guess the question is, is the 12 bolt modified to fit the G-body? Are the upper ears located in the proper angle to the upper control arms? If it was an "A" body 12 bolt, the upper control arm attachments are not in the proper location. You probably can force the control arms to fit but it will seriously bind. Post a little more info on the 12 bolt install.

The upper ears on the 12 bolt are way lower then the ears on the 7.5" I had. With the stock upper control arms the one on the right seemed to fit alot better then the one on the left. do you think putting in adjustable upper control arms will be enough or do i have to get the ears on the 12 bolt raised. or do you know of any kit to raise the upper ears ?

Thanks for your help,

Craig - C693

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by CJohnson

The upper ears on the 12 bolt are way lower then the ears on the 7.5" I had. With the stock upper control arms the one on the right seemed to fit alot better then the one on the left. do you think putting in adjustable upper control arms will be enough or do i have to get the ears on the 12 bolt raised. or do you know of any kit to raise the upper ears ?

Thanks for your help,

Craig - C693

When you raise the rear up on those cars for tire clearance, the projected instant center goes out of this world.
Do a search for no hops bars. Several companies offer them. Get the proper upper control arms. I'll have to assume that you've got the wrong lower ones,too.
Don't forget some good shocks and air lift bags.
That'll stop the bouncing.

[K Stubbs]

Craig,

I had a 71 chevelle A/SA 454 LS6 that I raced about ten years ago. At first it had your typically right side airbag with full length nohop bars, I even spent money to have lower control arms made with heim joints to "free" everything up. That is a false misreprsentation of how this system works on these cars. I fabricated a 1/34 straight sway bar that mounted on each lower control arm at the back, then had two angle braces that went from the center of the bar to the front of the lower cotrol arms nounted with brackets. It was a totaly bolt on unit and I never used air bags so my car set low and the instant center was never dissrupted, sort of like a wishbone. I used hal 12 way shocks on the rear but also tried cheaper shocks and seen no difference. This kit can be constructed by me and it WILL work. I have some on other malibu stockers with great success, I also cut my no hop bars in half to shorten them for proper ride heighth. The car ran 1.35-1.38 sixty foot back then and never twisted. If you need any assistacne you can reach me at:

KSR Race Cars
501-240-9469