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Old 10-11-2012, 12:58 AM   #3
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Default Re: Front end advice 68 camaro

Heres my recipie...i had stock but brand new moog bushings in factory control arms when i first built the car but i recently changed to global west bushings. Very difficult to inatall and take a tonne of massaging to make them work smooth. The lowers were a breeze....the uppers collapse when they are pressed in and need to be honed out to operate smoothly through the travel. I dont think there was any et improvment from my moog bushings and the GW but i think being more solid helps hold the alignment better and it is a bit smoother to drive. So all in all its a good deal. Camaros like to be in the weeds in the front for some.reason.....maybe thats a small tire thing but i guess it cant hurt in a big tire back half car. Mine is so low in the front i had to go to a 2.25 offset wheel in the front to stop the tires from hitting the fenders. I have 5.5-6 inchest of front end travel which is pretty good for a stock control arm camaro. Moroso 47140 springs with one coil cut off gets it where it needs to be....bump stops in the lower arms for sure so you dont bottom the shock out and bend anything. Wilwood dynalite brakes are the best barr none....they go together very easy and they work great. Alignment....1/16 to 1/8 to max depending on how old your front end components are....new you can probably hug the 1/16 toe i would think and as much positive caster as possible. Ohh and the avco low friction.ball.joints are a good investment too. Very slick. And i also use calvert 90/10 shocks in the front. They seem to.work.ok.as well. I had comp.engineering 3 ways and liked them too. Im sure there is a better way to build a front end but this is a budget minded way to do it without getting into 3000 dollars in shocks and springs for a minimal gain. My car bounces at least twice when.it come down from the wheelstand but it never gets out of shape and always sets itself down straight. The two bounces keep me awake....hahahaha
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