82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs

Dragsinger · 10-20-2008, 09:52 PM

Let me hear what front strut and springs are being run for a 3rd gen F body stocker. Specifically, a 1990 Firebird in IHRA Crate Motor, SBC weighing about 3050 with driver.

Thanks

SSDiv6 · 10-20-2008, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragsinger

Let me hear what front strut and springs are being run for a 3rd gen F body stocker. Specifically, a 1990 Firebird in IHRA Crate Motor, SBC weighing about 3050 with driver.

Thanks

Do a search on this Forum...it has been discussed many times...

http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=13169

http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=7884

http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=10392

Dragsinger · 10-20-2008, 10:38 PM

Since I am not on a tight budget and generally buy upper end parts, those links did not help me. Still open to hearing from other racers.

Thanks

Jim Cimarolli · 10-20-2008, 10:49 PM

True Choice if you want double adjustable struts. Or, Koni if you want single adjust. If you do the True Choice be sure you request that you want them as loose as possible on the extension. Their struts are a modified Koni. I built a '91 Camaro for a customer, we started off with the Koni's, then sent them in to True Choice to be modified. When we got them back they were too tight at the loosest setting on the extension, had to send them back to be changed. I think I would try the Koni's, then if you have to have more resistence on the compression you can send them to True Choice to be changed to double adjust.

Tommy Gaynor · 10-20-2008, 11:24 PM

I agree I raced an 85 Camaro for 3 years and the konis rocked.

J DeForrest · 10-21-2008, 12:03 AM

I switched over from some old Koni singl adj to Vari-Shock Dbl adj. a couple months ago. Difference was night and day. The range of adjustment is right where ot needs to be in my opinion. I had to replace the upper mount bearing, but I am very happy with being able to make a quick adjustment to conditions and can tell a change was made.

Jason

SSDiv6 · 10-21-2008, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragsinger

Since I am not on a tight budget and generally buy upper end parts, those links did not help me. Still open to hearing from other racers.

Thanks

Since budget is not a concern, here you go:

http://www.santhuffshocks.com/struts.html

Dragsinger · 10-21-2008, 11:55 AM

The Santhuff parts are not legal for my application. The stockers, [including IHRA Crate Motor classes] must run the OE spring and strut configuration.

10-20-2008, 09:52 PM	#1
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs Let me hear what front strut and springs are being run for a 3rd gen F body stocker. Specifically, a 1990 Firebird in IHRA Crate Motor, SBC weighing about 3050 with driver. Thanks __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W

10-20-2008, 10:38 PM	#3
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: 82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs Since I am not on a tight budget and generally buy upper end parts, those links did not help me. Still open to hearing from other racers. Thanks __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W

10-20-2008, 10:49 PM	#4
Jim Cimarolli Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sulphur Springs Texas Posts: 743 Likes: 146 Liked 166 Times in 46 Posts	Re: 82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs True Choice if you want double adjustable struts. Or, Koni if you want single adjust. If you do the True Choice be sure you request that you want them as loose as possible on the extension. Their struts are a modified Koni. I built a '91 Camaro for a customer, we started off with the Koni's, then sent them in to True Choice to be modified. When we got them back they were too tight at the loosest setting on the extension, had to send them back to be changed. I think I would try the Koni's, then if you have to have more resistence on the compression you can send them to True Choice to be changed to double adjust.

10-20-2008, 11:24 PM	#5
Tommy Gaynor Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Vancouver WA Posts: 253 Likes: 2 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs I agree I raced an 85 Camaro for 3 years and the konis rocked. __________________ "Go With Confidence"

10-21-2008, 12:03 AM	#6
J DeForrest Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramsey, MN Posts: 112 Likes: 95 Liked 73 Times in 18 Posts	Re: 82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs I switched over from some old Koni singl adj to Vari-Shock Dbl adj. a couple months ago. Difference was night and day. The range of adjustment is right where ot needs to be in my opinion. I had to replace the upper mount bearing, but I am very happy with being able to make a quick adjustment to conditions and can tell a change was made. Jason

10-21-2008, 11:55 AM	#8
Dragsinger VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Liberty City [East Texas] Posts: 1,760 Likes: 5 Liked 99 Times in 60 Posts	Re: 82 - 92 Camaro front struts and springs The Santhuff parts are not legal for my application. The stockers, [including IHRA Crate Motor classes] must run the OE spring and strut configuration. __________________ Larry Woodfin 471W