1969 Camaro Suspension Help...

[ericsz]

Thanks Goob I'll let you know, I am still tossing around trying a Glide but I dont want to be on my back every week changing it and I dont want to have to spend 2 Grand to have one that wont break. My car is about 3400lbs isnt that to heavy???

[Mike Pearson]

Eric

As i remember from another thread you posted several months ago you mostly bracket race your car. The set up you have in your car is more of a street type chassis setup. You will not get the kind of performance or consistancy you are looking for with the chassis setup that you are using. I would suggest for you to install a rear frame section with a 4 link or ladder bar suspension using a coil over shock. I have HAL single adjustables on my car. I think this will be money well spent. You can go to a wider tire which will help on the marginal tracks. The powerglide will give you the consistancy that you are kooking for. If you have a decent trans with race quality parts you will not have to touch it for a whole season. The point I am trying to make is if you want to have a race car you have to set it up like a racecar and use race quality parts. The stocker guys use some of the similar parts that you are trying to use. They spend countless hours perfecting and testing their combinations. They do not run their cars weekly and they replace the tires on their cars very regularly.

Mike

[ericsz]

I see to many 10 inch tire cars with lots more horse power than me dragging the bumper, I dont want to drag the bumper I just want to hook. I would really like to not have to do any major chassis changes to the car, its a "z" car.

[bob gonier]

Originally Posted by ericsz

Thanks Goob I'll let you know, I am still tossing around trying a Glide but I dont want to be on my back every week changing it and I dont want to have to spend 2 Grand to have one that wont break. My car is about 3400lbs isnt that to heavy???

WELL........ Thats a whole nother thread. I run a stock 1.76 gearset glide with a turbo input and aftermarket drum. It doesnt get any easier or cheaper than that. Car weighs 3450lbs and runs low 10's @ 133-135mph with a 28" tire and 4.10 gears. So far I believe this trans has about 750 runs and I have no plans to rebuild it anytime soon. Thats what direction I went and my car hooks 99.9 % of the time.............maybe more.



JMO .....




bob

[Bill Harris]

A glide would probably be a good change for an 1/8 mile bracket car. With a three speed you are probably barely getting into high gear before the finish line, pretty much a waste of gear. A 1.76 glide is going to help your hook just by reducing the overall ratio in first gear, from a 2.48*4.56=11.31 to a 1.76*4.56=8.03, which is a LOT of difference. Your 60's might not be better, but they will likely be a lot more consistant, and that seems to be the name of the game. A glide is also lighter than a TH400 and you don't need a $3000 trans either. A properly built basic box with a stock 1.76 gearset, steel hub, hardened input shaft, good soft parts and a good transbrake will easily hold up against that 406. Put a deep pan on it and keep it cool.

I ran the Koni SP1 shocks on the front of my stocker for years set as loose as they would go. My 60's have always been all over the place. Last spring I put on a set of Calvert's new front shocks and it made a HUGE difference in my 60's. Much more consistant and at least 2 hundreths better than before. Best $100 I ever spent.

Good luck!

[67camaroracer]

I run the fiberglass mono's with cal tracs seems to work for me. I have abit more travel up front though. No trans brake. How does your car work off the converter only, no brake
In my experience hitting the tire harder helped my car but then you need stiffer rebound i think,