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| | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 47 | Any opinions on how well corvette suspensions work for the AD chassis. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 96 | I have the Flat out engineering kit with 1996 c-4 stuff and although i cant drive on it yet it seems to work great. the coilovers work nice and it's a little different from all the mustang stuff you see. i have some pictures on my webshots if you want to see. just look in my sig | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Its hard to say. Are you running just the front, or the front and rear?
That C4 suspension stuff is about as good as a front motor and transmission with rear drive gets, but remember it was engineered for a very low car with a wheelbase under 100 inches and for some pretty wide tires, 255s being the narrowest I believe were ever put on it. Your choice of coilovers might be the determining factor. The C4 used a fiberglass leaf spring originally that was pretty stiff and contributed a lot to the handling of the car.
If the rest of the truck is executed as a sports car with low center of gravity handling could be fantastic. My daily driver is a C4 Corvette with the stiffer suspension package and fancy shocks. It rides rougher than some trucks but handles like nothing else I've ever driven.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 183 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 183 | i have some pictures on my webshots if you want to see. just look in my sig The links not working brent563100  Ed | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 96 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 96 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | Anything will work with a torch and a welder. I have C4 IRS / IFS handy for one of my projects. I have also looked into a Jag IRS from the local salvage yard. All will require a bit of fabrication.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 637 | And IFS and/or IRS will improve the ride quality of an AD but you can't expect a vehicle with a much higher center of gravity to handle as good as a Vette or Jag XK, but handling will be improved over stock. Wide tires also are a great help in the handling department.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | However I plan on lowering my truck a few inches to help with the center of gravity. I would think those doing an IFS/IRS would be doing something similar.
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
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