VAN STEEL

Hey, I have always liked coilovers, and with everything I have heard about the mono leaf spring, I think I am going to go with your super performance plus kit.  What about the ball joints and contol arm bushings, and all the rest of those suspension parts?  I am wanting to rebuild as much as possible with all new stuff.  I should be taking this job on sometime in September, if all works out right.  Also, with your setup, the ride height is completely adjustable.

Answer to how far did my front end drop?  Mine actually dropped 1&1/2 Inches from my stock springs but my front end set up fairly high to start with.  The 17" wheels and tires fill the wheel well just right with no rubbing.  Hope this helps.

Streetshark,

I forgot to mention that this kit is adjustable. You can get about a 2" drop w/the semi-coilovers. Plus you can adjust the ride by simply turning a knob of the shock body. It has 12 points of adjust ment so you can stiffen the spring or soften the spring. You want to hit the track, reach under the car and turn the knob and when you go back to the street turn the knob back and it will soften up the shocks.

I have spoken with quite a few guys that restore C3s for a living.

They all say that if you completely rebuild the entire front and rear suspension to the way it came from the factory that you will be amazed at how well the car handles and rides.

The car will always ride pretty hard unless you go through the trouble of changing the solid body mounts to rubber like the 73 and up cars. This is not a straight change out however and will effect the ride height.

If you are looking for peformance depends on what you want to spend. You are talking to the right people at VBP and VanSteel.

Off set trailing Arms will allow bigger and wider tires and that alone will be a huge inprovement just by getting more rubber on the road. Look at how wide the tires are on  the new c6s and how low a profile they are too. To eliminate body roll replace all rubber bushings with poly. The ride will be harsh.

To improve steering change over to steeroids or for the ultimate you can have a c ustom built C5 chassis and suspension built so you can drop the C3 body right on and handle like a new vette with the beauty of our bumper cars.

Have fun when you return.

God Bless you and thank you for your service!

Bill

Answer to how far did my front end drop?  Mine actually dropped 1&1/2 Inches from my stock springs but my front end set up fairly high to start with.  The 17" wheels and tires fill the wheel well just right with no rubbing.  Hope this helps.

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Those 17" wheels look great! Very tempting.

Bill

IYesterday i received my new composite leaf spring from Van Steel (I`m lucky enough to have these guys in my back yard) New Koni`s from Ecklers arrived this morning.I`m going to tackle this job tommorrow.Haven`t turn a wrench in a long time though.But , with the price of labor these days i figured i better dust off the tool box, is`nt that one of the reasons we own these cars anyway?

 As soon as I can figure it out I`ll post a pic .

Just one correction. 

Installing the rubber body mounts instead of the solid mounts will NOT raise the ride height.  It WILL raise the body height.  There is a difference.

Raising the body will allow more clearance between the tires and the body. It does not affect the suspension. It only affects the center of gravity slightly. The vehicle frame is the same height from the ground.

Raising the ride height will change the suspension geometry, and thus change the handling and alignment postitions.  It requires a realignment.  It has a greater effect on the center of gravity.  There is a difference in frame to ground measurement.

Just had to be accurate.  It can make a difference in what you are doing.