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Posted: 12/25/06 3:20am Message 1 of 6

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Joanne

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What is the best suspension package for handling the twisties(bends).

Would like to go with a full kit rather than mix and match.

Thank you.

1979 Corvette

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Posted: 12/25/06 8:53am Message 2 of 6

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Vette(s): 1980 L-48 still in the middle of a frame-off.

There are 2 main vendors I would reccomend. VanSteel and VBP Vette Brake and Products. Both are excellent I used VanSteel for my suspension rebuild.

Call VanSteel and discuss you're needs and wants and they will reccomend or even put a custom system together for you. Absolute top notch service before and after the sale, I have the performance plus pkg. with some slight changes and it looks great. By spring I should be ready to ride.

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Posted: 12/25/06 9:22pm Message 3 of 6

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Ditto on Van Steel!! You can't go wrong. Good products, friendly, helpful people and they actually try to do the right thing with prices.

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Posted: 12/25/06 10:03pm Message 4 of 6

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Absolutely go with a complete "kit", regardless of where you buy it. Mix/match systems rarely work out right.
VanSteel and VBP are both top-notch vendors.
You can do a

search on this subject, and will find several threads on this from the past, along with member's good/bad reviews.

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Posted: 12/28/06 6:56pm Message 5 of 6

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Another recommendation for either VBP or Van Steel. I got my kit from VBP and it was just what I had hoped for, a huge improvement over stock. Haven't used Van Steel yet, but I've heard a lot of good things about them.

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