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I just got done installing my new trailing arms and panhard bar. Only comment I can make is this was WELL worth it for me, my wheel hop was so bad that I almost feared differential damage. However, after this install I've suffered ZERO wheel hop. I used to not be able to launch above 1500-2000, now I can do a 3500 launch and have no problems at all even on uneven ground. Only bad thing is now that the power is hitting the ground its very VERY easy to loose traction.
wheels are: 265/40-17 btw
00' Firebird 5spd
00\' firebird v6 5spd<br />201rwhp ---- 230 rwtq<br />\"Everyday I grow stronger...and further from you.\"<br />WARNING: Do not take any of my comments seriously unless they are technical in nature and then only at your own risk
96 Camaro M5. Dark metallic gree (?dont know the offical color name)<br />Home made Intake :: Headers, 3inch headers back to Flowmaster muffler :: spec stage 3 clutch Now installed, waiting for 3.42\'s and LSD next month<br /><a href=\"http://photobucket.com/albums/y192/RiceEatingCamaro/?action=view¤t=newcar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">My Car</a> <br /><br />Totalled Car.<br /><a href=\"http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/k/sk8er305/\" target=\"_blank\">96 CamaroRS</a>
I think the total came out to $350. HOWEVER due to the screw up of the people I ordered it from they gave me two of them! =) So if anyone happens to want one I have another sitting in my garage that I will sell for half price its only missing intructions but I can e-mail our install instructions we used to you.
00\' firebird v6 5spd<br />201rwhp ---- 230 rwtq<br />\"Everyday I grow stronger...and further from you.\"<br />WARNING: Do not take any of my comments seriously unless they are technical in nature and then only at your own risk
Was it pretty easy to install. I'm have huge wheel hop issues at the track. I was going to get the slp RCA's and panhard rod. I'm planning on most of the suspension being slp. :D
Yea it took about 4hrs to install but that was just to figure out how to get the first trailing arm on. The panhard bar took 30 min and the 2nd trailing arm took about 30-45 min. Only think you really have to remove is the wheels, we didn't remove the springs or the shocks and had no problems. We did have 3 problems:
1. Buy alot of thread adhessive. I got 2 bottles and one bottle only lasted 2 bolts.
2. Just use the stock bolts to reattach the new parts they are tipped different and work great for moving the parts into position.
3. We had to beat the trailing arms into place since we didn't have grease at the moment to grease them up. (R. I. P. broken cinder block)
Oddly now I have a nasty rattle around the passenger side rear wheel that we are trying to isolate further and fix. Its not due to the suspension directly but the increased rigidity (is that even a word?) of the rear suspension does increase vibration. We checked the wheels, brakes, suspension and most of the trunk already to try and find something that is loose everything is torqued right and doesn't move that we can see. To prove how well this suspension is working however:
Before: 3.5k rpm launch tires spun for about 1/2 a second then the wheels began to hop and made everyone in the stands cringe and think I just broke my differential.
After: 5k launch wheels spin , get some nice fishtailing, even on an uneven road my car hits the bumps and has 0 problem with wheelhop (ie you can feel the bump then it goes right back to spinning or accelerating, no mad hopping afterwards.)
00\' firebird v6 5spd<br />201rwhp ---- 230 rwtq<br />\"Everyday I grow stronger...and further from you.\"<br />WARNING: Do not take any of my comments seriously unless they are technical in nature and then only at your own risk
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