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    on a 98 or newer Camaro. I know the one guy put them on his 94, but I wanted to know if anybody knows if the 98 and newer will set the same. I'm hoping they keep the stock height. Thanks.
    Wife and a dog, they both think they\'re Kujo.<br /> <br />1999 3.8 A4 Y87<br />Navy Blue Metallic<br />BFG G-Force KDWS 275/40/17s, <br />WS6 Wheels (17x9)<br />Phoenix Transmissions 2400 Stall Converter<br />FRA, Holley Powershot filter, Whisper Lid, Ported Throttlebody<br />2000 manifolds, Flowmaster, WS6 Tail Pipes, <br />MSD 8.5mm Wires, MSD Coils, Autolite plugs<br />Performance Cryogenics treated rotors<br />1LE Sway Bars and panhard rod, 1LE front springs w/SLP Bilsteins, stock rear springs w/ 3rd Gen Bilsteins, BMR STB, KBDD SFCs, 1LE rear lower control arms, 1LE front lower control arms<p>1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 TH350

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    You already have V8 springs in the back, and the fronts are just a bit softer than the V8. So changing to V8 springs really won't do much for you. See the Technical Database for the spring rates for each year.
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    • #3
      I was going to only change the front springs. The rates in the database are 225lb/in for the V6, and 292lb/in for the V8. I don't want to get too hard, as I commute in it everyday, but I want to see if they will help keep the car from nosing in so much.
      I will be putting 1LE sway bars and panhard rod on, along with Bilstein HDs, along with the V8 front springs.
      Wife and a dog, they both think they\'re Kujo.<br /> <br />1999 3.8 A4 Y87<br />Navy Blue Metallic<br />BFG G-Force KDWS 275/40/17s, <br />WS6 Wheels (17x9)<br />Phoenix Transmissions 2400 Stall Converter<br />FRA, Holley Powershot filter, Whisper Lid, Ported Throttlebody<br />2000 manifolds, Flowmaster, WS6 Tail Pipes, <br />MSD 8.5mm Wires, MSD Coils, Autolite plugs<br />Performance Cryogenics treated rotors<br />1LE Sway Bars and panhard rod, 1LE front springs w/SLP Bilsteins, stock rear springs w/ 3rd Gen Bilsteins, BMR STB, KBDD SFCs, 1LE rear lower control arms, 1LE front lower control arms<p>1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 TH350

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      • #4
        Get the 1LE springs. They feel great. My car is a daily driver also.

        96 camaro

        1LE springs
        1LE shocks(94s)
        1LE sway bars

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        • #5
          The 225 lbs/in springs are for the 93-97 cars. Your car should have the 257 lbs/in front springs. Not as big a change as it was for me in my 94.

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          • #6
            Ahhh, thanks Backfire (sorry, I couldn't remember your screen name).
            Dom, how are the front springs? Judging by the rate for them, they sound like they are pretty stiff, especially being that they're linear rate springs. I was thinking of going with the 1LE rears, if I wanted the rear stiffer, and if the Bilsteins didn't help much. I'm just leery about going to a linear rate spring as hard as the 1LE fronts.
            I'll just go ahead and try the stock V8 fronts for now, because I can pick up a set here for free, so I'll swap them when I get my struts changed. Then, I'll go from there.
            Wife and a dog, they both think they\'re Kujo.<br /> <br />1999 3.8 A4 Y87<br />Navy Blue Metallic<br />BFG G-Force KDWS 275/40/17s, <br />WS6 Wheels (17x9)<br />Phoenix Transmissions 2400 Stall Converter<br />FRA, Holley Powershot filter, Whisper Lid, Ported Throttlebody<br />2000 manifolds, Flowmaster, WS6 Tail Pipes, <br />MSD 8.5mm Wires, MSD Coils, Autolite plugs<br />Performance Cryogenics treated rotors<br />1LE Sway Bars and panhard rod, 1LE front springs w/SLP Bilsteins, stock rear springs w/ 3rd Gen Bilsteins, BMR STB, KBDD SFCs, 1LE rear lower control arms, 1LE front lower control arms<p>1968 Chevelle Malibu 327 TH350

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