Suspension for the street/strip.

85GMCstreetbeast · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: Suspension for the street/strip.

I have been too long ignoring the suspension, which has been holding me back from running 13's hell maybe even high 12's. The main thing is I run on the street more then the strip.
4 link it or do a flip kit an c notch with slide a link bars?
For the rear
Qa1 HAL Pro Coil-Over conversion,
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=HAL%2DDR4000K&N=700+4294925130+400026+115&autoview=sku
and were going to put a airbag on the pass side.

Looking for some adjustable shocks for the front and drop spindles.

Big Dave · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:14 am Post subject:

NASCAR has your answer. Company is called Hot Rods from Hell. They use a modified stock half ton Chevy/GMC half ton pick-up truck suspension on the rear. Works great on strip and on the street.

Brutisgearhead · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:56 am Post subject:

I once herd some one say Either drive on the street or the track but not both.

85GMCstreetbeast · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject:

holy chite Dave! Any other practical solutions that could be cheaper and easier to install. Does anyone remember the company that made some kind of kit for the leaf springs? supposed to be a really badass kit but I cant remember the name.

af2 · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

clay · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject:

af2 · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject:

10sec.et · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:42 pm Post subject:

85GMCstreetbeast · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

Well that seems to be what everyone thinks! Posted this on Hotrod and got the same response. Take out a few leafs and slapper bars. That will be cheap to do too so that works for me!

On the Rear- flip kit, slide a link bars , and adjustable shocks and a airbag on the pass side.

On the front -Drop spindles, adjustable shocks.

af2 · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject:

85GMCstreetbeast · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:25 am Post subject:

Well the word Kit was b/c it was a 4 link "kit" or Coil spring "Kit" or Lowering "Kit". Summit has a very basic flip kit for like 58 bux or something like that, and then just get the drop spindles, air bag, Qa1 shocks, slide a link bars. Once the suspension is done well begin the motor work!

skeeveman · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject:

Flip kit, slide a link, and adj shocks all the way around FTW!

af2 · Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject:

2 leafs discarded! Traction bars! = instant relief!
After that then go crazy!!!! Laughing

bmwmechanico

I would like to put my two cents worth in, I built a few pro-street pick-ups for people and one of the best/ most economical ways to make the truck hook-up was to build a leaf-link rear suspension. I would weld in a tubular x-member in front of the rear about 24" from the axle tubes between the frame rails or below depending on the ride height and weld on tabs to the rear axle tubes and the x-member that are in the same location for a bar/link with rod ends, be sure the front x-member is lower to achieve a 21 degree angle down from the rear end to the x-member at static ride height. This type of rear suspension was used on some older chrysler super stockers with alot of success. It is like a 4-link but the leaf springs act as the lower bars and you can build some adjustment in by using the weld on tabs with 2 or 3 holes in them. I hope this helps.

10sec.et