Thread: Make it handle
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Old 06-14-2014, 05:38 PM   #1709
Cheyyenne81
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Re: Make it handle

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Originally Posted by robnolimit View Post
If you guys (and gals) want, i'll try to keep responding to your handling questions.

Making these trucks handle is easy at first, but the more you want to get out of it, the more work it becomes. The are several things to consider. Tires, Wheels, Weight, Suspension, Brakes, Gears, ....... Set your goals before you start, as some of the parts change the deeper you go. Also, decide how streetable you want it to stay. The more you want to pull one 'G', the stiffer it's going to get. Drop spindles are better, in general, than short springs, this helps to keep the suspension in the sweet spot. In the rear, (trailing arm) blocks are better than short springs for the first 2 inches. Then go to springs. For leaf trucks, use de-arch springs or a flip kit, no blocks. Go BIG on the sway bars. And, spend $$$ on shocks. Doetsch, KYB, or Bilstien, this is where it happens.

Give me some questions, and I'll be more specific on the details.
I had a couple questions for you.. I have a 81 cheyenne that i want to turn into a autocross/ crazy street truck. I have heard that a corvette front suspension can be mounted right up?? I was looking into drop spindles and a front sway bar but what can be done for the rear?
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