Need to put the car on a diet... car weighed 3700lbs with me in it (I weigh 250lbs). Yes, I know but powerlifting adds alot of muscle mass. Trying to bring down the car to 3400 with me in it.
Back on topic.
I bought the TRZ Motorsports upper and lower control arms from Cal Hartline. I decided to use 1st Gen F-body spindles instead of the G-body spindles, read lower and you will know why. I had to get the aluminum steering arms from TRZ to bolt to the spindles. Also you are going to need heim joints on the outer end.
Some data (all data is in pounds): I used a digital bathroom scale.
Stock upper control arms.......9.2
TRZ upper control arms.........5
Savings..............................4.2 x 2 = 8.4 total uppers
Stock lower control arms.......15
TRZ lower control arms..........7
Savings..............................8 x 2 = 16 total lowers
Stock G-body spindle............13
1st Gen F-body spindle...........5
Savings...............................8 x 2 = 16 total spindle
Stock disc...........................20.2
Wilwood rotor and hub...........9.8
Savings...............................10.4 x 2 = 20.8 total spindle
Stock caliper........................7
Wilwood caliper.....................2
Savings...............................5 x 2 = 10 total calipers
Total front end = 71.8lbs
I still have install:
- Fiberglass hood
- Manual steering
- Kirkey Seats
- Take out 1 door crash bar (took one out already)
- Aluminum rad support
- Chromoly transmission X-member (possible)
Need to get the car aligned. Rest of the pics are in the link in my sig.
Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com
Back on topic.
I bought the TRZ Motorsports upper and lower control arms from Cal Hartline. I decided to use 1st Gen F-body spindles instead of the G-body spindles, read lower and you will know why. I had to get the aluminum steering arms from TRZ to bolt to the spindles. Also you are going to need heim joints on the outer end.
Some data (all data is in pounds): I used a digital bathroom scale.
Stock upper control arms.......9.2
TRZ upper control arms.........5
Savings..............................4.2 x 2 = 8.4 total uppers
Stock lower control arms.......15
TRZ lower control arms..........7
Savings..............................8 x 2 = 16 total lowers
Stock G-body spindle............13
1st Gen F-body spindle...........5
Savings...............................8 x 2 = 16 total spindle
Stock disc...........................20.2
Wilwood rotor and hub...........9.8
Savings...............................10.4 x 2 = 20.8 total spindle
Stock caliper........................7
Wilwood caliper.....................2
Savings...............................5 x 2 = 10 total calipers
Total front end = 71.8lbs
I still have install:
- Fiberglass hood
- Manual steering
- Kirkey Seats
- Take out 1 door crash bar (took one out already)
- Aluminum rad support
- Chromoly transmission X-member (possible)
Need to get the car aligned. Rest of the pics are in the link in my sig.
Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com