So instead of buying the expensive offset LCA bushings,
substituting an 88+ LCA into an 84-87 front suspension gets you
the capability for more static negative and more camber gain?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Brown" <rbrown7@pacbell.net>
To: "Craig Blome" <cblome@yahoo.com>; "Adam Popp"
<raft321@fuse.net>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:11 PM
Subject: RE: The Ultimate BSP Vette(The info that u were probably
looking 4)
> I have run my C4 ZR-1 with both the early and late front
suspension
> geometries. The 88 and later zero scrup uses a longer lower
control arm and
> has more camber gain which I believe to be an advantage.
Other's experience
> to the contrary may be due to dialing in too much static
negative camber
> instead of using the camber gain. The change to zero scrub
makes for less
> kickback in the steering wheel when under full ABS in front
which is
> probably the reason the factory went to it in the first place.
> -- Rick Brown
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Craig Blome
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 6:58 PM
> To: Adam Popp; autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: The Ultimate BSP Vette(The info that u were
probably
> looking 4)
>
>
> Good summary, Adam. Wanted to add that major
> revisions were made to the C4 chassis in '88; the rear
> suspension geometry was reworked for a lower roll
> center, and the front for "zero scrub radius" (in
> practice, this was achieved by increasing king pin
> inclination to something ugly like 15 degrees).
>
> Which is faster in autox is probably an open question.
> The new rear geometry produces less jacking and may
> have greater cornering capability (on pre-'88s you can
> watch the outside rear jack up in hard corners). I
> have talked to SS folks who do not like the '88-up
> front...they say the new geometry kills low-speed
> turning response. In practice it does not seem to
> have hurt Scotty White's car ('89?) :)
>
> Has anyone ever tried _back_dating the front
> suspension on a late C4?
>
> Craig Blome (thought about BSP...then thought about
> buying a house ;)
>
> --- Adam Popp <raft321@fuse.net> wrote:
> >
> > But it seems the car 2 have 4 B/SP as we head into
> > the millenium is the
> > C4. A lot of B/SPer's r jumping into the C4's and
> > transplanting the
> > original motor with either a LT4, LT1, or L98. I
> > autocross an '86 with
> > an LT4, and it simply hauls ass. So I say go with
> > the LT4 engine. U can
> > go the easier route and buy a '96 vette with the LT4
> > already in it, if u
> > have that kind of dough.
>
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