Suspension Upgrades '95

[FrankBarba]

Suspension Upgrades \'95

i am looking for suspension upgrades for a 1995 rt/10. i have brought her out of retirement. she is strickly a track car. any ideas out there? i know most upgrades are for new vipers, but what about the older ones?

 

[JonB]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

The SSSSSSSUBMLIME Green Monstor?
As in "Bless me Father, For I Have SPINNNNED!"

VALUE DRIVEN things to consider, presented price order:

Delrin bushings for sway bar only....
Stiffer sway bar....
Adjustable spring caps/perches....
Eibach or Hypercoil Spring kit...
Delrin bushings for whole car...
Revalved shocks.....

Oh, yeah.......
"If It Fits On Or In A Viper..... yada,yada, yada....."

 

[FrankBarba]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

the suspension & braking system is completely off the car.
The delrin bushings will they fit the older vipers?
Sway bars...Front & back....I want
Adjustable spring caps & perches...what is this???
Spring kit??? any ideas for spring rates???
Shocks are going to Koni tomorrow for a revalve....or should i wait until my springs come in & send them also???

thanks for you help.....

 

[Viperrick]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

You may want to conside swapping out either the upper or lower Gen 1 control arm for a Gen 2. I am not sure which one it is but Howie Frank from Illinois did this a couple of years ago and I know you can do it. A little bit lighter and you can get the Delrin bushings installed. I hear monoballs are the way to go.

 

[Paul Hawker]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

Lots of early cars went with the Penskey adjustable shocks with remote resevoirs. Don't know if still available. Eric Messley seemed to have a magic touch with these setups.
Also lowered car etc.

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

I'd be interested if you can find a rear sway bar at all. There are places that bend them, but since the stock bars are hollow, nobody knows the exact stiffness, hence not sure what to make the new ones like.

 

[JonB]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

As discussed offline, YES there are 16 delrin bushings in a Gen-I kit for the car; a sepaerate kit for the stock sway bar, or an oversized SOLID front sway bar. No rear bar option that I know of.

The upper-front arm is interchangeable G-I to GII for about 5 lbs weight savings but I doubt any noticable handling bonus (?)

THANKS, Frank........

 

[Jerry S]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

Hey Frank
Glad to see the Green Machine is coming back to racing.
I think you should send the car to Autoform in MI and we will be happy to do the upgrade for you.
Autoform is the company that did Howie Franks car. We also did the same upgrade on Skip's old car that Larry King now owns.
There are several things we could do.

Jerry Strahan
616-392-4909
Autoform team member
Viper wannabe
Dodge Avenger

 

[FrankBarba]

Re: Suspension Upgrades \'95

the larry king...from CNN???