Help with which suspension pieces next

[olblue75]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

Your 2010 has a narrow rear sway bar that connects to the lower control arms with double ball joint endlinks in between the rear struts. The design was changed with the introduction of the ZL1 using a much wider bar that mounts outside the struts with two drop links. The ZL1 bar design is sooooo much better than the original bar on your 10 nothing I can say would exaggerate the benefit of upgrading the rear bar. You'll need the rear bar, drop links and control arms. You can find them on our website. Replace only the rear bar. When you order and choose model year 2010 the arms and links are included.

With your rear bar squared away we move to the the rest of the IRS. Swapping out your OE toe links for 1LE / ZL1 / Z/28 to links with sealed monoballs comes first. The rear upper control arm outer bushings are next. We use the Z/28 bushings that are literally 300% firmer than what you have. Z/28 trailing arms are next.

Your sub-frame bushings will need to be replaced. I am not a fan of the durometers used in any of the urethane bushings. That leaves us with solid bushings from Pegasus.

Your rear suspension is now track ready.

Up front doesn't require much. We replace the soft OEM rubber snubber in the radius arms with JPSS Billet Bushing Inserts. These minimize movement in the arm reducing dynamic caster and toe changes. BIG PLUS. Adding a degree of caster brings the wheels back on center more quickly coming out of turns and provides an improvement in straight line stability.

Your Camaro is now track ready, more ready than you can imagine until you drive it. Questions?

I have a set of Pete's Radius Arm inserts and it makes the steering feel more precise and purposeful, I got the Delrin instead of billet aluminum and hardest part of install was getting drivers side bolt out other than that they were a breeze, I used a set Irwin,DEWALT hand clamps to install. Best money spent for bang for your buck!

[olblue75]

Originally Posted by TwentyTen2SSRS

Thanks! Sounds like you're going all out! I'll replace those things as they wear down. I just do some light road track racing once or twice per year. I've quickly realized, like anything, you can take it too far and spend too much for a purpose that isn't even how you use the car.

However I want to have as much "useable power" from my performance mods as I I can to the ground.


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Not all out just building modding the way it should have come, and of course they always make better things on the 2nd or 3rd model year (2013 1LE). Sometimes I wish I would have waited but I had a good trade and didn't want it loosing any more value. Are you going to be at Camaro Fest this year? I'm going to run the auto cross and road course as a complete noob.

[TwentyTen2SSRS]

Originally Posted by olblue75

Not all out just building modding the way it should have come, and of course they always make better things on the 2nd or 3rd model year (2013 1LE). Sometimes I wish I would have waited but I had a good trade and didn't want it loosing any more value. Are you going to be at Camaro Fest this year? I'm going to run the auto cross and road course as a complete noob.

No I won't be here. Hope to be next year though!

Yeah I'll have to maybe pm you and see about some things I should do


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[olblue75]

Not a expert by a long shot I got the majority of my advice from Pete. An just general knowledge.