Suspension Upgrade Questions

[WarDaddy376]

Before JPSS closed shop, Pete and I were discussed suspension upgrades now I am ready to make a few more procurements and then get to adding them in

He suggested the following:

GM Part #22845487 Toe Links
GM Part #23104900 Trailing Arm but the GM Website says they do not fit a 2013 SS, it is only for 2014/2015. Makes me wonder why he suggested them if they don't fit. Can someone verify one way or the other?
GM Part #???????? Z28-Upper Outer Rear Control Arm Bushings Does anyone know the GM P/N for these bushings
JPSS Billet Radius Arm Bushings - Did these parts ever make it to distribution or were they only sold thru JPSS

I have a 28mm rear from a 1LE, do I stay with stock bushings or upgrade to PU?

What's the rule of thumb with sway bars, smaller the diameter the firmer the bushings or ??

As always guys thank you for your help and experience in making these cars a tad better than GM did.

[LCPLPunk]

So, I think I went about the same route you did. I upgraded to either 1LE/ZL1/Z28 parts for all my suspension save my BMR UCA. What you can do is jump on GmPartDirect and look for the FE6 parts.....OR, look at the 1LE suspension package that GM sells/sold and it should list the part numbers there. Actually, you might be able to do the same for the Z28 and see if any parts intersect.



For the UCA bushings, I think they were already in the bracket, so from what I read you could either grab the whole UCA brackets or go aftermarket.


For the 1LE bar, you could ugprade the bushings, but I didn't see the need.


Are you upgrading shocks/struts too?


And, did you upgrade your front radium arm bushing? Steering rack bushing? Those are cheap and easy to upgrade.

[christianchevell]

Just go with BMR and talk to them...………. better than stock even zl1.....

[WarDaddy376]

Originally Posted by LCPLPunk

So, I think I went about the same route you did. I upgraded to either 1LE/ZL1/Z28 parts for all my suspension save my BMR UCA. What you can do is jump on GmPartDirect and look for the FE6 parts.....OR, look at the 1LE suspension package that GM sells/sold and it should list the part numbers there. Actually, you might be able to do the same for the Z28 and see if any parts intersect.



For the UCA bushings, I think they were already in the bracket, so from what I read you could either grab the whole UCA brackets or go aftermarket.


For the 1LE bar, you could ugprade the bushings, but I didn't see the need.


Are you upgrading shocks/struts too?


And, did you upgrade your front radium arm bushing? Steering rack bushing? Those are cheap and easy to upgrade.

At the moment no on shocks & struts, the original owner did lower the car though. I was unaware of upgrading the steering rack bushings thanks for the input. Looks like I have some more research to do.

[WarDaddy376]

Originally Posted by LCPLPunk

So, I think I went about the same route you did. I upgraded to either 1LE/ZL1/Z28 parts for all my suspension save my BMR UCA. What you can do is jump on GmPartDirect and look for the FE6 parts.....OR, look at the 1LE suspension package that GM sells/sold and it should list the part numbers there. Actually, you might be able to do the same for the Z28 and see if any parts intersect.



For the UCA bushings, I think they were already in the bracket, so from what I read you could either grab the whole UCA brackets or go aftermarket.


For the 1LE bar, you could ugprade the bushings, but I didn't see the need.


Are you upgrading shocks/struts too?


And, did you upgrade your front radium arm bushing? Steering rack bushing? Those are cheap and easy to upgrade.

Did you use Whiteline or Prothane for the Steering Rack Bushing? what improvements did you notice after installation?

What mfg. did you use for front radium arm bushings

[LCPLPunk]

Sorry for the late reply. I think I used BMR for the Steering Rack bushing. I used Prothane for the subframe bushings and UCA bracket/bushing.