Enzo_Guy
15th-February-2008, 10:13 PM
I'm going tomorrow to take a look at a '74 Pontiac Ventura (guy redid the brakes already and it has a Pontiac 455 under the hood, it's a good deal and I'm 90% sold on this car). I'm not terribly worried about straight-line performance because I'm a little more into the autocross scene.
Now, I have taken a look at the Hotchkis TVS and from the local tuner scene I know Hotchkis to be a good brand. I was thinking of getting their TVS kit off of Summit (front springs, rear leaves, tie rods, and sway bars) but I am undecided as to which shokcs to go with to give me the best cornering ability. I also do not know if it would be worth investing in tubular a-arms or if I should leave those stock. Does anybody have any experience with the Hotchkis systems on autocross circuits that they care to share?
My other idea would be to airbag both the front and rear, but also get an Air Ride 4-link (I think there was a '70 Nova feature car in Popular Hot Rodding that featured the same setup). I'm not too savvy about how that 4-link would handle on the road course, so if that's not a good option then let me know (I'm kind of new in the suspension area, trying to soak in what I can and ask questions where needed).
Idea 1.5 is to use the Hotchkis TVS kit and instead of regular shocks mount up the Air Ride AIRoverLeaf for the rear and the Air Ride Shockwave tubular control arms and adj7ustable bags for the front. I'm thinking this is the most expensive route, but also probably the one that would produce the best results.
Which suspension setup would you guys use if you planned to go autocrossing but still planned to use the car for a street cruiser (probably willy visit the drag strip once a month or so, but autocross is my preferred setup)?
Now, I have taken a look at the Hotchkis TVS and from the local tuner scene I know Hotchkis to be a good brand. I was thinking of getting their TVS kit off of Summit (front springs, rear leaves, tie rods, and sway bars) but I am undecided as to which shokcs to go with to give me the best cornering ability. I also do not know if it would be worth investing in tubular a-arms or if I should leave those stock. Does anybody have any experience with the Hotchkis systems on autocross circuits that they care to share?
My other idea would be to airbag both the front and rear, but also get an Air Ride 4-link (I think there was a '70 Nova feature car in Popular Hot Rodding that featured the same setup). I'm not too savvy about how that 4-link would handle on the road course, so if that's not a good option then let me know (I'm kind of new in the suspension area, trying to soak in what I can and ask questions where needed).
Idea 1.5 is to use the Hotchkis TVS kit and instead of regular shocks mount up the Air Ride AIRoverLeaf for the rear and the Air Ride Shockwave tubular control arms and adj7ustable bags for the front. I'm thinking this is the most expensive route, but also probably the one that would produce the best results.
Which suspension setup would you guys use if you planned to go autocrossing but still planned to use the car for a street cruiser (probably willy visit the drag strip once a month or so, but autocross is my preferred setup)?