Guest Daddyrick Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 With every truck and rodding magazine, there seems to be plenty of people working late model corvette front and rear suspenions into their projects. Is it feasible to do this with the early z-cars???? Daddyrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Somebody here is doing just that. I can't remember his psuedonym though. Help guys, isn't something like Vettetek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewz Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 If your goals include big power and even 1/4 mile/ AutoX than the vette rear Dana44 is a good swap. It isn't a real hard thing to swap in but the vette rear has its problems too. If the vette rear is used than some custom slip yolk halfshafts would be a nice touch as well as removing the inner side gear pins to allow the flanges to move in and out a bit to avoid smashing the insides. A friend here has done this to his vettes since he heavily Auotx's them to avoid the problem with the side berings. There are 2 or 3 members here that have done it I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Scottie GNZ's is complete. With a 1000# less weight than the Corvette, bearings should last almost forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewz Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 The problem with the berings wasn't weight it was the shafts pulling in and out on the pins inside. Since the shafts can't come out with the suspension flexed out or in removing the pins causes no hazard. Seems to work well for the Vetters around here. If the pins shear off they go through everything. And that is just Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 www.fastassdatsun.com http://www.turbobuicks.com/members/scottiegnz/vette-irs-swap.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Would you elaborate on that some? Maybe I just don't understand what we are talking about. The 84-96 Corvette design is a 4 link. (The 63-82 is a 3 link, using a trailing arm instead of the radius rods.) With two radius rods running forward, a camber adjustment rod and the halfshaft. The halfshafts are a stressed member of the driveline. The stubs that go into the diff case are setup using an assortment of circlips that are parallel ground. This establishes a minimum end play since the halfshaft is a locater. If this is increased, the car will wander and have vague steering as well as a tendency to torque steer. I broke one of these in my '84 Corvette and it randomly wanted to change lanes. Also becasue the halfshaft is a locator, a broken one can cause the car to crash. Same with the old Jag IRS. That is why NHRA outlawed IRS in cars faster than 10.99. The Nissan design is better. if not stronger, in the sense that steering control will not be compromised if a halfshaft breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewz Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Sorry Ididn't see the whole caption "LATE MODEL" The pre 84 models use this trick. The later years were resolved. My bad. I just read too fast for my mind sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyind Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I've had a C4 under my Z for the last ten years and have not had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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