What order should I buy this stuff? - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

I hate threads like these, but I feel compelled to ask. The car has a lot left to go as far as parts. It still has stock wheels, tires, brakes, rear axle and front suspension. I'm still in school and have about $3K-$4K to spend on the car per summer after I take care of other expenses.

What it has so far:
Suspension
STB, DSL, Spohn Rod/poly LCA's and PHR (Front/Rear LG swaybars and SFC's sitting in the garage)
Engine
Heads, cam, boltons... will probably bump up to a new cam and bigger injectors, but the motor in general is pretty much done
Drivetrain
T56 swap, Street Twin, stock steel d/s and 4.10's

Here's what I want to do as far as parts. I think I'm going to buy things by the group (e.g. all the suspension stuff, then all the safety stuff, etc. as money becomes available). Groups are listed by priority.

Drivetrain
LS1 Driveshaft

Suspension
Coilovers
Torque Arm
A-arms (depends on what the LG K-member needs)

Chassis
K-member

ZR1 Wheels / Tires
C5 Brakes

Safety
6 or 8 point bar
Recaro Speed / SRD seats
Sabelt or Sparco 6 points

Misc
Canton RR pan (after talking with Jordan Musser and others about this I think I'll take my chances)
VFN bolt-on stock hood (18 lbs)

Any comments?

trax View Member Profile	Apr 15 2004, 03:09 PM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 223 Joined: 16-January 04 From: Chicago suburbs Member No.: 131	I hate threads like these, but I feel compelled to ask. The car has a lot left to go as far as parts. It still has stock wheels, tires, brakes, rear axle and front suspension. I'm still in school and have about $3K-$4K to spend on the car per summer after I take care of other expenses. What it has so far: Suspension STB, DSL, Spohn Rod/poly LCA's and PHR (Front/Rear LG swaybars and SFC's sitting in the garage) Engine Heads, cam, boltons... will probably bump up to a new cam and bigger injectors, but the motor in general is pretty much done Drivetrain T56 swap, Street Twin, stock steel d/s and 4.10's Here's what I want to do as far as parts. I think I'm going to buy things by the group (e.g. all the suspension stuff, then all the safety stuff, etc. as money becomes available). Groups are listed by priority. Drivetrain LS1 Driveshaft Suspension Coilovers Torque Arm A-arms (depends on what the LG K-member needs) Chassis K-member ZR1 Wheels / Tires C5 Brakes Safety 6 or 8 point bar Recaro Speed / SRD seats Sabelt or Sparco 6 points Misc Canton RR pan (after talking with Jordan Musser and others about this I think I'll take my chances) VFN bolt-on stock hood (18 lbs) Any comments?

sgarnett View Member Profile	Apr 15 2004, 09:11 PM Post #2
Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33	I had forgotten about the coilovers when I mentioned shocks - the LG setup comes with Bilstein race shocks. One key thing to keep in mind is that the LG coilovers can't reuse the Konis. However, the stock shocks do suck (even for daily driving), and good shocks should be high on your list. So, there are some money management decisions to make. If you won't be ready to buy the LG setup for a while but want to get there someday, a set of revalved Bilsteins will help a lot in the meantime, and will be a little cheaper than the Konis. I mostly agree with the seat time before modding comments above, with one exception. At a minimum, you need brake pads that can take some heat before you hit the track. You may not need the ultimate setup yet, but street pads really aren't up to the challenge. I would switch to a good street pad setup such as Hawk HPS all around for everday use, and then get a spare set of rotors and race pads for the front for track use. The race pads should NOT be used for daily driving.