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?

94bird View Member Profile	Apr 16 2004, 02:02 AM Post #2
Insert catch phrase here Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,098 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 20	When you put the upgraded shocks in I would go ahead and install some GC coilovers. They work well and you could easily fit them into your budget with shocks one summer. Shocks will be a help alone, but if you're going through the trouble to change them in the front, springs come along for the ride. Later, since you have coilovers on the car it makes it that much easier to upgrade spring rates or the like (no spring compressor needed, and a lot of time saved, as well as weight). I'd prioritize it as follows: 1. springs/shocks 2. front brakes - LS1 at minimum or Stoptech as best currently available. The LT1 brakes are just horrific on track if you're even close to pushing them hard for a few laps. 3. good alignment 4. Nitto RII tires on 17x9.5" wheels (or maybe 17x9 SLP wheels cheap if you can find them) Just those changes will make your car easier and more consistent to drive on the track. I think that's important when you're just starting out.