 Handling: 3rd gen vs. 4th gen |
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  Jul 24 2005, 06:31 AM
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I’ve seen this question thrown around very often on numerous F car forums with no real consensus reached. So which do you guys think is the better handling platform, the 3rd or 4th gen? Also was the 4th gen front suspension a superior design to the modified McPherson setup used on the 3rd gens? I often hear 3rd gen owners saying the 4th gen setup is inferior.
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Jul 24 2005, 11:55 PM
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Zero brand loyalty  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 645 Joined: 22-January 04 From: Merryland Member No.: 145 |
I've autocrossed a few (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) 3rd and 4th gen F Bodies the past few years. The biggest difference (not to get into an engineering discussion because I usually gloss over all that stuff (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) is that a 3rd gen (properly set up of course ... not taking into account some ragged-out '86 TBI car!) seems to be a lot easier to drive. Not saying they're "faster," but the 3rd gens I've driven have for the most part been easier and more comfortable for me to just hop in and drive. The front suspension on the 3rd gen seems to be a bit more, um, settled? and smooth.
Top 3 in no particular order (High Fidelity style) my favorite F bodies I've driven: Barney (the famous purple ESP '82 ESP Camaro) Randy Keeton's F Stock '90 1LE Lonnie's car Pat |
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Warez Handling: 3rd gen vs. 4th gen Jul 24 2005, 06:31 AM
prockbp third gens are lighter and more narrow than fourth... Jul 24 2005, 06:53 AM Warez 3rd gen Camaro dimensions:
Wheelbase 10... Jul 24 2005, 08:42 AM KeithO QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 24 2005, 00:53)third gen... Jul 24 2005, 09:54 AM PF Flyer I, too, have open tracked both.
I currently run t... Jul 24 2005, 12:05 PM Judd This post comes at a good time for me. I've be... Jul 24 2005, 01:24 PM KeithO Some day I will be running a 3rd gen. The reason ... Jul 24 2005, 01:25 PM prockbp QUOTE (Judd @ Jul 24 2005, 07:24)If you had y... Jul 24 2005, 04:37 PM prockbp QUOTE (Warez @ Jul 24 2005, 02:42)Can ~1 inch... Jul 24 2005, 05:36 PM prockbp QUOTE (Warez @ Jul 24 2005, 00:31)I often hea... Jul 24 2005, 06:09 PM slowTA This is a great discussion, here is how I see it.
... Jul 24 2005, 06:34 PM CMC #37 This is a tough one! I have tracked both, howe... Jul 24 2005, 06:54 PM CrashTestDummy QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 24 2005, 11:36)QUOTE (Wa... Jul 24 2005, 09:35 PM Warez QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 24 2005, 12:09)what is t... Jul 25 2005, 01:16 AM Warez From my understanding the rear suspension are iden... Jul 25 2005, 01:38 AM PF Flyer ... you can tune a suspension on a 4th gen to run ... Jul 25 2005, 02:21 AM prockbp QUOTE (Warez @ Jul 24 2005, 19:38)So it canâ€... Jul 25 2005, 06:49 AM robz71lm7 So how do these cars compare in CMC? CMC would be... Jul 25 2005, 03:12 PM trackbird QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 25 2005, 01:49)after adj... Jul 25 2005, 03:57 PM CMC #37 I meant to say something about CMC West and how th... Jul 25 2005, 08:55 PM
CamaroFS34 QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 25 2005, 10:57)Maybe i... Jul 25 2005, 11:54 PM |
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