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|  Handling: 3rd gen vs. 4th gen | 
|    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 25 2005, 03:12 PM 
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| Veteran Member      Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,640 Joined: 25-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 40  | 
				So how do these cars compare in CMC?  CMC would be a good basis since the LT1's are restricted and the rule set limits what you can do to the car. I think your answer might lie in there. What's the front roll center height on a 3rd gen at stock height and lowered an inch? That might tell us something. | 
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 Warez   Handling: 3rd gen vs. 4th gen   Jul 24 2005, 06:31 AM
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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 (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, 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
 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
 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
 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
 CrashTestDummy   QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 24 2005, 11:36)QUOTE (Wa...   Jul 24 2005, 09:35 PM 
  patred   I've autocrossed a few  3rd and 4th gen F Bodi...   Jul 24 2005, 11:55 PM
 patred   I've autocrossed a few  3rd and 4th gen F Bodi...   Jul 24 2005, 11:55 PM 
  Warez   QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 24 2005, 12:09)what is t...   Jul 25 2005, 01:16 AM
 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
 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
 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
 prockbp   QUOTE (Warez @ Jul 24 2005, 19:38)So it canâ€...   Jul 25 2005, 06:49 AM 
  trackbird   QUOTE (prockbp @ Jul 25 2005, 01:49)after adj...   Jul 25 2005, 03:57 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
 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
 CamaroFS34   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 25 2005, 10:57)Maybe i...   Jul 25 2005, 11:54 PM|   | 
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