Hey Everyone! Well did a bunch of research on the suspension of these cars, going back on forth on which wheels to get, brakes, springs, sizes, widths....

Throughout it all I had in my mind I didnt wanna spend boat loads of money... I dont track the car so there was no reason fr a Big Brake Kit (BBK) or COilovers (CO) I wanted a little better handing and an overall nicer more aggressive appearance... sooo I came up with the Blue Collar working mans suspension setup... I hope it helps anyone wanting a similiar setup for not a lot of cash...

Included in this setup are the following parts.

WHEELS: Forgestar F10 TIRES: Falken 452
Front 20 x 8.5 offset 30 and 245/35/20
Rear 20 x 10.5 offset 42 and 285/30/20

SPRINGS/SHOCKS:
HR springs 1.3in drop front/ 1.2in drop rear
Tokico Blue shocks

SWAY BAR:
Hotchkis solid sways

BRAKES:
R1concepts rotors
Hawk HPS pads
Stoptech Stainless steel brake lines

Currently there will be only a few changes as I am really happy with the setup... New rotors with better coating so as they do not rust where the pad doesnt hit them. Also I have camber adjustment to make just waiting for the parts. I have had no rubbing issues!

All the work was done by me minus mounting and balancing tires. Please if you have any questions feel free to respond or message me and I will get back to you!. Enjoy!


front drop


rear drop


from a distance


font brakes


rear view


front tire


rear tire


sways


shocks/springs/stainless steal brake lines


rear stance


side


stance again


rear misc


close up rim

 

Awesome! That looks great and great info!

 

Nice job--looks great!!!

 

Looks good. How much did everything run you if you don't mind me asking?

 

bah fogot prices lol

1700 for wheels
700 for tires
300 fro shocks
250 for springs
250 for sways
650 for brakes

 

nice setup! i wish i budgeted an xtra $4k for wheels and suspension when i bought mine

 

the wheels and tires are the majority of it... but for shocks and springs its only 500 or so bucks!

 

good write up and awesome pix

 

thanks! any questions just ask away!

 

Wow, $250 for Hotchkis Sways? Did you get them used or new? That's a great price on those sways.

Btw car looks good so far. Very simple, practical and not over done which I like. I pretty much have the exact same set up except for the Tokico HP blues which is the next thing on my list of what to buy. So what do you have planned next?

 

Yeah I gots them used from a member who only used them for a very short time as you can see from the condition...

Next I have a complete overhaul of the body planned... nothing flashy but IM deleting the splash gaurd, blacked out grill and headlights, blacked out truch chrome piece, and then my body guy is going to get rid of all the knicks, dents and scratches and maybe throw a better coat of clearcoat on it so it shines a bit more.

 

Nice. Make sure to keep us posted with pictures as you make some progress.

 

Thanks and will do!...

 

great job

 

Very since setup in both looks and suspension & brake upgrades. I am running the Tokicos myself but with Eibach springs, loving the setup more each day. Nice choice on the F10's they look great.