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01-05-2023, 07:31 PM | #1 |
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Cupped a arms vs shockwave bag over shock
I am now looking at a 69 4 door Nova this weekend after my search has kept coming up craps on the 10 other cars I went to look at.
So I was looking up things I can do to the car to dial it into what I need/want, and I thought of air bagging it. As I am looking at a couple of aluminum motors to drop in eventually for drivibility/mpg as they do not have a direct drop spring that would work with out experiments. I know on our C10's people cup there arms alot of the time. Besides aftermarket control arms for conventional bags or shockwave style. So I looked online, and could not find example of cupped 69 Nova or Camaro a-arms. As it seems everyone just uses shockwaves. Or atleast now they do. Are shockwaves better now as I always heard they were not that great for the money. Or do they come into there own on the lighter car? I have a spare set of a-arms I can cup while I drive the Nova to speed up fab time. Or if I mess up nothing lost. Maybe there is a reason people quit doing it or never do it that I can not find. Opinions. |
01-06-2023, 01:22 PM | #2 |
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Re: Cupped a arms vs shockwave bag over shock
Nova/f-body = shock in coil arrangement hence why Shockwaves are the go-to vs cupping the lower arm.
They make drop spindles for f-bodys. They make drop springs for f-bodys. You can cut a coil off the existing springs for 2" of drop.
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