Camaro Shocks

[esomethingian]

i'm running camaro rears with cosmos racing springs with no adjusters and cant go any lower.

[Coupelx]

I've been running camaro kyb stock replacements with h&r sports and they definitely do not fall out at full droop. I don't think they are even loose.

A tip for removing the sleeve from your old shock. If your new shocks came with a wierd double ended stud thing, grind the threads slightly and it will fit into the sleeve in your old shock and lube with oil. Put it in a press or vise with a tube or deep socket on the back side and you can squeeze the sleeve out without damage. I then pressed the sleeve into the Camaro shock with a bit of wd40.

[glnr13]

The springs were cheapo eBay specials that I think a few others on here jumped on... Suspension tech? I can't remember. They're soft Springs but with the adjustable Mustang shocks and the adjustable konis I'm running up front it's no problem. I'm switching to h&r race or ie3 in a couple of months.

I haven't run any autox or track with this setup since my rear subframe needs refreshing. I've run it in the canyons and it feels pretty good considering the spring rates I'm running are too soft.

[AlpineWeissIIE30]

Ok cool, what kinda suspension are you running? and are the mustang shocks pretty good?

[glnr13]

i have a set of mustang shocks by strange engineering and they don't droop much less than stock shocks. When i jack up the rear end the springs still clang but they don't fall out of position if that helps. I still make sure they're aligned on the top side before i let the car down.

in other words the rear springs are still loose but they don't fall out.

[AlpineWeissIIE30]

all rear lowering springs fall out when jacked up, shocks won't make a difference there.

but isnt the mustang shocks physically shorter even when fully extended compared to e30 koni sports so when the car is jacked up the springs wont fall out since the shocks are so much shorter?

[glnr13]

You guys think that the Mustang Kyb agx can handle a 700lb rear spring? I'm using a 5" spring from GC and the koni shocks I have on there now droop so low when lifted that the coils can fall out. Thinking bout getting the AGX or maybe a Koni SA/DA Mustang shock

all rear lowering springs fall out when jacked up, shocks won't make a difference there.

[RedReplicant]

The front is the issue for me, not the rear but...

[AlpineWeissIIE30]

You guys think that the Mustang Kyb agx can handle a 700lb rear spring? I'm using a 5" spring from GC and the koni shocks I have on there now droop so low when lifted that the coils can fall out. Thinking bout getting the AGX or maybe a Koni SA/DA Mustang shock

[RedReplicant]

I wish cars had the driver feedback, common setup knowledge, and ease of adjustability that motorcycles have. I'm probably going to move to Koni SAs next year as it's a known good setup. I'm happy with my AGX and Gas-a-Just setup but it makes me wonder what a known good and matched setup feels like.

Also, Viking shocks was started by a few ex-QA1 employees.

AFCO is also another to look into - Flyin Miata coilovers are AFCO T2s. Apparently if you give them (AFCO) a call they can pretty much do whatever you want valving/mount/etc wise and are very approachable.

[haggardfab]

i tried the mustang shocks on the back of my car when i was static and i didnt like them very much, they felt softer then the camaro ones which makes sence being the camaro is several hundred pounds heavier then the mustang..

i have QA1 single adjustable camaro rear shocks on my car now and its by far the best thing ive done.. rides amazing

[RedReplicant]

[RedReplicant]

Anyone running GC race camber plates on the milled down AGXes up front?

[pandaiswong]

Mustang rear shocks have a shorter extended length than stock and Camaro shocks. This is probably nice for those of us that are low - less travel to unseat the springs.

Mustang - KYB KG4521 (Gas-a-Just) - 16.26" extended / 5.71" stroke
Camaro - KYB KG5562 (Gas-a-Just) - 20.08" extended / 7.76" stroke

Thanks man. I for some reason didn't see that you said they were shorter. I think I'll go with the camaros since I don't plan on going too low.

[RedReplicant]

So, the mustang rear shocks are identical to the camaro versions with the exceptions of no modifications? Also, do you have any P/N's?

Mustang rear shocks have a shorter extended length than stock and Camaro shocks. This is probably nice for those of us that are low - less travel to unseat the springs.

Mustang - KYB KG4521 (Gas-a-Just) - 16.26" extended / 5.71" stroke
Camaro - KYB KG5562 (Gas-a-Just) - 20.08" extended / 7.76" stroke