Ride Height

[Rollaround]

Hi,

Not sure your options, but my car has no AC but my doner frame was a AC car which raises the front a bit, for the rear I used a set of rear springs from John R spring, that were made for something else, they were a variable rate, so had to cut part of a coil bend off to fit the pockets which gave the car a nice rake IMO, and doesn't sag even with 3 adults packed in the back.

If you want pm me a email adress and I can send you some pictures and maybe dig up a part number for you, doing on my phone so not the easiest to resize pictures and post.

Or look under projects last summers project or something like that.

Regards,

My car is very light up front, it has an all aluminum LS1 with cast aluminum accessory brackets. Front wheel weight is 1754 lbs, rear wheel weight is 1465 lbs with me in the driver's seat and 1/2 tank of gas for 3217 lbs.

[GS66]

Very nicely done!!

[dsags]

Kevin, how does the LS motor compare to the 300 or the V-6 for weight ?

Dan

[Rollaround]

Dan, I should have weighed the car with the V6 installed but....I’m just not that smart. 
I would estimate my LS1 4L60 combo is at least 175 lbs lighter than the V6 ST300 combo. The new power steering assembly is 20 lbs lighter, the LS plastic intake with injectors is only about 5 lbs, and the starter is much lighter. The engine block,heads, pan and brackets are aluminum, and the exhaust manifolds are lightweight. 
Would you think the V6 might be 75 lbs lighter than the 300 V8?

[dsags]

Kevin,

Man it’s difficult to find engine weights. The 401 comes in at 685 lbs, the same as a Mark IV big block. The V6 weighs 375 lbs. That is 75 lbs lighter than the Buick 350. LS1Tech website puts the weight of a LS1 engine at 385 lbs. Note that all of these are engine only weights.

Dan

[Rollaround]

I found these two experts discussing the aluminum and steel block; I did not realize there was greater than a hundred pound difference just in the block.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M9I6_DpYzg

[Buick_65]

Mines right at 26.  I would like it a little lower.

I like your cars stance. What is your rear height?

It?s drooped a bit having that nailhead in there for a few years. It?s now 25.75 at both ends.

[gngeorge]

here's mine...I like the way it sits low in the back