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11-01-2006, 08:27 AM #1
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2000 black T/A Vert- Red 99 C5 Coupe sold
Can an 02 Trans Am be made to handle as well as a C5?
I know anything is possible with enough money, but can it be done by changing shocks, springs, sway bars, bigger wheels and tires etc?
thanks,
Shawn
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11-01-2006, 11:42 AM #2
i dont know man its hard to beat IRS for the curves. The c5 is much lighter also. But if you do SFC, sway bars, LCA, lower it, change shocks, and panhard bar, and then get the rear centered...probably be runnin with em.
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11-01-2006, 05:10 PM #3
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414 RWHP 395 RWTQ- 00 Black Ram Air Trans Am
Shocks are a huge upgrade on F-bodies....My bilstein Hd shocks are my fav mod to date
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11-01-2006, 06:28 PM #4
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blacker than wesleysnipes- 98' trans am
in all reality ..a f will never handle like a c5..y-body right?
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11-02-2006, 07:07 AM #5
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Navy Blue Metallic (NBM)- 2002 Camaro SS
A F-Body can be made to handle as well as (or better than) a stock C5, but will never ride as well, and then the C5 can be modded to handle that much better. But if you want your car to handle it can hand stock C5 cars their heads, just don't run with the really modded C5s.
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11-02-2006, 07:24 AM #6
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09 EclipseGT 75 Chevy 4x4- 2001 Trans-Am 13 F-XT
I've done SFC, LCA, PHB, STB, 18" wheels, Pro-kit springs, Adjustable struts, bigger front and rear Sway bars for suspension mods and I can pull a 1.1G on the street. I drove a 05 C6 Z51 and the best I pulled with it was a .98G on the same roads. I think that is an awsome number for a stock suspension car. The ride was much softer in the vette and it is quicker steering, but my f-bod does handle better which is better, but rides much harsher so that is worse. So to answere your question, yes you can make a f-bod handle as good or better than a stock vette. If I could out handle a C6 I'm sure there wouldn't be any problem with a C5 either. You won't have as nice as a ride though. The independent suspension really makes the rear nice and solid in the corners with the vette. I could feel the rear of my f-bod get jittery where the vette was smother in some rougher corners.
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11-04-2006, 10:19 AM #7
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11-05-2006, 10:43 PM #8
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YJ- 04 GTO M6
C5(3100lbs) > Fbody (3400) Around 300 lbs of crap, and for every 100 lbs its about 1/10th off your 1/4 mile time. Stock C5 suspension < Modded Fbody suspension.
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11-16-2006, 07:17 AM #9
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