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[Steve@OldSub.com]

Originally Posted by nickp51chevy

I've seen the Corvette IFS kits for sale, and they are a lot cheaper than the MII kits. Plus you'll get a GM lug pattern.

And much bigger and better brakes, but I don't think those kits include the Corvette parts, just the brackets needed to mount them. I actively watched craigslist for a parts Corvette for a couple years and never found one cheap enough I was willing to bite.

Actually that's not quite true. I did find one guy willing to sell me the front and rear suspension for $500 but he had to wait for something else to happen first and when next I contacted him he'd sold the stuff to someone else. That car was the ugliest Corvette I'd ever seen, looked like it had been left open outdoors (here in the Northwest) for a few years.

[nickp51chevy]

Originally Posted by Steve@OldSub.com

..... but I don't think those kits include the Corvette parts, just the brackets needed to mount them.......

No I've actually seen the entire IFS kit somewhere. Problem is I can't remember where or I'd post it up. It included everything, and it was about $5-600.

[Steve@OldSub.com]

Originally Posted by nickp51chevy

No I've actually seen the entire IFS kit somewhere. Problem is I can't remember where or I'd post it up. It included everything, and it was about $5-600.

Name of the outfit is Flat Out Engineering and I thought they were a Seattle company but the contact info is all LA. I wonder if they have moved recently.

http://www.flatout-engineering.com/pricing.html

Apparently prices start about $800 and it is called complete. But if you look through the pricing they are selling a number of additional parts that lead me to believe your $800 is just a down payment.

And then the FAQ says they can sell you all the parts hub to hub but since the stuff is readily available most people buy the kit and source their own Corvette parts.

Could the $600 be someone unloading their stuff on craigslist?