Porterbuilt Dropmember

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Originally Posted by IronGorilla

Haha... I like the "yet" response. Well I'm hopefully going to be meeting up with Delmo soon to talk about my options. I love your products so hopefully we can make the first 55-59 coil over drop members happen.

It will be a piece of cake... just haven't had anybody ask for one yet. I am sure that there will be plenty of interest after we build one! LOL

Can't go wrong with Del... he will treat you right.

Nate

[IronGorilla]

Another question for you. The drop members are based off of c4 corvette suspension correct? Have you ever thought about doing a crossmember to use the rear IRS from the c4? Im building the 55 for pro touring and goodguys autocross so I want this thing to handle. I have a 502 and a t56 combo going into it so the rear end needs to be tough too.

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Originally Posted by IronGorilla

Another question for you. The drop members are based off of c4 corvette suspension correct? Have you ever thought about doing a crossmember to use the rear IRS from the c4? Im building the 55 for pro touring and goodguys autocross so I want this thing to handle. I have a 502 and a t56 combo going into it so the rear end needs to be tough too.

IronGorilla-

We use to make a Dropmember that utilized the C4 components.... but our other variations of Dropmembers are NOT based off the C4 suspension.

We have a handful of different geometry designs that we use... but they are all of our own design, and work with a C10 spindle.

In regards to the rear C4 question, we used to use the C4 rear on a lot of our builds, but they are more of an eye candy piece and they take a lot of money to build up to hold power.

With the power you are looking at, I would also recommend a 9" or even a built 12 bolt. The IRS just has a lot of moving parts and more possibilities in regards to failure points.

Nate

[IronGorilla]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm def looking for best bang for the buck on this build while still being competitive so it looks as if the solid rear axle is the way to go. I've built a few road race cars and two drift cars with IRS and it took a lot of money and time to figure out a combination to hold 500hp and not to mention a lot of money. The last setup I used was a winters quick change center section with custom Porsche axles and custom tubular IRS. It held the abuse but also cost a lot of money. And I'm def not looking to go that crazy with this build.

[Bennett68C10]

Today was a good day for me, first time I layed the truck out with some sheet metal bolted on Suspension consists of Touring front dropmember, Extreme Rear dropmember, 2.5" drop spindles and 28" tall front tires.

[ChuckDriver]

Originally Posted by Porterbuilt Street Rods

It will be a piece of cake... just haven't had anybody ask for one yet. I am sure that there will be plenty of interest after we build one! LOL

Nate

I sure would like to see the coilover version for the 55-59!!

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Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

I sure would like to see the coilover version for the 55-59!!

We haven't built a coil-over version for the 55-59 yet. However, due to the modularity of our components it will be near identical to the pics below. The only real difference in the kit is the design of the tie-in sections that meet up with the factory frame rails.

[JakeDW]

Originally Posted by Porterbuilt Street Rods

We haven't built a coil-over version for the 55-59 yet. However, due to the modularity of our components it will be near identical to the pics below. The only real difference in the kit is the design of the tie-in sections that meet up with the factory frame rails.

Nice stuff right there.

Jake