Jim's 69 Camaro

Jim Robinson's 69 Camaro was no longer fun to drive.  The front suspension was so loose that speeds above 55mph were actually dangerous.  Jim came to The Horsepower House with the request to fix the front suspension and make his 69 Camaro fun to drive again.

After careful research through various manufacturers we settles on a stage three suspension kit from Detroit Speed.  This suspension kit would include koni front coil over shocks, tubular upper and lower control arms, a new steering gear and all related steering components. 

The Detroit Speed kit is no bolt in kit.  To install the kit we had to remove the front sub-frame from the car, cut off the old control arm mounts and weld on the supplied mounts that came with the kit.  Detroit supplies a jig that bolts to the factory motor mount holes and locates the new upper control arm mounts.  Once the mounts were welded in we welded some of the factory seams and smoothed the frame using diamond bits and sanding rolls.  Since the frame was already out of the car we opted to send it to Western Kentucky Powder Coating for a fresh coat of black powder.  Once complete the front suspension would be assembled out of the car and then lifted back in Jim's 69.