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Originally Posted by MCV
Pretty much what I am looking for except I do not want it any lower. I will be adding parts as I go. I also have driven many cars and the SSR is not the worst. Last summer I went around an interstate curve in a 67 vette 427 tri power conv just a bit to hot and I puckered up hard, the SSR at that speed no problem.
I now need to decide on sway bars.
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If you are planning to stay with the OEM ride height, I would recommend that a set of sway bars be your first installed part. They will do a lot to stop the rear end roll that comes when carrying a little too much speed into a corner. I've had ADDCO bars on mine for 6 years. They stopped the "lift and roll" that I would get when taking freeway transition ramps at speeds above the yellow sign limits.
Please note that the SSR weighs 5,000 pounds. The rear axle is a Torsen and the tires are designed as an "all weather" compromise. The Torsen axle is a great positraction unit, as it virtually turns into a live axle (no differential action) when you are sending lots of torque through the pinion. This
WILL get you in trouble, as the tires will break loose more easily in a cornering situation with the Torsen than with a non-posi unit. I seriously believe that this is a combination that has put a lot of SSRs into single vehicle accidents in cornering. Did you catch the 5,000 pounds? It's hard to cheat physics......
Welcome to the family,
Mike
I really do not like customizing rare cars but the body roll and flexing is something I think needs to be upgraded. Today I drove through a lot with multiple rain gutters and speed bumps and I have had a smoother ride in my bass boat in three foot rollers
After reading many threads over the last few months I am starting with the TB crossmember. I have a feeling roll bars are in the near future and possibly the plate made by Mike in AZ. 
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