XV Level 2 vs AlterKtion

[Chryco Psycho]

the 512 will make better than 400 ft lbs of tq at the tires from 2200 -5200 rpm , why do you need 8 gears   ??

[Spartan040]

Alright, so I guess it's not necessary, nevermind about the GV everyone. Now I'm back to deciding between a standard A518 and a manual 5 or 6 speed

[Spartan040]

Better depends on the application. AlterK drops 150# and opens up all sorts of room in the engine bay. Drag racers love it for this reason. Hotchkis, or Firm Feel for that matter, bolt into stock locations and retain a very stock look while significantly improving performance. This is a win/win for owners who don't want to appear radically modified, cut up, weld, or otherwise modify very valuable cars.

And yes, any/all of these come with anti-sway bars and are compatible with sub-frame connectors.

Hotchkis offers parts for both the front and the rear. See my first post of $3500 complete and then go to their site and look at the TVS system. You can buy them all at once or pick them up in pieces for partial updates while you are driving your car. By comparison, either of the coil over systems will cost you $10,000 complete and will require the car be off the road for extended periods of time while it is dis-assembled, cut, welded, and the new system installed. Based on you line of questioning, do you plan on doing this work, or are you going to have to sub-contract installation? Either of the coil over systems will probably have $2-5k worth of install costs, if you can find a shop to do them. Hotchkis and Firm Feel can be installed by you, in your driveway, with basic hand tools, or if you have to go the shop route, are no different than replacing stock parts and should be able to be completed for $1k, give or take.

Yes, any system in this discussion or others you may have considered in the past are compatible with limited slip rear ends.

Cool, so no need to buy a new rear end if I have the TVS, got it. Who makes a good Posi Dana 60 rear end?

[1 Wild R/T]

Cool, so no need to buy a new rear end if I have the TVS, got it. Who makes a good Posi Dana 60 rear end?

Contact Doc Diff (Cass) for your Dana..
http://www.doctordiff.com

[1 Wild R/T]

If your serious about getting the Hotchkis TVS system it's currently on sale for the 4th of July.... About $625 off...

[soundcontrol]

I looked in to AlterK and all other suspension systems also, after a lot of reading and also my gut feeling, I decided to stay with the stock design and I got Firmfeel's big kit with everything. Hotchkiss was also an option but I did not get as good contact with them as I did with Firmfeel.

[Spartan040]

If your serious about getting the Hotchkis TVS system it's currently on sale for the 4th of July.... About $625 off...

I'll be having to wait a few years, I don't even have the car yet. I'm just doing a ton of research and planning everything out as best I can, figured it would be better than winging it, improvising, and learning on the fly.