C5 Corvette Suspension Swap

Looks great for scaring the neighborhood kids but you might wonder what else this pickup is good for since it no longer has a functional bed step inside to find out.

C5 corvette suspension swap.

C4 corvette rear suspension. Please also note that these are close approximations that may vary from model to model. So yeah we re doing that. Msrp 1695 00 see section 16 corvette c5 rear suspension lower cradles narrowed 1 to 12 12 550 00 625 00 plus ups shipping see section 17 rear corvette c5 cradle brace kit 40 00 usps priority shipping.

Front corvette c5 c6 suspension adapter kits on sale 1475 00 with free us 48 shipping. That is the real magic of this build. This chevy pickup has had a c5 suspension and driveline grafted under its 60 plus year old body including a stock ls1 power plant up front. Frame rails are designed for the stock c5 c6 aluminum cradles to bolt to and incorporate our custom built coil overs by ride tech coil overs.

Our weld in 1984 96 c4 corvette irs rear suspension kits will allow you to bolt your supplied c4 rear end and either ride tech coil overs or shockwaves for air ride in place. Very few take the time to retain the trans axle and c5 irs let alone retaining use of the factory corvette front and rear cradles abs etc. Since the stock corvette c5 dimension is 66 75 inches an outside width calculation of 60 75 for example means that the stock corvette irs assembly must be narrowed six inches. Each weld in kit is specifically designed per make model for the easiest installation for the do it yourself builder.

After a couple of recent updates we realized that we were getting a few questions regarding the 530 horsepower ls3 based crate motor we were prepping for a dry sump install then we realized that we never really directly addressed the fact that we were replacing our 2004 corvette z06 s original 100 000 mile ls6 with an ls3 based powerplant. Here are some commonly requested measurements on our corvette rolling chassis. People have been swapping c5 and c6 corvette parts onto old muscle cars for well over a decade now. One of wise s newest products is a bolt in c5 6 corvette independent front suspension system for 1939 48 chevys a 1949 54 kit to follow and for truck fans a weld in c4 kit is available.

Corvette rolling chassis measurements.