Are there any handling improvement/mods I can make on a 2004 CompG without changing control arms?

Hey there,

I have a Comp G as well, and I did the following:

Strut Tower Braces on front and rear, using Don Rome's adapters

UMI Rear Trailing Arms

Next step - Not sure! ......coil over spings? 18" rims and tires??

Apparantly our Comp G already has good sway bars and I am not sure if there is anything out there better that is commercially made.

There are others on this fourm who may provide better insight.

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2009 G8 GT -Sport and Premium Pkgs, Roto-Fab CAI, Cortex 93 Octane Tune, Billet Prototype Catch Can, BMR Front and Rear Sways, BMR RTAs, BMR Rear Cradle Bushings, BMR Steering Rack Bushing, GXP SW......and much more to come.

Here's a link to my website for the strut braces & mounting brackets. UMI has some nice HD trailing arms that will work well with the STB bars.

www.drcustomparts.com

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Bright Red 2008 G8 GT

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Solo Axlebacks - HID's
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cool. the UMI trailing arms look nice. what are the brands for the STB Front and Rears? And are there any Rear Swat bar options to beef up the rear sway bar? solid vs hollow

for the DR stb spacers, do they throw off the position of the strut? because the it seems the spacer will move the height of it

The STB bar mounting brackets don't change the position of the struts. I have sold over 500 sets of these parts over the past 5 years and nobody has had any issues.

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Bright Red 2008 G8 GT

Mods: DRCUSTOMPARTS Center Gauge Bezel
Superchips ECM/TCM Tune- Volant CAI
Solo Axlebacks - HID's
Holden V8 Badges
My Website

The rear sway bar on the comp G is the upgraded solid version. Other GP's besides the GXP has the standard hollow version.

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zzp coilovers with 97-03 LCA with ES bushings and stronger balljoints = TOTAL WIN! I'm headed that way. I wanna upgrade the coilover springs to 400/350# springs

If you wanna go even further...

Custom Lower Tie bar and Custom Subframe Connectors

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04 Supercharged American and 01 Turbo Swede

Hey there,

Do you really need the 97-03 LCA for the ZZP Coilover Spring for the W-body? They have some sort of bracket that you can attach to the sway bar. Just wondering why they would not mention it. Would their custom Control Arm work?

Thanks

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2009 G8 GT -Sport and Premium Pkgs, Roto-Fab CAI, Cortex 93 Octane Tune, Billet Prototype Catch Can, BMR Front and Rear Sways, BMR RTAs, BMR Rear Cradle Bushings, BMR Steering Rack Bushing, GXP SW......and much more to come.

You'll need the lower control arms from a 97-03 they are different that 04+ yes the ones zzp would work but run about $500 where you can contact moradpartscompany.com or search eBay or a local junkyard and get a stock set for much cheaper.

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junk yard CA's are cheap... once i get the money im going AGX's and down the road converting them to coil overs down the road.

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COLORADO GRAND PRIX/G8 MEET! SEPT 12

OR

Buy the nicely built ones on WBS for $270

Thats what I plan to do...

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04 Supercharged American and 01 Turbo Swede

Hmmm what is WBS?? Probably something very obvious..lol

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2009 G8 GT -Sport and Premium Pkgs, Roto-Fab CAI, Cortex 93 Octane Tune, Billet Prototype Catch Can, BMR Front and Rear Sways, BMR RTAs, BMR Rear Cradle Bushings, BMR Steering Rack Bushing, GXP SW......and much more to come.

W-body store..

They have ES Bushings and a heavier duty ball joint installed plus they have a fresh coat of paint.

-- Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:55 pm --

http://www.wbodystore.com/grandprix/Per ... p-286.html

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04 Supercharged American and 01 Turbo Swede

I just grabbed some new style GMPP RTAs from an 05 MC SS from Morads. Cost me 85 bucks USD to my door here in Canada... Im a happy camper.... DR brackets for one of my GMPP STBs for the rear is next.... oh yeahhhhhhh.

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