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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: DiabloTX on July 04, 2006, 05:29:51 AM

Title: Eagl...
Post by: DiabloTX on July 04, 2006, 05:29:51 AM

Just curious.  On your F-body, where did you buy your aftermarket parts from?

Title: Eagl...
Post by: eagl on July 04, 2006, 06:09:57 AM

Good question.  Don't really remember :)  I went to http://www.f-body.org years ago and bought from a couple of the shops advertised there, but because of the restrictions on allowed mods for autox stock classes I only got koni single-adjustable shocks, air filter, plugs, wires, and brake pads.

For OEM parts I usually end up buying from GMPartsDirect.com, and I eventually switched back to genuine GM-distributed OEM brake pads because they seemed to last a long time even when racing autox, without any squealing with minimal dusting.  I tried the GM durastop pads but they dusted badly and were downright hazardous in the rain since they'd float for a second then grab one at a time.  I think slotted or drilled rotors are pretty much required for durastop pads to be safe, but autox doesn't allow that in stock classes so no durastops for me.

f-body.org has had some ups and downs and right now they seem to be operating, but it's not as robust of a site as it used to be.  Still, it's probably a good place to start looking.