Read a huge blog on an early camaro build once where the guy went into a bunch of science on how to get it to handle well with the stock suspension. Came down to the fact that the geometry is just junk and he had to run 2000# (IIRC) springs to get what he wanted.
Warning! Rant to follow:
Was reading a recent Popular Hot Rodding last night (article about '76 cars to build) and they said "Mopar guys are notoriously apathetic to handling, it's all about drag racing for them" when they talked about a '76 F-Body and how to update it. Really pissed me off. For one I suspect they don't hang out with any Moapr guys, so how do they know. Secondly, I suspect that they say this because most Mopar guys aren't willing to spend $3000 or more on a custom front suspension to get them to handle, thus they don't care about handling. Maybe, instead, it's because the front suspension of a Mopar doesn't need a complete redesign like the fabled crapmaro, so it flies under their radar that there are Mopar guys that like to turn corners. Makes my blood boil!
Sorry. Rant off.
