Pedders XA Coilovers Installation & Review - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

The Stig · 01-17-2012, 11:33 PM

Pedders XA coilovers + kick ass alignment = SO MUCH FUN

Doing a ride height check - which is from the bottom of the rim to the top of the fender gap. Surprisingly, even with my split drop all four corners measured the same height.

Time to throw out those big ugly OEM shocks

So after the shock has been removed the rotor just kind of hangs there. It took us about 15 minutes and a few bungee cords before we figured out it'd be easier to use a jack stand.

This is the top of the shock tower. Now the white ring is addition on the 2011 camaros. Apparently the black cushion that the 2010's have aren't cushy enough for the coilovers. Now the problem is that the top of the coil over doesn't fit the new cushion.

Solution: dremel out part of the cushion so the coilover top fits.

Turns out the white cushion is actually removable

and underneath it is the black cushion that fits the black cushion. Moving on.

Some pictures of the OEM shocks.......Lame

We're almost ready for install

SO EXCITED

There installed

A quick pic of the new ride height. I decided to change the ride height a bit - I was scraping the front end more often than I liked. Ended up raising the front 5/8" and the rear 3/8". Which puts me at 7/8" in front and 5/8" in back. I really like it. I'll get some more photos in the morning that's a good profile shot. It was really weird driving Kaylee home though, I was so used to the "leaning forward" feeling that the new set up made me feel like I was driving a bike built by the guys from American Chopper.

Total time: a lot

The drive home was AWESOME. I had the highway pretty much to myself......so I might have had a little fun. It started out with just really aggressive lane changes, but that turned into me slaloming every third white dash. Don't worry though, I used my turn signals. Taking turns is like being on a roller coaster. Like when you go down the big drop and are going really really fast, then take a super sharp turn. So you keep moving forward but the car does the other way.

I got the coilovers installed at Back Street Performance in Ohio. The guys there are great, even put up with me hanging out with them in the shop and taking a ton of photos. From what I gathered its a father & son run shop, which to me means a lot. It's good to see that small mom & pop shops are still around and able to compete with some of the big companies. If you're in Ohio and ever need any kind of work done - Back Street Performance is the place to go

Moral of the story: XA coilovers are worth their weight in antimatter*

*current market price of antimatter is $62.5 trillion per gram

caverman · 01-17-2012, 11:41 PM

Coilovers are the way to go.

Where are the pics of your car after install?

Which settings did you start off with?

I'm assuming you've been through this thread
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...light=settings

*Mindz* · 01-17-2012, 11:55 PM

Coilovers are a night and day difference over even drop springs. Can't wait to see the new profile...

You'll love your xA's. =)

PQ · 01-18-2012, 12:00 AM

Nice write up. Great guys letting you hang out and take pics. Looks like you had fun.

Oh, and I used a bucket..............

Slaloming between white lines with turn signals.

Oh, and I need to get me some of that anti-matter. When the US dollar drops it will be the shiznit.

Nessal · 01-18-2012, 01:13 AM

LOL, when I did mine in my drive way, I used a 50cal ammo can.

Bruce@raymondsperformance · 01-18-2012, 10:36 AM

Looks nice.Back Street is a top shop for sure.

BullF-16 · 01-18-2012, 11:03 AM

Congrats

I know i love my Pedders setup. Entirely different car now

camaro4mybday · 01-18-2012, 12:41 PM

Welcome to the pedders nation!

garcmol · 01-18-2012, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PQ

Oh, and I used a bucket..............

I used a 15 year old. I bet the bucket was quieter and didn't protest!

Nessal · 01-18-2012, 03:01 PM

By the way, why did you remove the yellow on the stock bearings?

seddon · 01-18-2012, 03:31 PM

You will love the Xa's way better than drop springs. I does take a while to dial in the settings but after you do it is FUN. I would also recommend the pedders sways and sub frame inserts totally changes the car.

The Stig · 01-18-2012, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nessal

By the way, why did you remove the yellow on the stock bearings?

Because the coilover wouldn't fit on it. It's new to the 2011s

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 01-18-2012, 04:26 PM

Looks grate, you will love them more on wide right and left hand turns at Mach 3.

papabearcamaro · 01-19-2012, 07:15 AM

I have a set of these plus swaybars/endlinks to go on and I can't wait for the huge difference they will make!
Problem is,there is no authorized dealer/installer here in Wisconsin to install these parts plus a few more possibly(none that I am aware of anyways :()
And before anyone says "Install them yourself,it's easy" I am handicapped and unable to do so :(
The nearest dealer/installer that I can find is almost three hours away in IL.

01-17-2012, 11:33 PM	#1
The Stig knows 2 facts about ducks Drives: ...and they're both wrong Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The HMS Invincible Posts: 25,072 View My Garage	Pedders XA Coilovers Installation & Review Pedders XA coilovers + kick ass alignment = SO MUCH FUN Doing a ride height check - which is from the bottom of the rim to the top of the fender gap. Surprisingly, even with my split drop all four corners measured the same height. Time to throw out those big ugly OEM shocks So after the shock has been removed the rotor just kind of hangs there. It took us about 15 minutes and a few bungee cords before we figured out it'd be easier to use a jack stand. This is the top of the shock tower. Now the white ring is addition on the 2011 camaros. Apparently the black cushion that the 2010's have aren't cushy enough for the coilovers. Now the problem is that the top of the coil over doesn't fit the new cushion. Solution: dremel out part of the cushion so the coilover top fits. Turns out the white cushion is actually removable and underneath it is the black cushion that fits the black cushion. Moving on. Some pictures of the OEM shocks.......Lame We're almost ready for install SO EXCITED There installed A quick pic of the new ride height. I decided to change the ride height a bit - I was scraping the front end more often than I liked. Ended up raising the front 5/8" and the rear 3/8". Which puts me at 7/8" in front and 5/8" in back. I really like it. I'll get some more photos in the morning that's a good profile shot. It was really weird driving Kaylee home though, I was so used to the "leaning forward" feeling that the new set up made me feel like I was driving a bike built by the guys from American Chopper. Total time: a lot The drive home was AWESOME. I had the highway pretty much to myself......so I might have had a little fun. It started out with just really aggressive lane changes, but that turned into me slaloming every third white dash. Don't worry though, I used my turn signals. Taking turns is like being on a roller coaster. Like when you go down the big drop and are going really really fast, then take a super sharp turn. So you keep moving forward but the car does the other way. I got the coilovers installed at Back Street Performance in Ohio. The guys there are great, even put up with me hanging out with them in the shop and taking a ton of photos. From what I gathered its a father & son run shop, which to me means a lot. It's good to see that small mom & pop shops are still around and able to compete with some of the big companies. If you're in Ohio and ever need any kind of work done - Back Street Performance is the place to go Moral of the story: XA coilovers are worth their weight in antimatter* *current market price of antimatter is $62.5 trillion per gram __________________

01-17-2012, 11:41 PM	#2
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	Coilovers are the way to go. Where are the pics of your car after install? Which settings did you start off with? I'm assuming you've been through this thread http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...light=settings __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

01-17-2012, 11:55 PM	#3
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	Coilovers are a night and day difference over even drop springs. Can't wait to see the new profile... You'll love your xA's. =) __________________ Blue Rush, 2010 SS [Car of the Week 3/22/2010] Traded in on...ZLZBUBB, 2013 ZL1

01-18-2012, 12:00 AM	#4
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	Nice write up. Great guys letting you hang out and take pics. Looks like you had fun. Oh, and I used a bucket.............. Slaloming between white lines with turn signals. Oh, and I need to get me some of that anti-matter. When the US dollar drops it will be the shiznit. __________________

01-18-2012, 11:03 AM	#7
BullF-16 USAF retired! Thank God! Drives: 2011 1SS, 1LT red,1LT/RS SGM 98Z28 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Texas Posts: 2,799	Congrats I know i love my Pedders setup. Entirely different car now __________________ HKE LSX427(Mast blk lbl 305 6bolt LS7heads, PatG231/246 blower cam, RWHP/TQ: 1281/1133 SNL Performance Custom Twin PT6766 BB turbos 4 to 25psi selectable on the Boost Leash controller, Squash dual 400LPH/ID2000s, ALKY 4 gal meth, Autometer AFR/Bst/oilpres/oiltemp/fuelpress gauges, Pedders Justice road crs pkg: All HD bushes, supercar 12kg coil overs, supercar ZL1 sways, camber plates all setup by JusticePete! :Gforce 9" 35spline S-Trac, 1500hp Outlaw axles, 3.5"alum DS, Monster Triple disc; 4xForgeline 19x10.5 4xBridgestone 305/30R19 RE-11, CTS-v calipers/rotors/Cobalt friction XR1/3 pads

01-18-2012, 01:13 AM	#5
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	LOL, when I did mine in my drive way, I used a 50cal ammo can.

01-18-2012, 10:36 AM	#6
Bruce@raymondsperformance Drives: 2014 Z28 camaro Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 705	Looks nice.Back Street is a top shop for sure.

01-18-2012, 12:41 PM	#8
camaro4mybday "Camaro Joe" Drives: 2010 SILVER ICE 2LT/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: long island ny Posts: 2,366	Welcome to the pedders nation!

01-18-2012, 03:01 PM	#10
Nessal Drives: Exige, Miata, Ghia Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: CA, Bay Area Posts: 2,309	By the way, why did you remove the yellow on the stock bearings?

01-18-2012, 03:31 PM	#11
seddon Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 1,165	You will love the Xa's way better than drop springs. I does take a while to dial in the settings but after you do it is FUN. I would also recommend the pedders sways and sub frame inserts totally changes the car.

01-18-2012, 04:26 PM	#13
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Looks grate, you will love them more on wide right and left hand turns at Mach 3.

01-19-2012, 07:15 AM	#14
papabearcamaro Drives: 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 Z71 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: WI. Posts: 1,744	I have a set of these plus swaybars/endlinks to go on and I can't wait for the huge difference they will make! Problem is,there is no authorized dealer/installer here in Wisconsin to install these parts plus a few more possibly(none that I am aware of anyways :() And before anyone says "Install them yourself,it's easy" I am handicapped and unable to do so :( The nearest dealer/installer that I can find is almost three hours away in IL. __________________ SOLD(Traded for 2012 Silverado Z71 4x4 and 2012 Sonic Hatch.)...2010 Camaro 1SS/RS/LS3,yellow with House of Kolor Tangerine Pearl rally stripes,manual trans.Hurst short throw shifter,4 pack rally gauges,Roto-Fab air intake,Kooks long tube headers with high-flow cats,Borla S-Type catback exhaust,Comp Cam,PRC ported heads,Maggie with 3.6 pulley and 1:1 cog drive,secondary fuel system with 65lb injectors,ADM digital A/F and Boost gauge,Pfadt trailing arms and subframe bushings.614.25rwhp/566.82rwtq on 8# of boost. 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 EX.Cab 4X4 Z71.

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