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I have set up both. Coilovers have their own issues on C5s.

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NASA-SE Time Trial Director, Instructor

can you elaborate? haven't done much research on the topic (didn't need to as I was happy in TTA).
Coilovers better than T1 setup?
If you go with T1 springs, which are the best shocks...say under $1000 for shocks? which are the best shocks under $2000? under $3000?

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TT3 c5 FRC
TTA 2002 Z06 - SOLD
1993 Mazda RX7 with 370 LS1 & t56 - SOLD

It depends

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Will work for rides.

Spoken like a great lawyer

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Kevin
$T3/TT3 C5Z06 #01
David Farmer prepped, PCM of NC tuned, CMD Automotive maintained

Or engineer.

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NASA-SE Time Trial Director, Instructor

DAGUM! and I just got my C5 Z06 in July. and had every intention of having a nice street car that I could just change tires and have a competitive TTA car for track weekends.

So where will I play now with a bone stock 02 Z06 with sticky tires? TT3 right? and whats really needed to be competitive? not a stock street car I am guessing? so I wont be competitive anywhere now? I am trying to figure all this out.

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TT3 02 Z06

You have.

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Will work for rides.

I think that there is a bit of disinformation here. The fast C5 Z06's in TTA and PTA are anything but bone stock street cars. The are fully prepped, highly developed race cars, using every possible No-Points Modification, that you couldn't touch with your bone stock street car before these changes. However, depending on your region, who shows up and how often, you will probably still be fairly competitive. If you are looking to win tires, then spend thousands of dollars building your car (just look at the price tag that some of the guys here claim on there now "junk" PTA cars--upwards of $40,000 for a Z06 that can be picked up as a street car for $17K). If you are looking for a regional Championship podium then show up to every event and compete--consistency wins regional championship podiums.

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Greg Greenbaum
National TT, PT, & ST Director
Nat. Medical Director
greg@nasa-tt.com

Where are you guys coming up with $10k for aero???

I know that I can come up with a good (not great and top of the line) but definatly good set-up for between $2k and $3k not including install.

Yeah there's going to be some tuning to get the suspension dialed in again but $10k seems a little out there to me - I guess if you take it to a shop and have them install the best stuff around and get it dialed in you could hit that number but $10k seems high to me, it can be done for much less especially if you don't mind doing some of the work yourself. Just sayin

I do think that the aero is worth it at most tracks.

Coil-over's are much easier to test and tune with (you have a much better selection of springs to choose from and to set them up properly it takes less time to swap them out).
Yes the RAFT cars make leafs work but unless you are taking it to Danny don't think you will get the same results they do. Both leafs and coils work can/will work well but I find coils much easier to work with.

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Corvette Track Medic
#222 - 09 & 12 TTS Nat Champ
#153 -10 & 11 TTA Nat Champ

I didn't know some of the ex-PTA guys were asking $40k for their cars, but i'll gladly take $39.5k for mine.

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#27 '99 FRC
TT3/TT2/ST3/ST2