LS1RedZ

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Ok Ive got a 6 speed car and I am looking for some suspension help. I have QA1s all the way around. UMI LCAs, PHB, SFCs. Spohn drag sway bar. My current shock settings are 3 in the back and 7 up front. I was running 3 up front and 7 in the back, but the car would nose over HARD between shifts. I have hypercoil 300# springs on the front coilovers. Do I want the car stiffer in the rear or softer to keep the car from nosing over?

ndfrsd6

iTrader: (5)

you want your rear shocks stiffer than your front to transfer the weight .....on the street run the front at 6 or 7 ,at the track run the front at 2 and the rear at 7 depending on track conditions ......if your nose falls down shift faster

studderin

iTrader: (28)

shift faster

98blueSScamaro

iTrader: (14)

rear shock 5 or 6 front 2 or 0 and shift alot faster its all about seat time

studderin

iTrader: (28)

I have the strange shocks on the front only. they only go to 6 right?

98blueSScamaro

iTrader: (14)

they go to 10

purdueranger

iTrader: (11)

3 upfront and 7 outback on strange adjustables.

Gary Z

The OP hasn't specified whether he has F-series or R-series shocks - they are very different.

studderin

iTrader: (28)

well that changes things

cdubbzz

iTrader: (11)

+1
I keep my rears at 6 and fronts at 2 (QA1 single adj)

LS1RedZ

iTrader: (19)

The front and rears are single adjustable QA1s..

98blueSScamaro

iTrader: (14)

my rears are qa1s as well

Gary Z

QA1 R-series single-adjustable drag shocks have fixed (firm) compression and variable rebound. Many street/strip cars have QA1 F-series shocks that are single-adjustable but both compression and rebound vary together from soft to firm. You need to know which type you are dealing with.

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

It all depends if the car is slamming on the rear. On my car it does, and it has a heavy race weight. When I removed the front swaybar that became very prevelant. Having an R series shock keeps that front up but the stiffer rear keeps it controlled so it will not tend to unload the tire when the body/bump stops comes off the rear.

I am torn on the F or R series for street use but thats something I gotta deal with when I get there. I do have Single Adj in the box waiting to go on

WS6TransAm01

iTrader: (13)

Shifting better will eliminate the nose from droping...

I have 2/3 in front and 7-9 in back depending on track conditions. A few times I had 0 in front at 9 in back when the track did not hook well.

:shift:

mike c.

iTrader: (1)

Qa-1's all around. I run my fronts at #1 or #2(I play with both.) and the driver side rear #6 passenger rear at #7. This seems to get me the best 60's 1.42 n/a and keep the car more levle leaving the hole. I have tried stiffer in the rear with no luck.

LS1RedZ

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^^^ If I could start pulling low 1.4's I would be happy as hell!!! That might get me into the 9's with a stick.

chrs1313

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with a 346...