QA1 12 way adjustables on the rear come in
07-28-2009, 10:43 AM
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QA1 12 way adjustables on the rear come in Do you guys use different settings on your left shock from your right shock like 3 on left and 5 on right ? I usually keep them the same (3 or 4) but had some spin this past weekend and heard that different settings allowing for the torque twist could help.. Thanks
07-28-2009, 10:48 AM
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I'm a fan of the BMR and Spohn rear drag bars to replace the stock swaybar. Once you put on the BMR part, you can run the shocks at the same settings. Running one stiffer is not as effective as running a beefier rear swaybar.
07-28-2009, 11:35 AM
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thanks but aside from replacing the rear sway bar does my logic work that setting the shocks at like 3/5 could work better than 3/3? I guess I need to try it.
Summer time brings traction issues with tracks getting greasy.
Summer time brings traction issues with tracks getting greasy.
07-29-2009, 08:09 AM
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Every car is different, but there are general guidelines on where to start for these cars and w/o a solid rear sway like john said, you may need to offset to get maximum results but once you get one in there. The whole tune of the setup changes.
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07-29-2009, 08:58 AM
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I would keep the shocks set the same and use a rear airbag to keep her straight if you're not gonna put a swaybar in.
Once you go fast enough you'll need the swaybar regardless.
Once you go fast enough you'll need the swaybar regardless.
07-29-2009, 11:29 AM
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Yup. I have had personal exp with Wolfe, but there are others. Being my car is a street car I may end up doing a drag bag instead of a solid rear sway, until it becomes counter productive. But seeing what Tek does with his, I may never need to do that.
07-29-2009, 01:15 PM
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What ill effects do heavier sway bars produce on a street car?
07-29-2009, 01:18 PM
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Well for one thing, your car does NOT roll, or have any basic give to it. Which can lead to accidents if turning. People who do that basically will not be trying to bank a turn at high speeds, nor taking hard turns on wet roads.
Care should be taken, but there are people who DD with rear solid sways so take it for what you will.
Care should be taken, but there are people who DD with rear solid sways so take it for what you will.
07-29-2009, 01:31 PM
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Well for one thing, your car does NOT roll, or have any basic give to it. Which can lead to accidents if turning. People who do that basically will not be trying to bank a turn at high speeds, nor taking hard turns on wet roads.
Care should be taken, but there are people who DD with rear solid sways so take it for what you will.
Care should be taken, but there are people who DD with rear solid sways so take it for what you will.
Also on a street car, do you think there would be a problem with having just the rear one beefed up, like more body twisting since the rear is solid and the front is loose(r)?
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07-29-2009, 02:08 PM
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I always heard that less body roll was good for cornering. Is your scenario under the assumption that the whole car would be geared more towards drag racing(shock/spring combo), or is there something else that would make it unstable like it being more hoppy/slippery around turns?
Also on a street car, do you think there would be a problem with having just the rear one beefed up, like more body twisting since the rear is solid and the front is loose(r)?
Also on a street car, do you think there would be a problem with having just the rear one beefed up, like more body twisting since the rear is solid and the front is loose(r)?
A solid rear sway is 100% geared towards 1/4 only, its the 1st big "point of no return" for a street driven cruiser. My car as it sits mushes to the right hard so I may just make that compromise and go with a thicker then stock peice. I run a stock one with all poly bushings. I am also considering drag bags for that eventual trip back to the track.
07-29-2009, 05:57 PM
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i have no expirence with a drag bar (yet) but i cant see it being unbearable, hell i DD my car with no front swaybar and skinnies all the time. just dont drive like a moron.
i cant wait to add a drag bar, some QA1's, SFC's, LCA's, upper and lower a - arms, k - member, manual rack, alt relo. the whole nine yards!
i cant wait to add a drag bar, some QA1's, SFC's, LCA's, upper and lower a - arms, k - member, manual rack, alt relo. the whole nine yards!
07-29-2009, 06:49 PM
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seriously, you can drive on it but when you go over uneven road you feel it, it's not ideal but it can take you to the track that's for sure.
07-29-2009, 06:52 PM
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The BMR and Spohn drag bars are not welded on all four mounting points. The bars clamp to the rearend like stock, so there is some give. After you drive around with one for an hour you forget it's there. I've gone 1.35 - 1.38 and the car's have left dead even:
But you can run the shocks at different settings like 5/7 but in the past it was not enuff. I tried running airbags but to get the car to leave even I'd have to put so much air in the passenger side one, that the right rear corner of the car was like 1.5 inches higher than the rest.
But you can run the shocks at different settings like 5/7 but in the past it was not enuff. I tried running airbags but to get the car to leave even I'd have to put so much air in the passenger side one, that the right rear corner of the car was like 1.5 inches higher than the rest.