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Old 09-16-2006, 08:16 AM
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just put a set of 275/60-15 M/T drag radials on the car ( replaced the 28 X 10.5 -15 ET drags) and was wondering what should i set the shocks to front and rear ( qa1's)??
i'm planning on running 17psi in the tires and the track is known to hook.

i used to run 2 in the front and 10 or 11 in the rear.
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When I run my '94 with ET DR's I have the front QA-1's on "1" and rears on "7" with generally 15 psi in the tires. However, your suspension set up may be otherwise a lot different than mine, so this is just some input, not a definitive solution.
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with my old setup the car would hook great, i'm just worried that i'm going to loose traction because of the switch to the drag radials.

i was thinking switching the setup more towards a street setup , some thing like 3 in the front ( maybe 2) but mostly soften up the rear to around 5 or 6 to " soak up " the shock of the launch ( its an auto by the way).
would that help or just mess everything up?
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these tires are great, i'd say leave the suspension the same and slowly turn the **** for stiffer if you want to bite more off thel ine.
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I have the little old 255/50/16 MT radials and I run 16-17 psi, I have my fronts set at 2 and the back on 8. this past friday, I got my best 60' on these tires yet with a 1.48




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