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Old 01-07-2007, 04:01 PM
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Default calling all suspention kings!!!

ok what would be the best settings on qA1s on the street?

At the track i have the fronts on 3s and the backs on 5 and 7 for the side that squats due to the front left wheel picking up,my tires would just blow of if i tried to launch off the trans break!! tires were on 15 psi..... i have got a spoone anti sway bar since then and a cage. when your giving setting say as if you were sitting in the driver seat please so we dont get mixed up or .......DF 3 Pf 3

here is the vid of my car doing some launching

http://media.putfile.com/turbo-camaro-mid10
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Mine are on the street are set to rf 9 lf 9 300# springs Rears are 5 and 4 with stock springs.
Track is 3,3,5,4 best 60 so far 1.50. Im still dialing it in. Pinion -2 going to -3 soon. I have every suspension mod available made by sphon,bmr and umi. MT 16's 28's 15 psi.
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my best 60 foot was a 1.53 on 3,3 dr5 pr8 but that still was not full throttle on the transbreak. of the 2 step the times that i hooded those were like 1.67s every time!

holly cow 9s in the front how does it ride?
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If you have a drag bar, you shouldn't be lifting the front left tire only or you need some suspension tuning (drag bar setup properly). on the street, I run #4 in front and #5 in the rear, track it's #2 in the front and #7,8 in the rear, I'm still experimenting a bit though as I haven't got the T-Brake working right yet.
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Originally Posted by DanZ28
If you have a drag bar, you shouldn't be lifting the front left tire only or you need some suspension tuning (drag bar setup properly). on the street, I run #4 in front and #5 in the rear, track it's #2 in the front and #7,8 in the rear, I'm still experimenting a bit though as I haven't got the T-Brake working right yet.

sorry about the misunderstanding , i got the sway bar and cage and havent been back to the track...
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Just fine. It was pissing me off boucing all over the front end on the street.
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You can set them as stiff as you're comfortable with on the street. I set mine at 6 usually.
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i have a race i reset with with 6 in the front and 5 on the pd and 6 on the pr
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UPDATE...........i raced a low 11 second mustang and beat him on sunday night.....its a fox body on slicks with heads and cam and nitrious , i was on 70 dollar street tires. he got me out of the hole for like 3 cars then i pulled him in. apparently my pit crew told me i bogged out of the hole on street tires ....maybe that is because i had a flame thrower to warm the road and VHT ...after that first 15 feet it was all spinning though!

here were my new qa1 settings.....fronts 6,6 dr5 pr6 worked great!
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Why the front so stiff? Your not running the MT's anymore?
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i dont know but it worked hahah keep the front up in the air
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as long as it works. I only mention it because when it's set up soft (1-3), the front raises up faster especially when using the HAL drag springs.

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im scared if i put the front to soft if i pull the wheels any higher then i have before when it comes down its going to break something!! im going to the track this saturday anyone going to be there ...sacramento raceway!

so here is what im thinking 3,3 6,6 any takers
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bump bump help me fellas
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Ive given you my best input. I changed my setting the other night and it got worse. Yet Im making 700+ to the wheels now.
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Whats wrong with 3,3,6,6? have you tried it at the track? Those are good settings to start with, no car is going to be the same so your going to have to play trial and error at the track. Something to think about on the front settings, if your hooking to good and afraid of pulling the wheels up, stiffen up the front, not hooking good loosen up the front.

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lol at the wheel stand pump ups :elky:
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If you're afraid you'll put her on the bumper I wouldn't start with a 3 setting. Start with 6-8 and work your way down if needed. You can always adjust them looser if needed but once you're on the bumper, well, you know
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I haven't seen his front tire more than an inch up yet at the track, and only the driver side .

What happened to you yesterday, I was looking for you at the track but you were a no show?

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ended up having no money well bako is right around the corner march 2-4!! i will be there for sure . when i posted that post about pulling the wheels, my trans cooler hung really really low so i was scared of dieing from cracking that, i could imagine fluid everywhere!! even if i pulled a foot with both wheels it would have smashed that ****** and fluid would have been everywhere!!!

so 3,3 6,6 ill try that!



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