Suspension Setup Question
05-18-2010, 05:31 PM
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Suspension Setup Question first off sorry if this is in the wrong section not sure if it should go here or suspension section
ok well i literally just bought fully adjustable LCA's and panhard bar, and soon i plan on buying SFC's, i was wondering if i should go ahead on buy drag shocks and springs as well or not, i am on a tight budget but i do spend every dollar i make on my car
as far as my car goes i just bought an 8.8 with 3.73's and a th400 with a 4000 stall and im running on M/T ET streets, not the radials the ones with the 2 lines in them
basically with the stuff i have do you think i will have trouble hooking up at the track? if i dont need springs/shocks i would like to save a little money and not buy them
sorry for the novel i just wrote im just clueless
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ok well i literally just bought fully adjustable LCA's and panhard bar, and soon i plan on buying SFC's, i was wondering if i should go ahead on buy drag shocks and springs as well or not, i am on a tight budget but i do spend every dollar i make on my car
as far as my car goes i just bought an 8.8 with 3.73's and a th400 with a 4000 stall and im running on M/T ET streets, not the radials the ones with the 2 lines in them
basically with the stuff i have do you think i will have trouble hooking up at the track? if i dont need springs/shocks i would like to save a little money and not buy them
sorry for the novel i just wrote im just clueless
thanks
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You already did the big expenses so why be cheap with the little things! Keep the stock springs and get some drag shocks for the rear at least at first. Summit offers some Comp Engineering 3 way adj. drag shocks that many here are using including myself that are pretty cheap about $42 a piece. Second choice not so expensive could be the Strange adj. drag shocks. I got them for the front. You can contact Eric at Midwest Chassis and he can definitely point you in the right direction. 
And then of course are the QA1s but you mentioned a tight budget(like me). Seems like you prepping it for drag racing so another choice could be a rear drag sway bar. But that'll cost more! 
And then of course are the QA1s but you mentioned a tight budget(like me). Seems like you prepping it for drag racing so another choice could be a rear drag sway bar. But that'll cost more!
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You already did the big expenses so why be cheap with the little things! Keep the stock springs and get some drag shocks for the rear at least at first. Summit offers some Comp Engineering 3 way adj. drag shocks that many here are using including myself that are pretty cheap about $42 a piece. Second choice not so expensive could be the Strange adj. drag shocks. I got them for the front. You can contact Eric at Midwest Chassis and he can definitely point you in the right direction. And then of course are the QA1s but you mentioned a tight budget(like me). Seems like you prepping it for drag racing so another choice could be a rear drag sway bar. But that'll cost more!
And then of course are the QA1s but you mentioned a tight budget(like me). Seems like you prepping it for drag racing so another choice could be a rear drag sway bar. But that'll cost more!
05-21-2010, 10:35 AM
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you are definitely at the point of needing good shocks to help control your launch and track handling. the best bang for the buck on a budget is the Strange single adjustable shocks for the front, especially in a A4 car. you can get away with the Comp rear shocks for a while, but when it comes time to be serious then the Strange or AFCO shocks are the only way to go. QA1's are a ok shock, but the quality isn't as good and we actually can sell them a bit cheaper than the QA1s most people offer.
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are shocks up front really that important? i know they help with weight transfer but i thought they werent really crazy important until your doing wheelies
05-21-2010, 03:33 PM
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MWC is awesome and they have helped me with all my questions.
I just ordered Strange SA shocks & 300# springs for the front, in the rear i'm running Koni 3/4s with a stock spring so we'll see how that works out...
i would assume shocks are prob one of the most important suspension mods we can do to our cars
I just ordered Strange SA shocks & 300# springs for the front, in the rear i'm running Koni 3/4s with a stock spring so we'll see how that works out...
i would assume shocks are prob one of the most important suspension mods we can do to our cars
