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Old 03-07-2012, 02:58 PM
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What's the best way to get a fox body to hook up? The more I tune the motor my et and MPH pick up but sixty foot falls off. I have stange 10 way adj struts eibach drag springs adj. Upper control arm pinion set at 2 deg 27x11.5x15 quick time pros don't know what else to do.
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what do you have for front end suspension, what upper and lower control arms do you have and do you have anti roll bar in the back?
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Front is the 10 way adjustable struts set on 90/10 drag launch springs no sway bar tubular k-member stock a arms. Rear has drag launch springs stock shocks adjustable uppers solid lowers factory sway bar air bag on right spring.
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Call team Z and orde upper control arms, shocks and antiroll bar. These 3 things should help a bunch.

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Originally Posted by richard david
What's the best way to get a fox body to hook up?
Put the stock 5 liter back in it, it'll hook.
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Break down is more like it
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what spring rate and length coil are you running up front?
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What are you 60ing at right now? Auto or t56?
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Now the best it will do is 1.60 in a 10.98 pass and before it 1.53 on 11.13-11.20 passes
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Originally Posted by boostnut
Put the stock 5 liter back in it, it'll hook.
LMAO @ that, but it will SLOW WAY DOWN.
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Just read your other thread. Are you bringing it up on the stall, or flashing it? Like they mentioned, rear shocks and anti-roll bar will help.
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Call Team Z as Gray86hatch said.

I'm running uppers/lowers, ARB....and last year ran 90/10's up front with Eibach drag springs.
Very low 1.50's all year long on a 26" radial. Consistent 1.51-1.52 on a QTP

Just realized this is my first post here! LOL....I don't have a LS based motor in my car yet, but it's coming....
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get rid of the air bag, put an ARB on it. the bag makes the rear bind and bounce which defeats the purpose of your adjustable shocks(assumed you have adj rear shocks too). if you're on a drag radial they will amplify the bounce from the bag.(not familiar w/ the hoosiers)
if you aren't running an adjustable rear shock consider looking into a double adjustable so you can dial out the hop.

also look into the baseline suspension rear setups, nice stuff.

also, what rim are you running that 11.5" rear tire on? is it bowing out on your or cupping?



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