New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech - Next step for me

Wondering if somone could point me in the direction for a suspension set up. Finally made it to the track for the first time today and ran a respectable 8.8 in the 1/8 on z rated tires and stock suspension. Of course i was either bogging the motor, or blowing the tires off every pass. So im looking for shocks/springs and something for the rear. LCAs, or lift bars or something similar. And tires of course. And my budget is somewhat limited, so dont suggest the $2k set of shocks. =) Thanks!

Honesly, if the budget is tight... i wouldnt mod the car. I also wouldnt mod a car thats not paid off. But, with the 'dad' mentality out of the way...

I strongly believe in doing suspension first. You'll get really good gains from lca relocation brackets, lcas, pan hard, and possibly a non-trans mounted torque arm. You can also look up 'free mods' to get a couple extra horses. if budget is the key, look for used parts as suspension stuff is easy to find and you can do it yourself with basic tools. A tune from a local shop will also have a fairly cheap hp/cost ratio and you get the benefits of things like keeping the car cooler.

get some drag radials and some competition engineering shocks.

I'm completely lost when it comes to shocks. Can you adjust them easy enough to change at the track? Is there a stock setting to use on the trip to the track, then swap to a 90/10 setting or something? The nearest track to me is over an hour drive, and trailering is out of the question.
Also, LCAs?

lca= Lower Control arms
There is a sticky about all the acronyms on the site.
I am in the same situation, i am somewhat on a budget and the bilstein's seem to be the best for the price from what I am finding.

on the cheap you can do some comp engineering 3way adjustable rear shocks, also undo the driverside of the front sway bar. read the stickies for free mods. good luck..

Keep practicing and try to improve your reaction time!

was running .420 lights, i got the react down