help with upcoming suspension setup
04-25-2007, 11:51 PM
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help with upcoming suspension setup Ok, so so far I just have a single adj PHB and bilstien shocks. the car is lowered on H and R springs( on before I bought the car). While this is a street car, I enjoy going dragracing at least 1 a month. I plan on getting a torque arm, rear control arms, and relocation brackets(already ordered). Since I already have a panhard bar thats adjustable, do my controll arms need to be also? and for drag racing, is there any advantage to having the dual rod ended components or am I just as well off getting poly to keep the noise down. Also, which mount is better for the torque arm for drag/street setup. Thanks so much guys 
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Im not really an expert on this subject, but I was told by acouple people to run adj. l.c.a's which I didn't. I still have my stock ones. I know when I was putting my s.f.c. in it was a bitch to get the stock l.c.a's back on the relocation bracket. That is pretty much all I know. That and my Spohn TQ arm sucks *****. I was talking to a guy today he had one and is having the same problems from his as I am. Some people have good look with them but, me and this other guy havn't.
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somethin else...your shocks might not be doing a good job dampening for your springs. hopefully the previous owner got some revalved bilsteins to go wit the lower stance/higher spring rates..if not, give Sam Strano a call. you should give him a call anyways though
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Originally Posted by camaro4me
Ok, so so far I just have a single adj PHB and bilstien shocks. the car is lowered on H and R springs( on before I bought the car). While this is a street car, I enjoy going dragracing at least 1 a month. I plan on getting a torque arm, rear control arms, and relocation brackets(already ordered). Since I already have a panhard bar thats adjustable, do my controll arms need to be also? and for drag racing, is there any advantage to having the dual rod ended components or am I just as well off getting poly to keep the noise down. Also, which mount is better for the torque arm for drag/street setup. Thanks so much guys
As far as the rod end/poly bushing unless it's a high horsepower car ( 600+) you are not going to see much of a gain using rod ends for the additional noise.
And for your last question the short style torque arm is going to be the best for drag racing but you can use the long style torque arm with the relocation mount and get good results. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask
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04-30-2007, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BMR Fabrication Inc.
The only reason we recommend adjustable lower control arms is if you are trying to fit a larger tire on the car and you need to move the tire back for clearance.
As far as the rod end/poly bushing unless it's a high horsepower car ( 600+) you are not going to see much of a gain using rod ends for the additional noise.
And for your last question the short style torque arm is going to be the best for drag racing but you can use the long style torque arm with the relocation mount and get good results. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask
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As far as the rod end/poly bushing unless it's a high horsepower car ( 600+) you are not going to see much of a gain using rod ends for the additional noise.
And for your last question the short style torque arm is going to be the best for drag racing but you can use the long style torque arm with the relocation mount and get good results. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask
Lee Spicher
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04-30-2007, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by BMR Fabrication Inc.
As far as the rod end/poly bushing unless it's a high horsepower car ( 600+) you are not going to see much of a gain using rod ends for the additional noise.
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Originally Posted by VIP1
That is not the reason for choosing poly vs rod ends. Rod ends provide greater articulation which is better for handling.
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