What shock and spring combo do you guys recommend???
11-15-2007, 12:05 AM
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What shock and spring combo do you guys recommend??? have a 02 SS M6 heads/cam/nitrous... sees track but is also driven alot on the road.
what kind of shock and spring setup are yall running that yall have had good success with?
what kind of shock and spring setup are yall running that yall have had good success with?
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I would use a strange double adjustable in the front so you can tune the compression and rebound, so you can have a 90/10 shock to drag race, a 40/50 for street driving and 80/70 if you ever want to road race, those are just examples of rates but you get the point.
In the rear a strange or qa1 single adjustable rear shock will work fine for all of the above applications.
For drag racing only I run a 275 front /150 rear spring, but since it is your street car i would maybe try a little stiffer rate, like a 300 front and a 160-175 in the rear. It will handle a little better than the softer springs.
Stiffer the spring the better the street driving will be and towards the softer side is more for drag racing.
In the rear a strange or qa1 single adjustable rear shock will work fine for all of the above applications.
For drag racing only I run a 275 front /150 rear spring, but since it is your street car i would maybe try a little stiffer rate, like a 300 front and a 160-175 in the rear. It will handle a little better than the softer springs.
Stiffer the spring the better the street driving will be and towards the softer side is more for drag racing.
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I take it most guys are running the 275-300 lb springs..but what length springs are you running?
I've read a few places about a longer, softer spring to hold more energy. I have a feeling you could get the suspension all outta wack with too soft a spring, thats too long, and the shock is put into overload while driving?
I've read a few places about a longer, softer spring to hold more energy. I have a feeling you could get the suspension all outta wack with too soft a spring, thats too long, and the shock is put into overload while driving?
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