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Old 04-03-2008, 12:21 PM
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I have qa1 adjustables on all 4 corners. What would be the best adjustments for going to the track (at least a good starting point)? I can adjust for ride height and there is also a **** to adjust for softness or firmness etc. thanks.
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do you have some sort of race tire?
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I have BFG G force drags for the street and MT slicks and skinnies for the strip
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Originally Posted by jt76
I have qa1 adjustables on all 4 corners. What would be the best adjustments for going to the track (at least a good starting point)? I can adjust for ride height and there is also a **** to adjust for softness or firmness etc. thanks.
I would start with them all set at 6 clicks from soft both front and back for daily driving if anything you might want to firm up the fronts a little.

At the track leave the rears at 6 clicks from soft and put the fronts to 2-3 clicks from soft to help with weight transfer. It is going to take some experimentation with different settings to see what best suites you and your car.
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im assuming soft is - and firm is + ? Also does ride height matter? i have the wrenches for it, the back is jacked up pretty good and the front is pretty low.
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Originally Posted by jt76
im assuming soft is - and firm is + ? Also does ride height matter? i have the wrenches for it, the back is jacked up pretty good and the front is pretty low.
The lower the front of the car is in comparison to the rear of the car the harder it is to get weight to transfer....
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alright, thanks for the info... track opens next weekend so i better get to work adjusting the car, as you can tell from my sig picture, the front is down pretty far in relation to the back, i havent touched anything since i bought the car last fall.
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wouldnt you want the fronts as soft as possible for drag racing? SO that the front end lifts up as much as possible and helps transfer as much weight to the rear? (unless you have so much power the car does a wheelie)
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Originally Posted by SimRacer1
wouldnt you want the fronts as soft as possible for drag racing? SO that the front end lifts up as much as possible and helps transfer as much weight to the rear? (unless you have so much power the car does a wheelie)
You dont want the front going up and down while shifting. My last trip to the track I had mine at 4, front and back.



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