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Old 02-16-2007, 02:09 AM
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Hi, a little info about my car
95 formula: I currently have 3.73 gears, 1.6 RR, ceramic coated pace setter LT headers w/ glasspacks, LT4 intake, MSD coils and wires, electric water pump, a/c delete, CAI, and hypertech. Not to mention its going to be getting a 100 shot of nitrous(ZEX wet) and Zex plugs (which are in my room waiting to be installed).

Ive been looking around and havent been finding a whole lot thats going to help me get traction i.e. traction bars. Ive currently got 245/40/18 BFG KDW2's in the back.

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Mickey Thompson ET Streets. There is your answer to traction.
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adjustable back shocks, eibach drag springs should help alot
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torque arm..of course more traction could equal an exploding rear end.
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LCA's, better torque arm Some kinnda drag shock or adj Shock, like a QA1 or something..And of course a good tire..MT ET Drags work great.
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+1 FOR THE M/T DRAG RADIALS... STICKIER THAN BOSS HOGG'S FINGERS!
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I love boss Hogg.
However, I have been told that lower control arm relocation brackets are the first step (there are apparently many). Then LCAs, shocks, and lastly a torque arm. But this is second hand (from much research), as this is next year's project for me.
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Well unless you plan on doing some major mods, a set of slicks will definetly solve any of your traction problems.
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Lower control arms with the relocation brackets, an adj. torque arm (set the angle to -1 or -2), with those M/T et streets and you will be good to go. shocks and springs provide a better launch and weight transfer thus better 60 ft. times, but if you just want less tire spin off the line id probably do the first mods i mentioned. but definitely go for the shocks and springs after to bring those 60 ft. times down even further.



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