Drag setup
04-07-2009, 12:38 PM
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Drag setup I need to find someone that can setup the suspension in my car. Is there anyone around Columbus OH that has extensive experience setting an F-body suspension for drag racing?
My car has the following parts on it now:
Front
BMR K member and lower A arms
Strange Adjustable Front Shocks
Hyperco 2.5" Coil-overs
Rear
Compition Engeneering Rear shocks
Stock z28 spring
BMR race adjustable control arms
BMR pan hard bar
BMR extreme duty torque arm
UMI 3 point subfram connectors
Moser 12 bolt
What other rear parts would you recommend to get the car to leave hard and dead hook.
My car has the following parts on it now:
Front
BMR K member and lower A arms
Strange Adjustable Front Shocks
Hyperco 2.5" Coil-overs
Rear
Compition Engeneering Rear shocks
Stock z28 spring
BMR race adjustable control arms
BMR pan hard bar
BMR extreme duty torque arm
UMI 3 point subfram connectors
Moser 12 bolt
What other rear parts would you recommend to get the car to leave hard and dead hook.
04-08-2009, 09:45 AM
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So no one has any suggestions and there no shops that want my business? UMI is 300miles and 5 hours from where I live is there anyone closer that has any experience in setting the car up?
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Look up Madman in the drag racing section. This section tends to lean more toward handling. I wouldn't trust a lot of the drag racing advice in this section if I was going to setup a drag car.
I think an obvious one will probably be LCA's and relocation brackets, putting the arms in the lowest hole. Then if the car doesn't leave straight enough at the track, get a bigger rear swaybar to keep it straight. Disconnecting one front swaybar endlink helps at the track with weight transfer.
Note I am not and have never drag raced at the normal 1/4 mile strip, but those seem to be pretty universal steps to hooking better at the drag strip.
I think an obvious one will probably be LCA's and relocation brackets, putting the arms in the lowest hole. Then if the car doesn't leave straight enough at the track, get a bigger rear swaybar to keep it straight. Disconnecting one front swaybar endlink helps at the track with weight transfer.
Note I am not and have never drag raced at the normal 1/4 mile strip, but those seem to be pretty universal steps to hooking better at the drag strip.
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Look up Madman in the drag racing section. This section tends to lean more toward handling. I wouldn't trust a lot of the drag racing advice in this section if I was going to setup a drag car.
I think an obvious one will probably be LCA's and relocation brackets, putting the arms in the lowest hole. Then if the car doesn't leave straight enough at the track, get a bigger rear swaybar to keep it straight. Disconnecting one front swaybar endlink helps at the track with weight transfer.
Note I am not and have never drag raced at the normal 1/4 mile strip, but those seem to be pretty universal steps to hooking better at the drag strip.
I think an obvious one will probably be LCA's and relocation brackets, putting the arms in the lowest hole. Then if the car doesn't leave straight enough at the track, get a bigger rear swaybar to keep it straight. Disconnecting one front swaybar endlink helps at the track with weight transfer.
Note I am not and have never drag raced at the normal 1/4 mile strip, but those seem to be pretty universal steps to hooking better at the drag strip.
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Not all of it 
I would imagine not all of it is good either
I still wouldn't hesitate to check out the drag section. I think it might be better for drag setup advice, but can't be sure. I just say that because there's a lot of fast drivers in there and I'd probably be in there a lot if I was going to setup a drag car.
I would imagine not all of it is good either
I still wouldn't hesitate to check out the drag section. I think it might be better for drag setup advice, but can't be sure. I just say that because there's a lot of fast drivers in there and I'd probably be in there a lot if I was going to setup a drag car.
