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Old 03-17-2004, 11:40 PM
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i was just wondering if this is a good suspension mod i only have a air bag.. and how hard is it to change out and would i have to pul the motor out a little bit??

should i go with that or a torque arm or hal shocks in the front?? i want the best improvement for my 60' and et..

i dont have a problem with wheel hop or traction..
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Personally, I would probably do either a torque arm or the Hal shocks first. The motor bolts or rests on the k-member, so you would need to unbolt the motor mounts and support the motor while you swapped out k-members. Not an easy task, but do-able. I would probably look into the Hal shocks to get that weight transfer. Also if its a M6, I would look into a 12 bolt so you can really start launching that thing
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A k-member will lighten up the front end but its not the first path to go down if you're trying to set up the suspension for better 60's. The Hals will work wonders and more power will work even greater wonders. Just go with all the rear suspension and the Hals.
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Originally Posted by Arctic98Z
Personally, I would probably do either a torque arm or the Hal shocks first. The motor bolts or rests on the k-member, so you would need to unbolt the motor mounts and support the motor while you swapped out k-members. Not an easy task, but do-able. I would probably look into the Hal shocks to get that weight transfer. Also if its a M6, I would look into a 12 bolt so you can really start launching that thing
so the k-member swap isn't easy? hm... i will keep that into consideration...

the car is any automatic.. we were looking into torque arms but the description of the k-member seemed to me like it would make more difference in 60 ft times... am i wrong?
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The k-member will take a little weight off the front end and help a little with the weight transfer, but I just feel like there are some other things that shuold come first.
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ok, well now what about this?

getting a torque arm and K-member at the same time?
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what shocks? i know the hals and the "R" series , the rear or the front shocks?? ill most likely get only the shocks for now, i want to do a little at a time so i want to make it the best!!

i was just thinking about getting the front ones for now! yes, i am poor!
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Originally Posted by 98sspullin'em
yes, i am poor!
dont get me started.....

i am mad at you

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