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Oct 12, 2008 | 12:42 PM

Demonicbird00

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need help....qa1s bounce

just installed the qa1s on all 4 corners, the rear seems to bounce alot. should i go harder or softer in the rear? i dont even hit any bumps and im constintly up and down

any help would be appriciated

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brandon

275 spring and r series up front

stock v6 spring and 12 way in rear

Oct 12, 2008 | 01:48 PM

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what are they set at now?

Oct 12, 2008 | 01:51 PM

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I keep my rears at about 6 or 7 and they are fine. Just play with it a little and you should find a good setting pretty quik.

Oct 12, 2008 | 02:11 PM

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I have my rears set at 5 and fronts at 3.. Just a matter of messing with them and seeing what you like.

Oct 12, 2008 | 02:22 PM

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i think he is talking about normal drving i think? while crusing to the staging lanes my rear bounces as well?

Oct 12, 2008 | 03:38 PM

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i think he is talking about normal drving i think? while crusing to the staging lanes my rear bounces as well?

That's the settings I use for normal driving. At the track I set the rears harder(which will cause the stiffness/bounce) and the fronts at 1..

Oct 12, 2008 | 05:01 PM

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ya mine at 6 and higher bounce pretty good crusing at like 15-20 mph. so i guess the mean would go super low to DD on them

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Oct 13, 2008 | 10:21 AM

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im going to bet you have the qa1 F's

you need the R's

Oct 13, 2008 | 10:51 AM

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im going to bet you have the qa1 F's

you need the R's

What is the difference? Or is this another joke/reference to your signature?

Oct 13, 2008 | 10:58 AM

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What is the difference? Or is this another joke/reference to your signature?

no joke...

F's bounce

R's dont

do a search.

Oct 13, 2008 | 11:34 AM

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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!

My Rear Fs do not seem to bouce?

Oct 13, 2008 | 11:45 AM

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F's- changes both compression and rebound valving simultaneously

R's- Firm compression with a wide range of rebound adjustment for front drag racing applications

Oct 13, 2008 | 12:26 PM

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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!

so what does that have to do with the rear shocks?

Oct 13, 2008 | 01:18 PM

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so what does that have to do with the rear shocks?

sorry, for the rears he needs doubles. I typed it out wrong lol

with the f's you change rebound and compression at the same time. Which means that if you are too soft, then it will bounce.

The doubles dont do this, becuase you can change each on its own.