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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 03:41 PM
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Default help with a suspension setup on a 4k yank car

I took my 98 car to the track two weeks ago
and resulted in a 1.84 60' at a 12.54 108mph
my car has a tp 4k stall slp longtubes and 3.42s
no front bumper or swaybar no AC, stock springs/shocks 90k miles

I did a pretty good burnout every time plenty of smoke
et streets @15psi, no matter if I flashed the convertor or stalled it same result
On the street this setup is a joke on the ET streets even

I just purchased an air bag off ebay and put it in the
R.R. spring
I'm guessing to start around 10-13psi on the bag?

I dont have alot of money to spend just looking for a step in the right direction
I dont have any frontrunners either just a set of 16's for the rear, trying to get rid of my ws6 wheels for a drag setup

thanks in advance

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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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Default Re: help with a suspension setup on a 4k yank car

try lower control arm relocation brackets,they might help and are low cost. dunno if the airbag will help much,but cant hurt.
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Old Sep 14, 2003 | 05:10 PM
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What track are you running at?
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Old Sep 15, 2003 | 07:39 AM
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Default Re: help with a suspension setup on a 4k yank car

WHATS HAPPENING JOHN!!!!!
I work with mike at hutchens now,
he just talked to keith the other day, he is back in another SS already got a convertor and exhaust!
I have been going to richmond but this friday if we dont get blasted I will be going to VMP
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 08:45 PM
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Default Re: help with a suspension setup on a 4k yank car

I do have a set of bolt on relocation brackets that should be going on this weekend!

would you guys recommend a set of lakewood or competition engineering shocks
for the rear or will the air bag/relocation brackets be pretty sufficient for right now?

also does anyone make a cheap drag strut?
C.E. and lakewood makes some fixed rates like the 90/10 or 70/30
for alot of stangs and older cars but nothing for the late model f-bodys
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Old Sep 16, 2003 | 08:57 PM
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Put a set of 26X10 15 Et Drags on it!
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