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Aug 7, 2009 | 08:41 AM

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Yea its kinda chattering the tires. I do have the front sway bar off already. Qa1Rs and Lca sound like its going to be the ticket.

Don't forget the airbag. Best money you can spend on a low HP coil spring car.

Aug 7, 2009 | 10:42 AM

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Have a link to the right airbag?

Aug 7, 2009 | 11:05 AM

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You need a rear sway/drag bar of some kind. I drove around without a rear for a while, like 8 years ago, car drove like total crap. It lost all handling capabilities.

OP, you have to fix that wheel hop so you don't break your rear end.

Thank you. If it wasnt for Rich Christian ( Pinks Toolbag) I would be at the track right now to see if a few more PSI and the BMR sway bar would help cure my wheel hop.

Aug 7, 2009 | 02:35 PM

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I would have someone video your launch. If you have any kind of body roll you are loosing a little sixty foot. An air bag can help a lot. If you still have issues a bigger sway bar or drag bar will fix things.

cool, thanks for the reply..

Aug 7, 2009 | 02:36 PM

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Have a link to the right airbag?

http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=533&catid=18

shop around though, you can find them cheaper..

Aug 7, 2009 | 03:13 PM

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A few more ramblings on wheel hop. A lot of us experienced pretty bad wheel hop in the early days of LS1 drag racing, mostly if you were a T56 guy. Drag radials would sometimes make it worse. But aftermarket control arms with poly bushings would cure it most of the time.

I am personally not sure what a better panhard bar does for a drag car, anyone know?

Also I'm not an air bag hater, I remember buying a pack of two and splitting the $60 with a friend.

Aug 7, 2009 | 09:25 PM

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http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=533&catid=18

shop around though, you can find them cheaper..

Cool. So how exactly do you put one of those on? Is there an easy way to moniter the pressure in it?

Aug 8, 2009 | 12:54 AM

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Cool. So how exactly do you put one of those on? Is there an easy way to moniter the pressure in it?

jack up the rear end as high as you can with a jack..
scotch the tires and put stands under it..
"bench press" your spring out..
slide the bag through the springs and then put the spring back how it was again by "bench pressing" it in there.. make sure not to pinch and put a hole in your tube you use to air it up..
run the line back to where your spare tire goes, there is a small drain hole or something in the back of the car, if for some reason you dont have one just drill a small hole there.. but you should.
this is where you will air it up/check the pressure in the bag.. i think 14lbs or something is an average number but all cars are different.