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Old May 5, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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Ok, i am just trying to find out if there is a cheaper way to a good shock/spring set up than QA1's. I want it to be striat drag stip set up. Back in the day, you could buy the 50/50 shocks for the front pretty cheap. It just seems like on our cars everyone runs QA1's. So, is there a budget set up out there for a car that is 99% drag strip?

what aout V6 front springs and softer shocks for the front?

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Old May 5, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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you don't want a 50/50 shock for the front you want a 90/10 you should be able to find some competition engineering or other similar shocks pretty cheap.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chrismcdaniel
Ok, i am just trying to find out if there is a cheaper way to a good shock/spring set up than QA1's. I want it to be striat drag stip set up. Back in the day, you could buy the 50/50 shocks for the front pretty cheap. It just seems like on our cars everyone runs QA1's. So, is there a budget set up out there for a car that is 99% drag strip?

what aout V6 front springs and softer shocks for the front?

Hope PROSTOCKJOHN has some input on this.

thanks,
chris
I always thought $700 for front and rear shocks/springs was decent. I spent that on my front shocks and springs alone.

C/E would be your best bet for cheaper.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 68maro
you don't want a 50/50 shock for the front you want a 90/10 you should be able to find some competition engineering or other similar shocks pretty cheap.
lol.. i ment to say rears.
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Old May 5, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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competition engineering doesn't make a 93-02 f-body shock for the front, only the rear.
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Old May 6, 2005 | 08:42 AM
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We use the Lakewood Drag Shocks (50/50) on our Z28. They work very well. No one makes a budget front shock for 4th gens, let alone a 90/10-60/40-50/50 adjustable unit. Only the expensive SA or DA from HAL, AFCO, KONI, etc ...
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I have a set of qa1's front and rear I'll sell ya chris, for the right price
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Strange has a new Single adjustable front shock for $149.50 each or Double adjustable for $249.50 each. They are also making single and double adjustable rear shocks now as well.

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