comp engineering rear shocks or what? advice on setting relo brackets?
06-24-2005, 10:18 PM
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comp engineering rear shocks or what? advice on setting relo brackets? i know qa1's are the best.. my rear shocks are a lil worn out imo... i drag race this car a lot.. but are the comps a good 80$ investment??? i should still run stock springs back there right? im sure someday ill do the fronts and ill go qa1 with those and there springs... but are these worth it or not?
i have a set of umi relocation brackets going on the rearend as well...
it appears to have two settings.. lower, and lowest u might say.. i see most of them do.. should i go all the way down to the bottom ones or should i go with the upper holes...
i have lakewood control arms, but i doubt that matters.
i have a set of umi relocation brackets going on the rearend as well...
it appears to have two settings.. lower, and lowest u might say.. i see most of them do.. should i go all the way down to the bottom ones or should i go with the upper holes...
i have lakewood control arms, but i doubt that matters.
06-26-2005, 09:55 AM
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I have the comps, they are a good investment. I am cutting mid 1.6s on 16 in. e.t. streets with a decent prepped track. There is more left in my setup, I am about to put my car on a starvation diet. 50/50 setting. 6speed.
06-27-2005, 03:25 PM
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I would definitely reccommend the comp shocks. As far as the relocation brackets, it's all a matter of how your car is hooking. Some guys dead hook and then bog in the lowest setting. Some swear by it. I would look at how the car is performing, how big a tire you're running, and how much power you're putting down to the wheels.
With your setup it is hard to say, I would think the lowest hole would be too much because of how tight your converter is. Just have to try it out.
Nate
With your setup it is hard to say, I would think the lowest hole would be too much because of how tight your converter is. Just have to try it out.
Nate
06-27-2005, 08:56 PM
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I`m pretty happy with my Comp. Engin. rears shocks. I have them set at 50/50 also and they seem to be working pretty well (1.53 60`s). Worth the $$$ in my opinion.
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06-28-2005, 12:48 AM
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well ill be running on the nittos..... for a lil while so i doubt ill bog.. and i spray off the line, atleast 75... might try the lowest hole and then move it up if its bogging
definetly going to get the shocks, thanks guys!
definetly going to get the shocks, thanks guys!
06-28-2005, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999 SS
are these shockes adjustable? if so are they good street driving shock as well?
On the 50/50 setting I didn't really notice any difference from stock. On the 30/70 setting you will drag the *** of the car around every stop light.
06-30-2005, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mdblackz28
50/50 the best for drag racing?
If you're making a ton of horsepower and your spinning off the line you may want to put them at the 40/60 setting and perhaps 30/70 if you need.
07-19-2005, 06:58 PM
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What springs you running with these?
Originally Posted by bad2000ss
It would all depend on your suspension set up. We had them set at 30/70 when the car was stock internal and it would bog really bad off the line. We then switched them to 50/50 and eliminated a lot of the bog. The car hooked great at the 50/50 setting after the camshaft was intalled and had great results with the nitrous on the same setting.
If you're making a ton of horsepower and your spinning off the line you may want to put them at the 40/60 setting and perhaps 30/70 if you need.
If you're making a ton of horsepower and your spinning off the line you may want to put them at the 40/60 setting and perhaps 30/70 if you need.
07-19-2005, 07:00 PM
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What setting do you have these on? and did you change the springs also or did you keep the stockers?
Originally Posted by bad2000ss
Just like everyone else I run the comp eng in the back at 50/50. I also have the QA1 "R" shocks up front. Best 60' was 1.42 with the 6-speed.
07-26-2005, 09:58 PM
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I just threw a set of these on since one of my stock rears was dead, anyone notice they are like 3" longer then the stock shocks or did I get the wrong ones? If I let the rear end drop with the frame on stands my rear springs almost fall out and its a pain to get both springs in the right place and jack it up at the same time 
07-28-2005, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperC1
What setting do you have these on? and did you change the springs also or did you keep the stockers?
Sorry for the delay.
07-28-2005, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kp
I just threw a set of these on since one of my stock rears was dead, anyone notice they are like 3" longer then the stock shocks or did I get the wrong ones? If I let the rear end drop with the frame on stands my rear springs almost fall out and its a pain to get both springs in the right place and jack it up at the same time
07-28-2005, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bad2000ss
The part number I have is C2700.
