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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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looking for a good shock/spring combination for launching......

i currently have stock shocks with h&r sport springs cause i had planned on doing single adjustables for autocross and road racing but i have changed the direction i want to go to with the car...

i am on a somewhat tight budget since i am a college student and dont have money growing out of my ***, lol.....so nothing ridiculously expensive.


thanks for any help, hints, suggestions, advice.
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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KYB makes a nice shock and not to exspensive, I had them then changed to Qa1 I didn't notice much differance, Price from $89. to $120. They are a 5 way adustable.
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do you know anything about the competition engineering drag launch shocks?

would a set of kyb's work well with my h&r springs or would i need to invest in a different set of springs
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Find a set of used QA1 R series fronts with springs, then use the comp eng. rears and that will save ya some money and yet you will have a real nice setup.


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Originally Posted by SLPSS99
Find a set of used QA1 R series fronts with springs, then use the comp eng. rears and that will save ya some money and yet you will have a real nice setup.


Dan
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