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Old 11-15-2007 | 12:05 AM
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Default What shock and spring combo do you guys recommend???

have a 02 SS M6 heads/cam/nitrous... sees track but is also driven alot on the road.

what kind of shock and spring setup are yall running that yall have had good success with?
Old 11-15-2007 | 08:18 AM
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Look into adjustable QA1s. Stocker Star for rear and R series for front.
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x2 for the qa1's....they're awesome!! ^^
Old 11-15-2007 | 09:22 AM
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where can i get the best prices?
Old 11-15-2007 | 10:31 AM
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I would use a strange double adjustable in the front so you can tune the compression and rebound, so you can have a 90/10 shock to drag race, a 40/50 for street driving and 80/70 if you ever want to road race, those are just examples of rates but you get the point.

In the rear a strange or qa1 single adjustable rear shock will work fine for all of the above applications.

For drag racing only I run a 275 front /150 rear spring, but since it is your street car i would maybe try a little stiffer rate, like a 300 front and a 160-175 in the rear. It will handle a little better than the softer springs.

Stiffer the spring the better the street driving will be and towards the softer side is more for drag racing.
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QA1 "R"s in the front (90/10 with fixed compression) and Comp Engineering 50/50 in back is what I run. There are plenty of people going single digits with the same combo.
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Originally Posted by Matt D
QA1 "R"s in the front (90/10 with fixed compression) and Comp Engineering 50/50 in back is what I run. There are plenty of people going single digits with the same combo.
ive talked to a couple guys that have that setup as well its very affordable too im seriously thinking about it
Old 11-17-2007 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt D
QA1 "R"s in the front (90/10 with fixed compression) and Comp Engineering 50/50 in back is what I run. There are plenty of people going single digits with the same combo.
is the Stocker Star R-Series the same as the "R"s?
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Originally Posted by redneck01
x2 for the qa1's....they're awesome!! ^^
x3 ... love em

I run
HAL QA1 R-Series Front Shocks (12 pos)
HAL QA1 F-Series Rear Shocks (12 pos)
HAL QA1 300lbs Front Springs
(stock rear springs)
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I take it most guys are running the 275-300 lb springs..but what length springs are you running?

I've read a few places about a longer, softer spring to hold more energy. I have a feeling you could get the suspension all outta wack with too soft a spring, thats too long, and the shock is put into overload while driving?

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