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rear suspension set up okay heres the problem im leaning towards the 315/35/17 mikey thomspon drag radials....
the problem tht is occuring is the car sags down tht the sixteen inch drag radials went inside the passenger side quarter with the 315s scared of the tire buckling the quarter......could this happen??
i got the kyb 8 way adjustables i have them set at four is there a way i can turn those so the doesnt pull the wheel
the problem tht is occuring is the car sags down tht the sixteen inch drag radials went inside the passenger side quarter with the 315s scared of the tire buckling the quarter......could this happen??
i got the kyb 8 way adjustables i have them set at four is there a way i can turn those so the doesnt pull the wheel
are your springs bad? get a new pair of springs and or get drag bags for them
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Personally, I'd crank them up to 8 and go. Just me though. My 315's rub if I don't have the bump stops in, but I'm on BMR drop springs. If I were at stick height, there's no clearence issue. Then again I don't know which offset I have either.
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alright whats the eight mean stiffer?
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your car is squating way too much, you want anti-squat, not squat on launching. My guess is that your LCAs are on a downward angle from back to front, where it should be about a 2 degree upward angle from back to front. A set of LCA relocation brackets could help your problem. Look at 96LT1M6's car as it is launching, the rear tires are sitting square in the wheel well, not tucked up in it. That is how it should look.
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your car is squating way too much, you want anti-squat, not squat on launching. My guess is that your LCAs are on a downward angle from back to front, where it should be about a 2 degree upward angle from back to front. A set of LCA relocation brackets could help your problem. Look at 96LT1M6's car as it is launching, the rear tires are sitting square in the wheel well, not tucked up in it. That is how it should look.
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The 8 setting is stiffer both on compression and rebound. Get some lca relocation brackets on, set the shocks to 8 in the back and 0 on the front. That will allow the car to plant the rear tires and let the front rise to aide in that. If you have and adj tq arm, you can play with pinion angle as well. As pointed out, the body is squating too much in the rear. On a well set up car it will look as though the rear suspension doesn't move much if all. You can also ditch the front sway bar to aide in letting the front move a bit more. Hope this helps some.
what rear springs do you have?
turn those shocks up a bit as stated.
the hose mod is where you remove the thick isolator from the top of the coil spring and replace it with 5/8'' heater hose... it generally gives 3/4'' drop in the rear.
when a car squats it becomes a huge waste of energy.. As MADMAN says only females SQUAT race cars launch.....
turn those shocks up a bit as stated.
the hose mod is where you remove the thick isolator from the top of the coil spring and replace it with 5/8'' heater hose... it generally gives 3/4'' drop in the rear.
when a car squats it becomes a huge waste of energy.. As MADMAN says only females SQUAT race cars launch.....
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The 8 setting is stiffer both on compression and rebound. Get some lca relocation brackets on, set the shocks to 8 in the back and 0 on the front. That will allow the car to plant the rear tires and let the front rise to aide in that. If you have and adj tq arm, you can play with pinion angle as well. As pointed out, the body is squating too much in the rear. On a well set up car it will look as though the rear suspension doesn't move much if all. You can also ditch the front sway bar to aide in letting the front move a bit more. Hope this helps some.
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what rear springs do you have?
turn those shocks up a bit as stated.
the hose mod is where you remove the thick isolator from the top of the coil spring and replace it with 5/8'' heater hose... it generally gives 3/4'' drop in the rear.
when a car squats it becomes a huge waste of energy.. As MADMAN says only females SQUAT race cars launch.....
turn those shocks up a bit as stated.
the hose mod is where you remove the thick isolator from the top of the coil spring and replace it with 5/8'' heater hose... it generally gives 3/4'' drop in the rear.
when a car squats it becomes a huge waste of energy.. As MADMAN says only females SQUAT race cars launch.....
The 1 bag aspect is common, it's for the right rear since that's the direction the car TQs to.
I would put the wheel and tire combo on the car just to see.... If it is just one side mainly the drivers side you most likely need an adjustable panhard rod.
I would put the wheel and tire combo on the car just to see.... If it is just one side mainly the drivers side you most likely need an adjustable panhard rod.
Oh and the 315s I had on were BFGs my TA has Nitto 315s on 17x11 zr1s and I also have the Eibach pro kit and the fender has been rolled
Last edited by 96lt1m6; Aug 12, 2012 at 12:45 PM.
The rear end will see a bit more strain as you are actually putting the power through it as opposed to wasting the energy by moving the body around. It will see a bit more abuse, but I wouldn't worry too much about it.