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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 02:11 AM
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what kind of coil overs is everyone using and why them?
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For what? for drag racing most people run Qa1, and strange.
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yes for drag racing. i heard that QA1 makes them for strange. not sure if thats true but i had heard that somewhere. strange is actually the ones i'm considering. i just wanted to see what most other people were running in case i had missed something.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by boostnificent
yes for drag racing. i heard that QA1 makes them for strange. not sure if thats true but i had heard that somewhere. strange is actually the ones i'm considering. i just wanted to see what most other people were running in case i had missed something.
QA1 does not produce them for Strange I can assure you. I like the Strange over the QA1s. I seem to have better luck with them holding up during street use.

We are a W/D distributor for Strange which units where you looking at purchasing?
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Strange has more recently released them for fbody, qa1 been around for ever.. Thats why so many people have qa1. I really like the stange stuff for the money. if i had more money i woulda got afco. But for the price strange is great.

Car is not staying this low. but this is the day i put the strange stuff on.


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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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Strange shocks are the best bang for the buck, hands down. they are made by Strange in Chicago, not imported like the others. believe it or not, the Strange shocks are a bit less costly than the QA1s even! the AFCO shocks are the best on the market, imo, but they are among the highest cost, also. guaranteed best deals on either brand here. pm or call me for pricing.
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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but afco is still best out there?

he was asking for drag racing.

what about for street driving?
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Bird WS6
but afco is still best out there?

he was asking for drag racing.

what about for street driving?
Afco is better than the Strange units but I would not consider them the end all be all there are more expensive units available. Even for street driving the Strange units IMO are still the superior product.......
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Old Dec 19, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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i've been looking at the double adjustable coilovers. i also need help with what length i should use, what stroke, and what ride hieght to stay at. any help would be much appreciated!!
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Originally Posted by Sideways240sx
Strange has more recently released them for fbody, qa1 been around for ever.. Thats why so many people have qa1. I really like the stange stuff for the money. if i had more money i woulda got afco. But for the price strange is great.

Car is not staying this low. but this is the day i put the strange stuff on.


i don't want to dub city it i just want a little better stance and to transfer the weight. thats way to low!!
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quick question what is necessary to run strange single adjustable shocks in the rear?
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these are direct replacements.

http://www.strangeengineering.net/catalog/index.html
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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by boostnificent

okay cool. thought it was a rear coil over setup like the below

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/Pr.../736_1_big.jpg
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Originally Posted by C_Rules
okay cool. thought it was a rear coil over setup like the below

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/Pr.../736_1_big.jpg
i am going to a double adjustable coilover like what you have shown. i want the weight savings plus the clearance for mini tubs. i just need help on how to measure what actual coilovers i need.
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