? about koni's
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? about koni's My car is a 1le car with double adjustable konis. I have them up for sale because my car see's more 1/4 time than curves. I have tried adjusting them but they are already as soft as they get both ways. The car transfers no weight off the line and absolutely will not hook on the spray running et streets (wrinkle wall). My question is before i sell these things (which i don't really want to but money is tight so if i want a drag set up they have to go) is there anything i can do with my current suspension to make it hook? Springs or anything? any help would be greatly appreciated.
I just got a note from a man who pulled a 1.65 on Koni's, with a big front bar (the solid one no less), my hollow rear and set of BMR springs (which are stiffer than my rear springs are). I've got customers as low as 1.50 that I know of on Koni's, and heard rumors of cars quicker than that (but can't tell you who exactly).
I don't think the shocks are the issue.
I don't think the shocks are the issue.
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I just got a note from a man who pulled a 1.65 on Koni's, with a big front bar (the solid one no less), my hollow rear and set of BMR springs (which are stiffer than my rear springs are). I've got customers as low as 1.50 that I know of on Koni's, and heard rumors of cars quicker than that (but can't tell you who exactly).
I don't think the shocks are the issue.
I don't think the shocks are the issue.
'01-02 cars aren't true 1LE's like GM built. You have 35/21 bars vs. the 32/19's the majority of 1LE's came with (only 1993's had the 32/21 combo because of spring changes).
I think you have standard springs, not actual 1LE as I think the were discontinued by then. You might even have SLP springs, but I doubt it.
I think you have standard springs, not actual 1LE as I think the were discontinued by then. You might even have SLP springs, but I doubt it.
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'01-02 cars aren't true 1LE's like GM built. You have 35/21 bars vs. the 32/19's the majority of 1LE's came with (only 1993's had the 32/21 combo because of spring changes).
I think you have standard springs, not actual 1LE as I think the were discontinued by then. You might even have SLP springs, but I doubt it.
I think you have standard springs, not actual 1LE as I think the were discontinued by then. You might even have SLP springs, but I doubt it.
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If your breaking TQ arms first I would get one of the TQ arms that mount to something else..and that will be good for drag racing.
Wheel hop?
2nd step I would look into some LCA's.
Wheel hop?
2nd step I would look into some LCA's.
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the reason the tq arms break is because how they bolt to a 12 bolt. it don't have 2 bolts that run all the way through, it has 2 on top and 2 on the bottom. The front one has backed out and when you launch it it rips the metal around the back one and bends the bottom. But i got that fixed now so i shouldn't break anymore.
GM 1LE in 1994 through 1999 were 360 front, 130-180 rear.
I don't believe SLP used the GM 1LE springs on their own "1LE" cars in '01-02. Documentation is at best iffy, and a perfect example of this is how those cars did not use the same swaybars as GM build 1LE's did.
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Byunspeed has a dude that makes hardware to fix that problem, Ive been running Moser rear for 4-5 yrs now with a stout H/C package lots of suspension work with different shocks and I never had a problem with broken tq arms or bolts backing out. I made my own back then out of some 6061 aluminum alloy. The problem isnt the 4 bolts. Its not using the correct hardware. And being on a stock tq arm. its not worth bracing it to make stronger. just get a aftermaket one.
GM 1LE in 1993 were 360 front, 115 rear (stock Z28).
GM 1LE in 1994 through 1999 were 360 front, 130-180 rear.
I don't believe SLP used the GM 1LE springs on their own "1LE" cars in '01-02. Documentation is at best iffy, and a perfect example of this is how those cars did not use the same swaybars as GM build 1LE's did.
GM 1LE in 1994 through 1999 were 360 front, 130-180 rear.
I don't believe SLP used the GM 1LE springs on their own "1LE" cars in '01-02. Documentation is at best iffy, and a perfect example of this is how those cars did not use the same swaybars as GM build 1LE's did.
GM 1LE in 1993 were 360 front, 115 rear (stock Z28).
GM 1LE in 1994 through 1999 were 360 front, 130-180 rear.
I don't believe SLP used the GM 1LE springs on their own "1LE" cars in '01-02. Documentation is at best iffy, and a perfect example of this is how those cars did not use the same swaybars as GM build 1LE's did.
GM 1LE in 1994 through 1999 were 360 front, 130-180 rear.
I don't believe SLP used the GM 1LE springs on their own "1LE" cars in '01-02. Documentation is at best iffy, and a perfect example of this is how those cars did not use the same swaybars as GM build 1LE's did.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~face440/01suspension.htm
Not exactly an official document... 1LE springs were discontinued, I believe before 2002 by GM. Maybe SLP had a bunch sitting around and used them, maybe not. Perfect example of inaccuracies on that page: deCarbone isn't how it's spelled. It's deCarbon, I'd bet officially GM documents would show that since GM's Delphi division owned deCarbon.
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Last edited by Sam Strano; Mar 17, 2009 at 02:27 PM.
Honestly? No, not really. A few pounds less unsprung weight, but similar stiffness.
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i don't think i'm going to do anything with it right now anyway. Just keep it the way it is. 