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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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I need to find someone that can setup the suspension in my car. Is there anyone around Columbus OH that has extensive experience setting an F-body suspension for drag racing?

My car has the following parts on it now:

Front
BMR K member and lower A arms
Strange Adjustable Front Shocks
Hyperco 2.5" Coil-overs

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Compition Engeneering Rear shocks
Stock z28 spring
BMR race adjustable control arms
BMR pan hard bar
BMR extreme duty torque arm
UMI 3 point subfram connectors
Moser 12 bolt

What other rear parts would you recommend to get the car to leave hard and dead hook.
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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How about anyone in or around OH?
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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So no one has any suggestions and there no shops that want my business? UMI is 300miles and 5 hours from where I live is there anyone closer that has any experience in setting the car up?

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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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Give me a call here at the office and I would be happy to over your particular setup...We do have a little experience with fast cars
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Look up Madman in the drag racing section. This section tends to lean more toward handling. I wouldn't trust a lot of the drag racing advice in this section if I was going to setup a drag car.

I think an obvious one will probably be LCA's and relocation brackets, putting the arms in the lowest hole. Then if the car doesn't leave straight enough at the track, get a bigger rear swaybar to keep it straight. Disconnecting one front swaybar endlink helps at the track with weight transfer.

Note I am not and have never drag raced at the normal 1/4 mile strip, but those seem to be pretty universal steps to hooking better at the drag strip.
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
Look up Madman in the drag racing section. This section tends to lean more toward handling. I wouldn't trust a lot of the drag racing advice in this section if I was going to setup a drag car.

I think an obvious one will probably be LCA's and relocation brackets, putting the arms in the lowest hole. Then if the car doesn't leave straight enough at the track, get a bigger rear swaybar to keep it straight. Disconnecting one front swaybar endlink helps at the track with weight transfer.

Note I am not and have never drag raced at the normal 1/4 mile strip, but those seem to be pretty universal steps to hooking better at the drag strip.
Easy now not all drag racing advice given here is bad
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Originally Posted by BMR Tech
Easy now not all drag racing advice given here is bad
Not all of it

I would imagine not all of it is good either

I still wouldn't hesitate to check out the drag section. I think it might be better for drag setup advice, but can't be sure. I just say that because there's a lot of fast drivers in there and I'd probably be in there a lot if I was going to setup a drag car.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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Thank you for the help, I will check out the drag racing section and Lee I will be contacting with you today.
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Lee, it was nice speaking with you today. Thank you again for your help.
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Not a problem let me know how the car works out at the track
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