same setup for road & drag possible?
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same setup for road & drag possible?
my susp is 100% stock. i havnt done anything to it yet because i'm always changing what i want my car to ultimately be set up for, drag or road course? most susp upgraded parts can be the same on both ie.... sfa's, lca's, adj torque arm, adj phb, when leaving the susp in the stk config.
my question is there a shock/spring combo that has enough adjustability for a 4th gen to do both very well after adjustments and mounting a different tire/wheel combo or is it just going to perform so-so unless its setup specific for one or the other?
my question is there a shock/spring combo that has enough adjustability for a 4th gen to do both very well after adjustments and mounting a different tire/wheel combo or is it just going to perform so-so unless its setup specific for one or the other?
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Yep have to agree, you need to go one way or the other. I'd prefer a road set-up though.
There are no spring/shocks that I know off that could do both.
Either your gonna tighten the car up for corner carving or set it loose for weight transfer.
There are no spring/shocks that I know off that could do both.
Either your gonna tighten the car up for corner carving or set it loose for weight transfer.
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Afco's or Qa1's would not be good on a road course.
The springs would be the limiter.
The best thing you *might* be able to do is go with a coil over set up= $$$
But I dont know of any that you can set up so loose/tight for what ever your doing.
Plus there's some work in that set up.
If it where me I'd set it up for daily driver/road race.
I have set my car up both ways. Actually I have a drag shock/spring set up complete.
(QA1's springs etc)
Then I have the RR set-up. (koni's strano's) To tell you the truth I dont think I'll be putting the drag set-up back on the car anytime soon. It drives that much better all around.
The springs would be the limiter.
The best thing you *might* be able to do is go with a coil over set up= $$$
But I dont know of any that you can set up so loose/tight for what ever your doing.
Plus there's some work in that set up.
If it where me I'd set it up for daily driver/road race.
I have set my car up both ways. Actually I have a drag shock/spring set up complete.
(QA1's springs etc)
Then I have the RR set-up. (koni's strano's) To tell you the truth I dont think I'll be putting the drag set-up back on the car anytime soon. It drives that much better all around.
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With all of that said, couldn't a guy have all the suspension bolt ons for autocross with QA1's, adjust the shock settings for drag, remove the front sway, slap on some sticky rear tires and still cut a decent 60'?
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You really can't make the car be the best at both but you can set a car up to be good at both, make sense? If you aren't looking at wining championships or getting payouts at the track then set up it up for the "in between" and drive it hard. Changing to different tires for different types of driving will be needed, you can also work on removing or unbolting a front sway bar.
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They are drag shocks (no matter how they are marketed) and are not gas charged either (which means they will fade with heat and abuse). The polar opposite of what you want.
You could however do something like this with a handling shock like Koni, bilstien, kyb, penski etc etc.