wanting to do some suspension need help??
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wanting to do some suspension need help??
so my car is in sig but going procharged this winter. will be at 675 at the wheels. plans for the car is doin some drag racing a few times a year and maybe a road coarse one time a year. im looking for a mean stance also when the car is just sitting with the front a little lower then the rear higher up. also want to try and do this on somewhat of a budget. just looking for a fun setup to run 10s and have fun on the street. what do you guys have in mind and do you guys have some pics of setups?
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lol, sounds like you want it all, good luck. I believe that you could do that with all stock suspension, mine does it with less HP. Put some 28" out back for drag racing and 275/40/17 on when you plan on swinging some corners. Some subframe connectors wont hurt either.
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so my car is in sig but going procharged this winter. will be at 675 at the wheels. plans for the car is doin some drag racing a few times a year and maybe a road coarse one time a year. im looking for a mean stance also when the car is just sitting with the front a little lower then the rear higher up. also want to try and do this on somewhat of a budget. just looking for a fun setup to run 10s and have fun on the street. what do you guys have in mind and do you guys have some pics of setups?
Look into some good sticky tires (front and rear, no narrower than 275, you could run 315s front and rear) and don't forget brakes (some good blank or slotted rotors with good pads, stay away from drilled rotors).
Don't skimp out on shocks, biggest difference suspension-wise you can make, and the better the shock the more control you will have and the car will be much more stable and less wild. Look into something like Koni SAs (http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=20&ModelID=7) HUGE difference in handling/control/stability.
A set of balanced (not some huge 25mm rear drag bar and stock-like 32mm front bar) swaybars would help as well look into 35mm front, 22mm rear: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=126&ModelID=7. You can disconnect a front endlink when you drag race for better weight transfer and then reconnect it for driving.
You can stick with stock springs if you want, which will give you a better launch than a lowering spring but still leave ok handling characteristics.
and make sure to stay away from parts labeled "drag", most of them will kill your handling/stability.
Pics/Vids:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...6k-beware.html
Heres Sam Strano himself driving his pretty simple bolt-on Camaro. Car has konis, his springs, swaybars, watts link and a few other mods. No chassis bracing either (and as you can see its not "needed") Article on him/his car:
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...aro/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxe1lHIxuE
Yes, thats a Porsche 911 GT3 he passes near the end, with the right mods these fbodies are quite fun
Last edited by JD_AMG; 11-17-2010 at 04:56 PM.