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Old Oct 2, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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I have a 99 ss with cam/full boltons 9 inch (4.11's) and 6 speed.I am going to the track sunday for the first time after the 9 inch swap and plan to launch it as hard as the track will allow. My only concern with hooking is the car is lowered with Eibach sportlines. It has Weld RT's on it with 325/50/15 MT drag radials on the back. The suspension stuff I do have is:
Subframe connectors
lower control arm relocation brackets
aftermarket lower control arms
UMI TQ arm and TQ arm relocation
Sphoon 25mm rear sway bar

Will it hook well being lowered with the Eibachs? I plan on leaving pretty hard if it will hook up. Just curious on your thoughts.
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 12:31 AM
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will it hook at idle? yes

at 2k? yes

at 3k? probbably

higher than that? find out

i used to launch my 2001 m6 9" with lca's and a moser housing at 5500 rpm on 26 x 11.50 x 17 ET streets on ~15lbs of air

its all about finding the right combo
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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It wont hook great at all. M6s need a bias ply to hammer down off the line....unless the car is setup up fantastic for launching.
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 02:11 AM
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ive seen lots of m6 cars launch great on dr's they just require a hell of a burnout
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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don't count out track prep either... I've got BFGoodrich G-Force Sports down to the wear bars and it hooked AMAZINGLY this weekend at the track, but it was an outlaw night with cars running a 4.70 1/8th mile there... needless to say track prep was best I've ever seen there lol. I don't have any of those suspension mods, and I was dead hooking at 2K RPM and bogging out, and 3K RPM it wheel hopped like mad and I called it a night.. lol
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 10:10 AM
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I cant believe those 325s fit with that low of a drop. Mine rubbed with just an inch drop.
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