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Old 01-14-2012, 05:06 PM
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What are some good lowering springs for drag and street car. By street i mean drive it on the weekends. It is a h/c/i trans am. I am only wanting it to drop like 1.25-1.5 inches. I am looking at some afco shocks and want some good springs to go with it. Thanks Justin
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stranos or cut a coil on the stockers + heater hose mod.
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Originally Posted by 02ws.sik
What are some good lowering springs for drag and street car. By street i mean drive it on the weekends. It is a h/c/i trans am. I am only wanting it to drop like 1.25-1.5 inches. I am looking at some afco shocks and want some good springs to go with it. Thanks Justin
No lowering springs are "good" for drag racing. You want a tall, soft spring to help weight transfer, and a lowering spring is a short, stiffer spring.
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The Afco shocks are a great choice for what you are doing, and will come with a set of springs that will work for your needs. The Afco shocks have an adjustable ride height so you can set your stance to how you like it. Most cars in your power range will not benefit from a lowered ride height for drag strip use though.

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pinion angle is important for drag racing ,do you have a adj torque arm ?
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Yes my adj lca, adj torque arm, adj panhard bar.
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Also with the afco shocks how much lower can i make the rear and front. Thanks Justin
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you can go as low as the shock will allow you to when it bottoms out the shaft...probably much more than 1"-1.25". We can get you setup with coil-overs in the rear as well and you will have ride height adjustability all the way around.
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What do these run for all 4 corners?
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We have a lot of customers running our lowering springs in the rear cutting 1.3Xs and going deep, low 9s. The stiffer spring can actually help with the launch because it will help the car come back straighter and if you're using a good tire that can take advantage of this extra force from a stiffer spring, you can use this to your benefit. However, it does lower the center of gravity, which can have a negative impact on weight distribution under launch, and if you're not using a sticky, tall sidewall tire you can hurt your launch.

What it comes down to is setup. With the proper setup, you can build you car to work very well with the springs. If you don't then it could impose a problem.

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Well i think im going to keep it stock hieght i will get some afco and use stock springs.
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If you put mustang springs on there, a stock TA will pull the front wheels 2 feet easy

Ive seen it myself
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Originally Posted by __Z__
If you put mustang springs on there, a stock TA will pull the front wheels 2 feet easy

Ive seen it myself
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Originally Posted by __Z__
If you put mustang springs on there, a stock TA will pull the front wheels 2 feet easy

Ive seen it myself
what type Mustang springs
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they looked like this
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Originally Posted by __Z__
If you put mustang springs on there, a stock TA will pull the front wheels 2 feet easy

Ive seen it myself
Jesus Christ...
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Wow... Mine lifts the front already. Im want it not to lift or not as high. Wow at some of the stuff said on here. *palm to face*
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Originally Posted by 02ws.sik
Wow... Mine lifts the front already. Im want it not to lift or not as high. Wow at some of the stuff said on here. *palm to face*
lol i did good... ill stop now
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Have you been in a squirrel *** car that picks em up? You pray they land straight.
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Originally Posted by 02ws.sik
Have you been in a squirrel *** car that picks em up? You pray they land straight.
yea ive been in a few haha


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