How much gained from upgrading suspension??
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How much gained from upgrading suspension??
I have a huge amount of money dropped into my car, but very little into the suspension. The only suspension mods I have are a hotchkis panhard bar, and a removed front sway bar. Has anyone out there removed this sway bar?? The car feels a hell of a lot faster, and the tires leave the ground in first, and sometimes into second if it hooks, but I'm not convinced that this helped me at the track. My 60 foot times are horrible!! Can't break 1.9, on 10.5 inch ET Streets. I used to run 1.7's all day long with the swaybar in. I have done other changes besides the swaybar since then, but just looking for your opinion on removing the bar. Also, any recommendations on what suspension mods to do to the car? I'm putting out around 500-550 at the motor, but CAN NOT put the power to the ground to save my life. If I hook, I absolutely school mu buddies cammed LS1, but if not, which is usually the case, he makes me look bad, and I have to play catch up. Any input will help. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Adjustable LCA's
Adjustable Torque arm, heavy duty, non-tailshaft mounted
Rear shocks and springs
Adjustable Torque arm, heavy duty, non-tailshaft mounted
Rear shocks and springs
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Adjustable LCA's are a great idea for the strip. When running large ET streets the ability to center the tire in the wheel well is much needed. Also adjustable LCA's imply rod ends, rod ends flex less than rubber or poly obviously so more power can be transferred to the ground rather than back into the chassis.
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Adjustable LCA's are a great idea for the strip. When running large ET streets the ability to center the tire in the wheel well is much needed. Also adjustable LCA's imply rod ends, rod ends flex less than rubber or poly obviously so more power can be transferred to the ground rather than back into the chassis.