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Old 10-27-2005, 04:57 PM
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i have a 98 m6 ss with ls6 intake,polished mti tb,mti lid,hooker headers,borla cat back and ls1 edit.dynoed 358hp 369tq.now i am going to work on getting some traction because those numbers dont mean squat when you keep sinning the tires.any suggestions on where to start suspention wise would be great. thanks.
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What kind of tires are you running?
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To start get LCAs and brackets. They will help plant your tires to the ground.
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Originally Posted by Corupted
To start get LCAs and brackets. They will help plant your tires to the ground.
I used this setup with drag radials in an A4 bolt on car and put down 1.71 60' and my **** dead hooked for a 12.58 @ 111 mph
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are you getting any wheel hop? and what are your 60ft times?
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no i am not getting any wheel hop just spinning the tires.i try to ease into it and then hit it but still spins.second gear will fishtail if i dont ease into it.havent been to the track yet
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Get a torque arm and LCA and relaocation brackets, you will notice a hugh difference.
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thanks i really appreciate the info.
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Get an adjustable Torque Arm
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what exactly are relocation brackets?




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