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Old 04-28-2006 | 08:28 AM
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Hey guys tried searching and came up with very little.

My car is a street/strip car, and I was wondering if lowering the car would affect performance at the track. I hear it's much harder to launch the car when lowered.

If anyone can give any insight on this, it would be apreciated. Thanks again

PS.....the springs I was offered by a member were sportlines. I know they drop a lot, and the other issue are my true duals and wether or not I would scrape all over
Old 04-28-2006 | 09:16 AM
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Lowering reduces bite. Reclaim some of it with LCA
relocation brackets, but the weight transfer will not
be as good (for launch) regardless; you can only fix
the link geometry, not the center of mass relation to
pavement (what you changed).
Old 04-28-2006 | 10:12 AM
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Jimmy is right. If you want to go to the drag strip forget the sportlines. If u still get them get good shocks to damp the springs. This will hurt ur et more. Drag cars need a drag set up. QA1s work well.
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I dropped mine a little via qa1's and hose mod, cut 1.57 last time out !
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Originally Posted by ls1mongrel
I dropped mine a little via qa1's and hose mod, cut 1.57 last time out !
i'm prob gonna do the hose mod until i get some springs and shocks...

if your into drag racing then lowering isnt your best bet, its not even the best handling mod you can do.

appearance wise, thats another story
Old 04-28-2006 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by z28C4maro82z
Hey guys tried searching and came up with very little.

My car is a street/strip car, and I was wondering if lowering the car would affect performance at the track. I hear it's much harder to launch the car when lowered.

If anyone can give any insight on this, it would be apreciated. Thanks again

PS.....the springs I was offered by a member were sportlines. I know they drop a lot, and the other issue are my true duals and wether or not I would scrape all over
My car cuts 1.5's with stock supension (sway bar on too) and dms lowering springs. I really like when the magizines spend all this money on sup. parts to get a 1.7 or 1.8 60' on drag radials at the stickiest track on earth.(englishtown) You will scrape, with time you will learn how to go over speed bump.
Old 04-28-2006 | 12:33 PM
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10 bolt or 12 bolt lol? Also, I like the look, and I'm a show and go guy. I put my money both ways. So I don't know lol
Old 04-28-2006 | 01:10 PM
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Unless you are a die-hard track fan, I would lower the car
Old 04-28-2006 | 02:09 PM
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I got the Pro-Kit and pull 1.6 all day ever since I put in the TC
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Want to sell me your pro kit lol



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