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Old May 30, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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is there any way to setup car for handleing and drag racing.i wont do any road racing or autox but there are plenty of backroads and there is a dragstrip about 5 mins from my house.i had been thinking about all g2 stuff,but how will the springs be at the strip.
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Old May 30, 2003 | 08:36 PM
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We all want our cake and eat it too. However, not feasible because of the different physics dynamics that go into drag racing vs. road race/autox.

With that being said, you can still have a decent occasional drag car with the G2 springs. Just unhook your front swaybar at the track. This allows weight distribution from front to rear.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 02:33 PM
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I think with a set of adjustable shocks, like the hals, you can have both. A friend of mine has eibachs and other suspension stuff and he's pulling the wheels off the ground pulling 1.5x 60' times.
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Hals will work for corner carving on the street, but not in competition. Same in reverse with the Bilsteins and Koni's. It appears the HALS are great for drag racing. This is based on reading what people have used/tried over the years, not personal experience.
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