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Old 01-14-2008, 09:17 AM
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Just looking for info on the competition engineering rear adjustable shocks, looking to put them on a 99 camaro 50/50 street strip car.
Old 01-14-2008, 04:47 PM
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Try using the 79-93 mustang lakewood 50/50 rear shocks! I use them on mine they bolt right up and work perfect!
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I have a set, just havent put them on yet. Probably will put them on this weekend. Do a search though, there are a bunch of people with them.
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i dont like them that much. I'd get the QA1's
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I have them on my 93 and they seem to be fine. You get what you pay for, I don't think these are even close to QA1s.
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Have them on my car. They get the job done. The weight transfers alot better now. They are actually not as bad for DD as i thought they would be.

Toss these in, and drop the front sway bar and you are in business. The nose lifts and the cars GOES!! (but then again i have LCA's, Reloc brackets, BMR short arm, adj. PHB, and stock rear springs) But it does it on cheap *** street tires, so you be the judge.
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I use the 3 way adj. rear shocks from Competition Engineering, along w/ stock springs. I set them at (f) firm. They WORK!
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If budget allows I would get QA1s. They are a far better shock.
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THanks for the info everyone, I have the money for qa1's but if there was something else a little less that worked good I would entertain that and buy some other susp. parts. I pulled low 1.50's and a best 1.49 on all stock suspension and drag radials my first time at the track, so I was a little hesitant to go out and spend big bucks on suspension parts, I see guys with full aftermarket suspensions pulling alot slower 60 ft's.
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running them on the 35th.they work.
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Where are you guys buying the CE 3-way's? What part # would I need on my '02 SS?
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Originally Posted by kierstyn
Try using the 79-93 mustang lakewood 50/50 rear shocks! I use them on mine they bolt right up and work perfect!
HUH??? why has nobody mentioned this before!!! if that's true then why don't more people run them because i know they work! and they're much cheaper??? $92 for a set come on now...that's sweet
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I bought mine from LS1speed. part number is C2710 I think. the shocks i got had 2700 on them. the specs are listed on Competition engineering's site. a mustang one may be similar and thats why it works. the CE shock is just a little longer than a stock shock.
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Here is the link to the Full Application chart. But the Part number given for the LS1 F-bodies is C2700.

C2710 is for the 2nd gen. according to the chart.

http://www.competitionengineering.co...&CatCode=10032



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