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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 01:47 AM
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do suspension parts lower e.t times? do slicks really knock of e.t time too?+

sorry for such a question , but Ive always wondered this??
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 02:34 AM
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yes. say i have 2.0 sixty foot times currently...if i were to upgrade my suspension and next time at the track i pulled 1.75 sixty foot times, i would be cutting .25 off my 1/4 mile time. add drag radials to that, and say my sixty foot times drop to 1.50 seconds...i just took a whole .5 second off of my 1/4 mile times.

im sure that alot of the guys cutting 1.3x second sixty foot times wouldnt be able to pull those sixty foot times on completely stock suspensions.
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Actually, if you can cut .25 off your 60' you will cut even more off your ET.
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Originally Posted by indigo28
do suspension parts lower e.t times? do slicks really knock of e.t time too?+

sorry for such a question , but Ive always wondered this??
Yes it does when set up correctly Joe. I think you know where to go for that
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yes !!!!
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Originally Posted by Pwebbz28
Actually, if you can cut .25 off your 60' you will cut even more off your ET.
yup yup
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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what suspension mods would yall suggest? just bought some bmr lcas!woot!
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Old Apr 16, 2007 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Pwebbz28
Actually, if you can cut .25 off your 60' you will cut even more off your ET.


i do realize that, but for simplicity' sake, i answered without trying to confuse everybody and myself on the way...im a tard. and it was late...

ill bump but let someone else answer the last question...the last time i tried, a local guy told me i was full of **** because my car was still on stock suspension...

"no, youre right, i dont anything just cause i drive a stock T/A...my bad..."
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