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Old 10-21-2009, 09:25 PM   #1
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Lakewood 50/50 Rear drag shocks

I plan on puttting these on tommorow along wwith a set of 5665 moog springs. Next week I'm gonna put on KYB grt-2 front struts and moog springs. Does anyone here daily drive with drag shocks? Will I have any problems?
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Re: Lakewood 50/50 Rear drag shocks

your cornering will suck mucho lol.

your not really helping too much with the drag shocks and those stiff springs. the Moog5665s are alittle taller and stiffer than the stock ones. (i kno i just stuck them on) i even cut 3/4 coil off and removed the rear spring isolator and its still not low enough for my liking (i had sportlines)

you shouldnt be driving with the drag shock on there, the Gr2 rear shocks are pretty soft i put them on my dads 86. i put the gas-a-justs on my rear... they are def stiffer. if your running the drag shocks u should be running drag springs. or at least the V6 rear springs. u cant be miss matching the components. i would run stock stuff like moog 5665s and Gr2s for the rear for the street and then swap out the springs/shocks for drag racing... i can do it in about 25min.

i hope u have alot of luck and a good spring compressor if your replacing the front springs with moog replacments... they are too long and are near impossible to get in not to mention dangerous. i refuse to install them, i went with moog 5664s for my front which is the stiffest spring at like 740lbin, i then cut 3/4 coil off for 1.5" drop and increase spring rate to like 850ish. they are the same free height as my sportlines. im able to get them in without a spring compressor and some muscle.

again get some V6 rear springs and save the drag shocks for the drag racing and leave the stock stuff for daily driving.
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Re: Lakewood 50/50 Rear drag shocks

Drag shocks need suspension movement to do their job. For drag racing, the rear springs just need to be strong enough to support the vehicle at the required ride height. Depending on how the chassis is set up, the shocks will either extend or compress when you launch. The shock settings will control how easy or hard the shocks can be extended or compressed.

Using stiff springs won't allow the suspension to move very much. This is good for autocross where you don't want a soft suspension when you go hard into corners.

The best all around shocks are also the most expensive. A 12 way double adjustable shock can be individually tuned for extension and compression for all types of driving styles.

Stiff springs ride like a farm truck and corner like a fish
Soft springs ride like a Caddy and corner like a cow
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Re: Lakewood 50/50 Rear drag shocks

Thanks for the info guys, alot of help letting me understand better.
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Re: Lakewood 50/50 Rear drag shocks

I have 50/50 drag shocks on the rear of my 98, and soon to be on the rear of my 89. Both with stock replacement springs(Moogs, but not sure which ones), and stock up front. It works fine. Launches 1000X times better, and feels better all around. They are fine for daily driving. Just know they are gonna be a little stiffer, but expect them to HANDLE too.
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Re: Lakewood 50/50 Rear drag shocks

I use Lakewood 50/50 on my daily driver/streetracing car. Launches are much much better (like keith said 1000X better). On normaly driveing You won't see any difference.

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