Hotchkis Lowering Springs
03-04-2001, 06:56 PM
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Hotchkis Lowering Springs
Hotchkis Lowering Springs, has anyone used them and what did you think? I have heard too some talk about more wheel hop, is this a problem with Posi units too? Thanks!!
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1992 Camaro RS
LO3, T-56,centerforce clutch, ported and polished heads, Edelbrock Performer Intake, 14X3 Open Element w/ K&N, hiflow cats (and thats it), AC delete, alu drive shaft, 3.73 posi, 170 stat w/ fan switch, STB, Subframe connectors, KYB AGX, Eagle GSC, and poly bushings.
1982 Z-28
Project car, ZZ4 in the works.
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--Spyder--
1992 Camaro RS
LO3, T-56,centerforce clutch, ported and polished heads, Edelbrock Performer Intake, 14X3 Open Element w/ K&N, hiflow cats (and thats it), AC delete, alu drive shaft, 3.73 posi, 170 stat w/ fan switch, STB, Subframe connectors, KYB AGX, Eagle GSC, and poly bushings.
1982 Z-28
Project car, ZZ4 in the works.
03-04-2001, 09:56 PM
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
Engine: The Mighty 305!
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I like them. Lowered the front 1", the back 1.5"
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03-05-2001, 02:16 AM
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I love them. The only time I have had a problem with wheel hop was when they prep the track one time and I was launching the car at 1500 rpm's,it would hop about 3-times and stop. You could hear the tires sticking to the track when you staged that night.
Never had wheel hop on street tires.
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Rebuilt front end (4-20-2000)
Hotchkis springs,lower control arms,panhard rod, tie rod sleeves,
strut tower brace.
Bilstein struts and shocks.
AGR steering box and pump.
Wheels; Simmons om-17, 17x9.5 with Firestone 275x40x17 FZ50 EP.
K&N air filters, airfoil. Alum drive shaft, MSD coil,MSD6AL.
NEW
Ported Plenum ,Ploshed inside runners
and intake ports, Gutted air box.
131,000 miles
Best times (run on drag radials)
60' 1.983 (2-11-02)ran a 13.879
1/8 8.839 (2-11-01)
1/4 13.851 (2-11-01)
mph 98.16 (2-11-01)
fasted I have had it
135 mph. (Apr-?-1998)
Never had wheel hop on street tires.
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Rebuilt front end (4-20-2000)
Hotchkis springs,lower control arms,panhard rod, tie rod sleeves,
strut tower brace.
Bilstein struts and shocks.
AGR steering box and pump.
Wheels; Simmons om-17, 17x9.5 with Firestone 275x40x17 FZ50 EP.
K&N air filters, airfoil. Alum drive shaft, MSD coil,MSD6AL.
NEW
Ported Plenum ,Ploshed inside runners
and intake ports, Gutted air box.
131,000 miles
Best times (run on drag radials)
60' 1.983 (2-11-02)ran a 13.879
1/8 8.839 (2-11-01)
1/4 13.851 (2-11-01)
mph 98.16 (2-11-01)
fasted I have had it
135 mph. (Apr-?-1998)
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