TraviZ

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So I got a new job and shortly here getting out of kragen oreilly finally. I'm working at a casino as a slot tech making substantially more money. So I'm celebrating by purchasing my new lca relocation brackets and new lca's in tubular double spherical rod ends.

Think this will give me the bite I need to jump into the tens? Or at least more consistent 60. ?

UnderCover89TBI

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I think it'll deffinately help. How much? hard to say. But technically if you take one tenth off your 60' you'll be two tenths faster in the 1/4 mile which will be near a 10.99 pass based upon your best pass right? Thats awesome. Red Hawk or Thunder valley? your the type of insider a gambler like me needs

TraviZ

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Red hawk, brah

UnderCover89TBI

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That's what I thought. It's a little closer to Folsom. Cool stuff man. Back on topic. What brand are you going to order? UMI, BMR, SPOHN? some other cool brand I dont even know about??

OUTATIME GTA

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Finally leaving the Kragen legacy behind, congrats. All growns up now. Can you hook up anything at RH?

I wouldn't count on LCA's to perform 10 second miracles, but maybe they can help keep that 60's to a consistent 1.7 range.

I'd recommend the weld-in style brackets. Pretty sure UMI are bolt-in only.

kairles

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I've been looking at the founder performance LCA with the swivel joint ends

UnderCover89TBI

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Well the UMI's do bolt in but you can also weld them in. I have never welded them but have had them on the car for like ehh 3 years I wanna say..maybe I should retorque them at some point and time...haha...anyway usually someone always has a preference. I think all thos ebrands make good quality. i have only used Spohn and UMI. But I have heard great things about Founders so far. And they are a few dollars cheaper on everything.

TraviZ

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i went UMI on everything only by color choice. lol i was gonna do spohn, but it was cheaper to go summit with my coupons

UMI Performance

We offer both bolt in and weld in styles. Weld in's are part #2010 seen here- www.umiperformance.com/2010

If I can help with any questions regarding a UMI item or suspension in general please ask. Also if you are looking to save a few dollars we are running an Independence Day sale beginning on July 1st.

Thanks!
Ryan

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NICE!!

carguy502

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I want to see the ten second ten bolt!

UnderCover89TBI

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Yup and you save on shipping ordering UMI through Summit. Good job.

OUTATIME GTA

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Bah, they still drop that $10 handling charge regardless.

Reminds me, I have Summit bucks expiring this month if anyone needs 'em.

TraviZ

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is it another 25 off?

OUTATIME GTA

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Believe so. Have to check when I'm off work. Just one of those cards. Can't combine though, can you?

UnderCover89TBI

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I had 20 dollar one that expired yesterday i forgot about til Traviz said something damn. I dont plan on buying from summit anytime soon. that 9.95 is better than the 30 dollars or more it would be straight from UMI

3rdBird

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Atec is the way to go. Its the wholesale side of Summit. Same building, just different.

I dont think LCA is going to do anything for your 60', just going to change your IC.

I'd put some adj shocks on there & scale your car...
but what do I know, 10.1 @ 138

OUTATIME GTA

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I thought he had some shocks already, maybe not. If he has wheel hop, it will surely help his 60'.

From what I was watching, it looked like it hooked well, so I'm thinking he may not be getting any wheel hop (yet), because his launch is either too soft, or the converter is not being used properly. When it launches harder, the LCAs & bracketry will do their job.

UnderCover89TBI

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that's my feeling also but I also dont have a sub 14 second third gen

kairles

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LCA and (mainly)relocation brackets should help his 60' some, because his car is lowered 2".

TraviZ

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what do you mean to scale the car? and you think i need adjustable front and rear? im still running the shocks del hooked me up with.

OUTATIME GTA

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Maybe weigh it? Drop some pounds?

Ah, those old KYB's. What about the struts? Could buy Marc's adjustables.

UnderCover89TBI

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by scaling the car I think he means front to rear weight ratio proportioned properly? ive never gotten that deep into fine tuning cars for a racetrack because the fastest car I ever had only ran a 13.7

OUTATIME GTA

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You're right. That must be why I'm not in the 10's, haa.

http://www.stockcarracing.com/techar...car/index.html

UnderCover89TBI

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That's stock car though. I am sure thier is some method for drag racing too. Marc should come back and elaborate more!

norcalz28

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I highly recommend UMI over Spohn, BMR, or anything else. Top notch quality and the pricing is very reasonable. I've got their Brackets and Panhard, would like to ditch my old global west LCA's and get a set of tubular LCA's from them as well. I'd have gone all UMI if I didn't piece my suspension together over the course of 5 years.

UnderCover89TBI

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Yeah before UMI hooked up with Summit I had heard some ehh things about service and responses but since then its been all good that I heard. Spohn lately has been having problems with fitment issues that they "know" about that they dont inform you of when you buy it. Mainly thier a-arm and k-member setup.

TraviZ

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funny cuz my whole front end tubular k member and a arm set up is spohn. but i know terrell had issues with his.

UnderCover89TBI

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I think the issue is if ur only using one. Like stock member with tubular arms and opposite. I'd like to have all that but I'm too much of a brokeass haha. I need to hit the big one! I need some Intel trav!

TraviZ

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I wish I had some intel. HOW ABOUT THIS.your come play and win and tip me well and we can both buy more thirdgen parts

TraviZ

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I got my reloc brackets today. They are bmr. I was mistaken . I guess umi doesn't offer bolt in brackets. But I did for sure order umi lca's. Hopefully they arrive today. I'm eager to play with new parts. Where is umi located? The parts were being drop shipped from there directly.

UnderCover89TBI

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Lol that's a deal. Sorry man. I only play poker anyway! Haha

I have bolt ins from umi they are in Pennsylvania if I remember

norcalz28

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I welded in my bolt on's from UMI. No probs

TraviZ

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I don't knits why I chosr bmr over umi for the brackets. When I'm homer I'll check my computer. There had to be a reason. I did order umi lca though

Copchaser

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I have an all umi setup under my car also, great product, lightweight and looks good in red.haha. I just need sway bars. Front & rear. I also bought 2 inch drop spindles from racecraft.. but those won't go on til I do the brakes.

UnderCover89TBI

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yeah thats one thing I havnt changed is the sway bars...oh and the torque arm..but I did put a torque arm relocation crossmember on the car. freaking love it. I mean rear suspension wise too. Front suspension is stock, cept for poly bushings, kyb struts, drop springs, wonder bar, edelbrock tie rod sleeves.

TraviZ

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i love my spohn torque arm. adjustable.. crossmember mounted.. ahhhh

3rdBird

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That will def help, if the lower control arms are flat & not angled upward your IC never intersects, and your 60' will def suffer.

As far as scales, you need alot of adj'l suspension already on your car so as to distribute weight, and pre-load the R/R tire.

TraviZ

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now if only i had the time to install them!

UnderCover89TBI

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ohhh la la those are perty!!

kairles

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The old TraviZ would of had them installed before they were out of the box good.

TraviZ

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Don't remind me

UnderCover89TBI

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Sluttech ain't got no time eh?

TraviZ

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lol, still working out the last two weeks of my old job, and started school again this week

UnderCover89TBI

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Oh well I can come throw them on....take it on a test drive make sure they work good.

TraviZ

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buahaha you make funny joke.

STEWARDORNG

Didn't you give Will shi*%$ for posting pic's before putting the parts on the car!!! LOL

TraviZ

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Ya but those parts were dumb and he had lots of free time.

neagan

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Good Morning Travis-

I think it's been a couple years now since I picked up that set of 88-89 double stripe IROC wheels from you and tried to stuff them into my mostly trunkless G-35; that was a great deal you gave me by the way, thank you! I've got a couple questions for you that I'm hopping you might find the time to answer.

I had to have surgical work done to my lower back and neck right after I picked those wheels up and am just now getting back to my 88 IROC. It turns out I snagged a great deal on a Paxton blower system which should be arriving at my house sometime this week. Spohn is having a good sized sale over this holiday weekend. I bought a bolted on and then taken off, new set of A-arm last week off the 'For Sale Board', and now I can match it with the actual Spohn K member.

So my question for you there is what motor mount did you use? I havn't installed the new engine yet. I spent a bunch of time recuperating from medical and then I went nutz grinding off all the casting crap and extra numbers for when I paint next week.

If it were you Travis, would you install the engine with all the heavy TPI porting, blueprinting from end to end and then do a set of Dyno test runs BEFORE installing the paxston system? OR?????

Lastly; you and I have quite similar suspension setups. I installed Koni yellows up front, but installed a used set of Koni reds in the rear. I know the rear bounces heavily about. I want to replace them with a new set of adjustbles. Got any ideas or feedback? I know there are those KYB's floating around our Rocklin area, but I've never thought of KYB as a sophisticated product.

The reason I picked the Paxston unit is due to its compatability with heavy backroad driving. I didn't want a blower coming on like a bottle of Nitrous.

Anything else you can think of to throw my attention towards? It's all greatly appreciated. As usual, Many Thanks- Nitro-Nicky