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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 11:33 AM
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Slick to Drag Radial

i just took my 28x10.5 slicks off and put on a M/T 275/60 drag radial.

Any tips on tire pressure and also shock settings? Should i stiffen up the rear or soften it?
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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Re: Slick to Drag Radial

stiffen the rear up, get those tires planted and keep them that way. start at 19lbs of pressure in those radials that should be in the neighborhood pressure wise, what shocks are you running out back?
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Re: Slick to Drag Radial

Originally Posted by brandoz28
stiffen the rear up, get those tires planted and keep them that way. start at 19lbs of pressure in those radials that should be in the neighborhood pressure wise, what shocks are you running out back?
we run 18-19 psi in the tires. the like to be bit hard.
you might find out that double adjustables are gonna be you're friend
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Old Aug 6, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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Re: Slick to Drag Radial

i have QA1 Double Adjustable coilovers in the rear. Each **** can go up to 24 clicks for rebound and compression. how stiff should i go?


i also have LCA relocation brackets, set on the bottom hole
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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Re: Slick to Drag Radial

You want to hit the tires hard and keep it there there are alot of great tips on yellowbullet.com in the stock suspension section
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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Re: Slick to Drag Radial

on my et streets they love 20 psi the best
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