alright guys, since the winter is coming for us , my cousin is looking to buy some stuff to make his 60' times even better. here is a summary of what he does now:
13.75--1/4
103mph
2.08 60'

he has a stock suspension, just some decent driving.

so, we wanted to see what suspension mods are the best "Bang for the Buck and what kind of 60' times your puttin down.
thanks everyone

 

drop springs, drop spindles
bald kumhos


2.5-2.7 short times.

 

120K on stock suspension check out mods.

 

well rear lower control arms would help, and aftermarket torque arm would help also.. an airbag on the right inside the passengers rear spring..

i had nice stickey tires, and the lakewood rear control arms and i put down a 1.91 60 foot in my stock 1988 formula 350...

 

lakewood trailing arms and adjustable panhard rod. 225/60-15 nitto nt460 touring radials. not drag radials

60 ft - 1.894

 

See my sig below for mods.

I can pull 1.900's on 275/40/17 Yokohama A520's.

 

Stock suspension.. average 1.8x's on 245/50/16 RE 730's

Best was 1.69

 

thanks for the replies guys.

heres what i was thinking for suspension to the Z......Lakewood 50/50 shocks out back, and maybe some 70/30 struts up front. couple that with a 2500-3000 stall converter, i would think that it should put him in the high 1.8s or low 1.9s. Maybe add a set of Summit Traction bars (like $50 )---if they are any good, and a set of Spoon control arms/brackets......that should be in the 1.8s for sure........saving him about .7 in the 1/4!

what ya think of these parts or this setup?

 

anyone..........???

 

Well you've seen what stock/worn out, slighty modded suspensions can do, so by adding all the goodies you have in mind, I would'nt be happy with anything slower than a 1.85

 

stock suspention and a lotta spin 2.3

 

Spohn LCAs and adj PHB, stock springs, KYB shocks, SFCs and BFG 255/50/16 drag radials got me a best of 1.769 with a 2k stall and a L98. Add Eibach Pros to the above list and my best 60ft to date only dropped off to a 1.800. Im almost interested in swapping in Eibach drag springs, removing the sway bar and seeing what that gets me but for now Ill deal with what I got...

 

2.0 with stock susp. 2.73's and 245/50/16 Potenza RE730's.

 

1.70 all day long on stock suspension and 26x10.50 et streets -

IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR 60' THE FIRST THING TO DO IS BUY STICKIES!!

 

Stock suspension except for poly bushings in the LCA's. I do have a BMR panhard rod but that doesn't do anything for straight line traction. Best of a 1.75 60' on Nitto Drags 275/40. As Nick stated before....all it takes is some sticky tires if the Track is hooking.

 

my best is 2.2s on stock suspension, best 1/4 is 15.8@88 hoping to break 14s next time out..

 

154,000 mile IROC with stock/original suspension, and 245/50R16 Monarch H-rated tires ($60 apiece)

60': 2.048
E.T.: 9.710
MPH: 70.420

 

2.16 stock sus 180,000 miles mods in sig

 

i pulled a 1.9 on 28X9X15 et drags on stock suspention with bent lower control arms and bent panhard bar and 3.08 gears

 

BEFORE any suspension mods with only Eibach sportlines and Kumho street tires,lots of spin,cracked carb base and cracked rocker trunion(found out after the pass),I could only best a 2.01 60' and 13.9@103.
Now with the addition of a 3500 stall instead of the old 2500,all the suspension mods in my sig and a new carb base and rocker(which made a HUGE difference on the street),and a set of borrowed Nitto 555r drag radials,my times should be MUCH better.Hopefully able to make some more passes in a couple weeks to compare.

 

on stock suspension(92 Z28) with boxed and bushed LCA with LCA lowering brackets I run low 1.7's on motor(best1.69) and low1.6's on N20(best 1.58). I have 27x11.5 hoosier quicktime pros and the front swaybar off. ( have just bought some 28x11.5 ET streets.)

 

2.09 60' time
everything stock.
305 carbed 5 speed at the time with eagle rsa street tires, 245/50/16.

 

1.46 60 ft hotchkis lca and panhard rod spohn torque arm.

 

new best, 2.1 all stock susp, 5spd

 

1.39,Southside kit,ET Streets