help me setup drag only suspention
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: 383 carbed sb
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help me setup drag only suspention
Hey guys.
I'll tell you the parts I have and you tell me what else you think I should get to make a third gen setup for pretty much drag only. I want the car to be able to move on the street, but i'm looking for VERY LIMITED street miles. I have a 4th gen for that.
Here is what I have:
Comp Eng. 90/10s front
Comp Eng. 50/50s rear
V6 springs (all 4 corners)
WS6 springs (all 4 corners)
Hotchkis SFC
Lakewood LCA
rod end PHR, adj.
Moser 9" with 4.10s and welded on Relocation brackets
Have a set of ws6 sway bars and V6 sway bars
Am looking to purchase an adj. torque arm, prob. sphoon for th350
Hotchkis STB
Airlift airbags
Am thinking 15x8" rims with 28" tall slicks and 15x3.5 or 4" (track only) for front
So I think the best setup would the be drag struts/shock, v6 springs front (not sure on rear), no sway bar up front, v6 sway bar out back, airbags in both coils with individual air lines.
I want to be able to cut some really good 60 foots, again mostly if not all strip.
Thanks guys, let me know what else I need/should change.
Igor.
I'll tell you the parts I have and you tell me what else you think I should get to make a third gen setup for pretty much drag only. I want the car to be able to move on the street, but i'm looking for VERY LIMITED street miles. I have a 4th gen for that.
Here is what I have:
Comp Eng. 90/10s front
Comp Eng. 50/50s rear
V6 springs (all 4 corners)
WS6 springs (all 4 corners)
Hotchkis SFC
Lakewood LCA
rod end PHR, adj.
Moser 9" with 4.10s and welded on Relocation brackets
Have a set of ws6 sway bars and V6 sway bars
Am looking to purchase an adj. torque arm, prob. sphoon for th350
Hotchkis STB
Airlift airbags
Am thinking 15x8" rims with 28" tall slicks and 15x3.5 or 4" (track only) for front
So I think the best setup would the be drag struts/shock, v6 springs front (not sure on rear), no sway bar up front, v6 sway bar out back, airbags in both coils with individual air lines.
I want to be able to cut some really good 60 foots, again mostly if not all strip.
Thanks guys, let me know what else I need/should change.
Igor.
Im not sure on which swaybar is thicker but you will probably want to use that in the back. You only need one airbag on the pass side. Its easy to play with which rear springs to use at the track so try them both. Otherwise what you have listed should work very well.
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the WS6 bar is the big 24mm one. I can run it, i have it, whichever would help me more would be better. In the past I have used only 1 airbag, but, I do have 2.
Pass side, why? I used to use it in the drivers side.
Thanks.
Pass side, why? I used to use it in the drivers side.
Thanks.
The torque will try and pick up the passenger tire and will try to push down the driver side. The air bag can't prevent the driver side from going down but can help keep the pass side from compressing. The only reason to run two airbags is if the rear is squating to the point its hitting the bump stops.
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i'm in the same boat as you.. 1.8XX 60fts arent cutting it for me.. and i have a similar setup as you.. just no airbags..
i'm in the same boat as you.. 1.8XX 60fts arent cutting it for me.. and i have a similar setup as you.. just no airbags..
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