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Old Nov 24, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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Moving to drag racing forum.. I let this go a bit to see what people would say. I'll move it on over, to let others see it. I always ask these types of questions there, and get some pretty strong responses.
Old Nov 25, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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All the suspension mods in the world will not help if you don't have a good tire. Other than that learn how to drive the car.
Old Nov 25, 2003 | 10:26 AM
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jesus christ. i know how to drive my car, it's just that my tires are bald right now. im getting nitto drag radials soon, i already placed the order. only reason i made this topic is because, even if i have brand new tires, my car still fish tails, but not as bad. i wanted to know of any suspension mods that would keep my rear end str8 and not everywhere else...
Old Nov 25, 2003 | 10:33 AM
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Originally posted by 82355
The very first suspension mod you should do is always sub frame connectors.
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Good point made right there. I always assume people just already have them.

I'm not saying that SFC's aren't a good suspension mod, but you can't convince me that they will prevent a car (especially with bad tires) from fishtailing.

IMO, LCA's and LCA relocation brackets will do more to prevent fishtailing than SFC's. They may be great suspension mods, but they're not the end-all-be-all solution to TRACTION problems. Tires alone will do a world of difference.
Old Nov 25, 2003 | 10:54 AM
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Definately Tires man. A good set of nittos or BFGs and all your problems should stop.



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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by Capn Pete

I'm not saying that SFC's aren't a good suspension mod, but you can't convince me that they will prevent a car (especially with bad tires) from fishtailing.

IMO, LCA's and LCA relocation brackets will do more to prevent fishtailing than SFC's. They may be great suspension mods, but they're not the end-all-be-all solution to TRACTION problems. Tires alone will do a world of difference.
I have stock LCA's on my car along with SFCs, HAL QA1's BMR TA and Eibach Drag Launch Kit and it tracks like it was wire-guided.
I'd think that a good posi unit and tires would be the best initial investment. I haven't found LCAs to be necessary, yet.
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