Power To The Ground
08-18-2003, 11:10 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 230
Power To The Ground
Just wondering if you guys now any things i should buy to be able to put the power down on the ground better. I spin too much and i want to be able to grip.
Would drag shocks help?
Right now i only have hotchks LCA.
Would drag shocks help?
Right now i only have hotchks LCA.
08-18-2003, 11:35 PM
#3
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Kansas City suburb of
Posts: 2,734
I had this problem bad, so I installed an Eibach drag launch kit, KYB AGX shocks, BMR Torque arm, and Nittos.
I hook pretty good now that I have the bugs worked out.
Tires are the biggest thing, although I think my Torque arm helped alot.
I hook pretty good now that I have the bugs worked out.
Tires are the biggest thing, although I think my Torque arm helped alot.
08-18-2003, 11:51 PM
#4
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 2,929
is this for the street or track? i do not recomend drag shocks for the street, had a buddy lose control from them. and the manufacturer suggests it as well. i got hotchkis LCAs as well, i got tokico adjustables in the rear but KYB AGXs will work fine, as well as the torque arm as well.
08-19-2003, 06:52 AM
#6
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 133
you didnt mention them in your post but when you put lowering springs on you desperately need the LCA relocation brackets to keep the geometry right. if you already have them, disregard. i also know that a torque arm will help. also when you lower something an adjustable panhard rod is a good idea to keep the car centered over the axle, other than that its down to the shocks and the tires. any drag radial will help a lot, and a compromise on the shocks for those who say drag shocks are unsafe would be the HAL/QA1 kit cuz its adjustable from a drag shock to a road racing shock and anything in between, pretty much. hope this helps.
CR
CR
08-19-2003, 09:11 AM
#7
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 230
Originally posted by car_ramrod
you didnt mention them in your post but when you put lowering springs on you desperately need the LCA relocation brackets to keep the geometry right.
you didnt mention them in your post but when you put lowering springs on you desperately need the LCA relocation brackets to keep the geometry right.
I heard that if i put a drag radial on a M6 the rear end will go, is this true?
08-19-2003, 09:16 AM
#8
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Land O Lakes, FL
Posts: 880
I heard that if i put a drag radial on a M6 the rear end will go, is this true?
08-19-2003, 09:34 AM
#10
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Land O Lakes, FL
Posts: 880
Where can you find the hal/qa1 kit
08-19-2003, 10:58 AM
#11
Administrator
Join Date: Nov 1998
Location: Hell was full so they sent me to NJ
Posts: 70,662
The QA1/HAL's are a good "compromise" for the street and strip. But the strong point is "strip"... on the street, while being adjustable, they are really just "average" shocks. You need to decide which is more important, and if its exceptional street handling, with some adjustability for the strip, the Koni adjustables might be better than the QA1's, but at a steep price. If you care more about the strip than ultimate street handling, the QA1's are the way to go.
I found that the QA1's and the Pro-Kit lowering springs were an extremely bad mismatch.
From the mods you list, the LCA relocation brackets will be the best bang for the buck, as far as strip traction.
I found that the QA1's and the Pro-Kit lowering springs were an extremely bad mismatch.
From the mods you list, the LCA relocation brackets will be the best bang for the buck, as far as strip traction.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
dbusch22
Forced Induction
6
10-31-2016 11:09 AM
PFYC
Supporting Vendor Group Purchases and Sales
0
05-21-2015 01:04 PM
sleeperZ96BT
Car Audio and Electronics
3
07-24-2002 11:28 AM