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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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basic suspension question

how much will changing my suspension over to all solid help horsepower to the ground. does it help alot in camaro's. what kind of a difference did you guys see. how many others broke their rear-end's when you did it
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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You can do all of the suspension upgrades in the world, but if you don't have a good set of sticky tires in the back, you will still have trouble hooking up. As for the rearend, it is not likely to break from suspension upgrades.
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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^ W3rd... I have crappy roads here and an almost complete suspension setup. Any other town I grip like crazy, but here, all I do is get sideways..

Better power transfer w/ the BMR ADJ Chrome-moly ADJ TQ arm, I'll tell you that much..

And SFC's are worth their weight in gold!
Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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If by solid do you mean rod end/heim joint stuff?
if so then do not use it on the street....not good
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 02:14 AM
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Why its not good for street???
Thanks!
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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DIRT, good rod ends are very expensive.....average $50 a pc.
Plus they ride like $hit, poly stuff is great for the street

I rod with all rod ended stuff on the street...all my rod ends were shot in one summer
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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if you lube your rod ends with a little bit of oil, you'll atract alot more dirt to them wearing them out faster, if you use a graphite lube you might get a longer life out of them on the street

but for daily driving street use, poly bushings will give you the performance u want with considerably longer life
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