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What should i look into next for suspension?

Old Aug 25, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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What should i look into next for suspension?

So far, i have:

1le front swaybar with poly endlinks
Umi rear lcas
Umi panhard bar
BFG Geforce KDSWs around

I don't know what my goals are but pretty much want to do something that will help all around. I was thinking subframe connectors. I am looking at shocks and am interested but i dont know if i want to go for ones that are for drag or ones that are for handleing.

I think sfcs would do me good because will stiffen the frame a little bit and possibly get a little more power to the ground. The sfcs will also help with handdleing as well

I don't think i will lower the car at all and am under the impression that the stock springs as well as the rear sway bar are fairly good (should i change the endlinks and bushings on my rear sway bar, they look fairly worn?).
Old Aug 25, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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Re: What should i look into next for suspension?

If I were you, I'd get shocks. SFC's you may notice, may not. They help, but its not as drastic as shocks in my opinion. Shocks were probably the best upgrade I did to my car suspension wise. I chose Bilsteins.
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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Re: What should i look into next for suspension?

SFCs help a lot in that your car won't rattle like those w/out.
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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Re: What should i look into next for suspension?

i have stock shocks, but I would say sub frame connectors too, because these are the best mod I ever did in my suspension. whole car used to lag a little when flooring it, now it just goes
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Re: What should i look into next for suspension?

I would get some welded SFCs, Bilsteins (look at SLP they tend to have specials on them), if you don't hate the Decarbons you can get them pretty cheap, too ( I still use them and the car handles well and launches great at the track, too) and I use polyurethane bushings on the mounts and end links of both sway bars front and rear. (Front is the stock sway bar, rear is the 1" solid chrome-moly from Spohn) Also if you still have stock TA get a polyurethane bushing for it, too, and a poly trans mount....

--Alan

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Old Aug 26, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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Re: What should i look into next for suspension?

Do the bilsteins help at all with ETs at the track?
If they can help with launch as well as handleing, i will do with them.

What exactly is decarbon and what are alternatives?

Looks like im gonna be aiming for shocks and weld in sfcs, as well as finishing replacing the bushings. I think itd be a sweet all around car then, dont you?
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