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Topic: Shock settings for drag racing?
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BlackNGold
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Scott,
Soft in the back: This will help with weight tranfer.(weight over the rear tires on rear wheel drv.)..
Going hard in the back increases the chance of traction loss, (wheel-spin).It puts power to the wheels faster..Which is ok if your tires "hook up".
soft in the front: This will help get the nose of the car up quicker, because on soft it makes it easier to extend and also makes it slower to come back down..
*I used to think that the hard settings in the front strut would make the cars front end go up quicker, but it actually makes it harder to rise up..
I hope that this clears it up a little.. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 5132 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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JoeT
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I have the 5-way adjustables out back too and I usually run them on '3' out back, right in the middle. Any softer and I get some wicked shimmying'hopping back there from a clutch dump on slicks. Sometimes I try '2' though as I believe compared to the mustangs stock shocks, even '1' is stiffer than the factory jobbies.
Up front, softer the better, and unhook the swaybar up there.
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1984 Ford Tempo AOD--- RIP
Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001
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bunchmyfunky
CAFords Drag Racing Mod
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I run the softest in the front and the hardest in the back. It's good for 1.7x 60fts. as soon as it dropped into the 1.6s the car starts to jump sideways. So I think I will need to set them to 4 or 3. If I were you I would leave it softest in the front. Set the back to 3 make a pass then set it to 4 make a pass and then 5 and see what works best for you. Good luck
Posts: 2433 | From: Vacaville | Registered: Jul 2001
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bunchmyfunky
CAFords Drag Racing Mod
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Double post
[ January 29, 2003, 12:52 PM: Message edited by: bunchmyfunky ]
Posts: 2433 | From: Vacaville | Registered: Jul 2001
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Jeff S
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MiniMEE,
The better preped the track is the stiffer you want to rear. If the rear is soft you are not hitting the tires as hard.
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'90 Mustang LX: 8.53 @ 157.92 w/ 1.33 60' on DR's
'10 ZR1: FOR SALE
'14 E63 S: RENNtech ECU
'04 Gallardo: UGR TTG
Posts: 2121 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Aug 2001
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MR GO FAST
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I have me slow stang set at 1 in the front and set at 5 in the rear. Best 60ft is 1.84 with my AOD and 373 gears. I love the ride of my tokicos.
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1986 Gt that is faster than FOSTANGS pinto
Posts: 3729 | From: ATWATER/SANJO/RWC | Registered: Nov 2002
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Jeff S
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TRY2PAZ,
Having the rear stiff doesn't prevent weight transfer it simply takes the transfered weight and applies it to the rear tires. Whereas a soft rear end takes the weight transfered and absorbs it in the springs/shocks as they compress.
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'90 Mustang LX: 8.53 @ 157.92 w/ 1.33 60' on DR's
'10 ZR1: FOR SALE
'14 E63 S: RENNtech ECU
'04 Gallardo: UGR TTG
Posts: 2121 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Aug 2001
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88gt
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Doesn't it also depend on what tire you are running? For example, if you're running street tires wouldn't you want the rear to be softer so that your weak tires don't have to absorb all the power or weight transfer. However, if you're running something like a full slick you should set the rears to be stiffer so all the load is placed on the tires because the slicks will actually be able to launch you with minimal spin.
Posts: 1482 | From: Santa Clara/Bay area | Registered: Nov 2001
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88gt
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I know its an old topic, but does anyone care to shed some more light or theory on this topic. In particular, does someone want to agree or disagree with my previous post.
Posts: 1482 | From: Santa Clara/Bay area | Registered: Nov 2001
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1990GT50
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adjust it the hardest you can without losing traction
Posts: 877 | From: Benicia | Registered: Nov 2002
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Blue Oval
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i have kyb agx's and they are 8 way in rear and 4 way in front, i put em soft in front and 8 on driver side and 6 on pass side because the stangs tend to have traction probs on the pass side thats my set up u see what works best 4 u
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Posts: 2345 | From: Sacramento | Registered: Mar 2003
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