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Moroso trick front and rear drag springs. lakewood 50/50's in rear and 90/10's up front. qa1 k-member and a arms. no sway bar. would i be torque boxes already welded, already have sub frames and lca's. would i be better off the 70/30's up front. how about leaving the sway bar on? thanx for the info.

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Posts: 1308 | From: martinez | Registered: Jan 2003  |  :
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Leave the sway bar ON for street/daily driving....90/10's are not really streetable either, but what I consider streetable may be different to a hard core drag racer... [Big Grin]

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so 70/30's would be a better bet. how big of a diff. is there from the 2. is it really that noticeable

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Posts: 1308 | From: martinez | Registered: Jan 2003  |  :
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i say get the 90/10...my brother has that same setup on his car and was very streetable he had skinnies also the only thing that suck was on the turns, it was not that bad...good luck [burnout]
Posts: 1955 | From: san jose, CA | Registered: Jun 2001  |  :
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as long as you know its limitations then you should be fine (dont thing you can take sharp turns at 50mph) [patriot]
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just don't corner hard and don't add a spool and u will be fine...

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Posts: 482 | From: san jose,ca | Registered: Dec 2002  |  :
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As long as you know the limitations it should be ok. On my 87GT I had Lakewood 90/10's, 4 cylinder front springs, no sway bar, and BBK control arms. It handled like a school bus but was fine for normal driving. I kept things very easy on the street. I would never go back to that type of set-up for a street car since my willingness to sacrifice for the good of racing has dramatically decreased.

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I'd say you could be ok, just like everyone said you're car will be a straight line car so don't try anything stupid [patriot]

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anyone else have experience with this type of setup?

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Posts: 1308 | From: martinez | Registered: Jan 2003  |  :
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how is the ride with this kind of supension. cause i know know with the stock suspension it is bumpy as hell.

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Posts: 1308 | From: martinez | Registered: Jan 2003  |  :
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It will ride like a Caddy!

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Posts: 2121 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Aug 2001  |  :
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quote:
Originally posted by Jeff S:
It will ride like a Caddy!

with blown shocks haha

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90 red lx - sold
90 white lx -sold
90 red gt - in progess and then for sale ...

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