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[QUOTE]Originally posted by v-town coupe: [QB] as mentioned above, you will want to stay away from a triangulated rear suspension for a road racing application. there are lots of 3 and four link kits available. With a 3 or 4 link kit you will need some sort of centering device to keep the rearend squared in the car. this is usually done via watts or panhard. 4 link will utilize 2 upper and 2 lower control arms and some sort of centering device unless its triangulated. A 3link will usually consist of 2 lower control arms plus a torque arm or some sort of small arm up top. plus the centering device.Ive also seen some without any torque arm, just two lowers and centering device. Torque arms work very well but are notorious for being loud and clunky( you may want to go for a ride along in someones car) also if you've already installed subframe connectors you will have to probably make our own or modify the torque arm mounting point to fit the existing connectors. other things to consider when suspension shopping: -mounting points for the rear suspension. anything that uses the front leaf spring mount will limit how wide your rear tire can be. then flaring becomes the only option, to get more rubber out back. -if driven on the street, how much steering travel will I loose? -how much suspension travel will I have -ride height, you really dont want to take too much travel out of the shock by adjusting the coil overs all the way down. -if using mismatching suspensions front and rear, make sure youll be able to get ride height where you want it. - how much after market support is there for the front suspension? if going mod motor some day will it allow for it? I just recently pulled the gateway strut kit off the front of my car , which I didnt even get to use. I went with it at the time because it was going to allow for a nice ride while being able to slam the car. it also didnt require me to cut the car up to install so i could go with something else later on. I know its lots of money, But I went Dse up front due to the excellent Camber gains, tons of travel, full turning radius while allowing me to go 275 up front. buy once cry once. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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