Jeffro_510

If you could only buy 2 shocks at a time, would you buy front or rear first?

Is there a better option than QA1 coil overs?
Double adjustable necessary for both front and rear?
Which spring weight is ideal for both street and track?

My car is a C6, blower car

Thanks in advance

subfloor@centurytrans

My personal opinion is that coilovers aren't really necessary as I'm running QA1 double adjustables in the front and back and regularly cut 1.36 60ft times with them.

If you're on a budget and can only afford the two then I'd buy the back ones as it's helps the car launch properly by controlling both how much the car squats and for how long.

DBN

I would buy the QA1 double adjustable front shocks first and then the rear shocks later. The adjustibiltiy of the front shocks will allow quick weight transfer.

robz

I'd buy duals up front and be done.

Chris Stewart

I'm looking into QA1 adjustables as well, for my C5Z. I see they have a Drag R set for the fronts, any feedback on them? Robz, why skip the rears? I was thinking they might help reduce the squat. Currently I have stock shocks and front sway removed, with best of 1.5x 60' on ET Street 26x11.5x16. Next year I'm planning to get 28x14.5x16 Hoosiers and spray nitrous off the line. I tried spraying my current setup and it blows the tires off pretty bad.

4DRUSH

Chris, get the Fark's Supercar lower rear A-arms with Afco shocks on all corners

Chris Stewart

I'm checking those Farks, pretty trick. Any worry using them on the street? Hate to ruin a set hitting train tracks or whatever. Also not finding much on afco for C5.

4DRUSH

Good question about RR crossings, never tested that. I will say they are made very well & highly doubt they're weaker than stock.

Afco doesn't make rear shocks to fit stock C5, hence the Farks A arms.

They do make bolt in shocks for the front. (just call them)

robz

I'd do what Danny said and start on the fronts because you may find that you do not need the rears.

Plus, a dual in the rear can be difficult to tune and one can get easily lost which can be frustrating and take the fun out of it unless you were a serious racer who competed all the time and had the time to test a lot.

And I've seen a 1.22 on a 17" drag radial with a leaf and stock rear suspension.

Enough to sway me. No bar intended.