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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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curious if anybody has ever swaped it for a softer spring, say the z51...if so, how did it affect traction and handling?
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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I would try that with the shocks before swapping the spring, if I were inclined to try that at all. What would you be trying to accomplish by making that swap?
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looking to better my 60' to get into the 10's this winter, but don't want to make it uncompetitive in auto-x either...
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maybe a set of adjustable inverted Phadt sport shocks, dial them soft for the strip, turn them up for autox and track, leave them in the middle for a great ride on the street, I love mine
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