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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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I'M in need of a little more bite and was curious if any one has used the QA1 12 way shocks.
Ive got a grudge race coming on the street and I need a little extra bite so I can get into full throttle sooner. If you have these shocks tell me exactly what gains you noticed with a street drag radial. Also tell me if you used the front and rear setup or only the front or rear?
BEFORE ANYONE SUGGESTS IT I DONT WANT TO SWITCH WHEELS/TIRES TO AN ET STREET OR RADIAL. I run my car as I drive it every day and I have nitto 305/35/18 drag radials now.

Thanks for any input.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 09:09 AM
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When you're saying street, you mean a closed course, right!?!?!?! Becasue they don't allow talk of illegal street racing here so I'm sure you just forgot to put "closed course". Sorry i can't be of any help on your question though
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Well yeah, I meant an unprepped drag strip which is the same as racing on the street.
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Old Jan 20, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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I used these to build my custom coilovers for my C5, love them. You can go from a drag setup to a road race setup in less than 30 seconds.
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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When installing the fronts, do you use thier hardware, or reuse the stock?
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