drag friendly shocks
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Burning Brakes
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From: Alameda Ca
drag friendly shocks
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
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
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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
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
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.
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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.
Le Mans Master
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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.
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Le Mans Master
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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)
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From: NJ
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.
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.