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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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Just got done install of HAL QA1's on my 96. Good thing I diid the fronts first. Had to use washers to shim out the bottom rears so they would tighten up. Other than that problem I'm impressed with the shocks. On rapid aceleration the front just raises slightly and the rear doesn't move. This is with the settings on 6 clicks from soft.

Overall I give them a
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 06:57 AM
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Normal driving I keep mine around 4. They do seem to be a good shock for multiple uses of the car. Glad I bought them in the spring.
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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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I am running 6 or 7 in the front on the street and 6 in the rear. Looser and I tend to bottom out.

2 in the front for the strip.

1 in the front is really bouncy on the track so be careful Tony
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