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Offline 73BB440

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Need help setting up suspension
« on: February 08, 2006 - 05:56:26 PM »
I've been going back and forth with if i wanna dump a little coin in my engine or in my suspenion. I"m trying to weigh both options. Basically i wanna set it drag style (wanna pull a wheelie :drool:) What do you guys recommend as far as a set up for the front and rear. Names, links, prices etc. would also be very helpful. After i get the suspension all done if i can't pull the tires (at the track with slicks of course) then i'll put some more power under the hood.
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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2006 - 12:41:01 AM »
I used stock leafs , ladderbars & housing floaters , this seemed like the simplest & safest street system , I was using 4.30 gears & a very good clutch
 Alston , Chassis Engineering make ladderbars, probably cost $1000 for the parts & install unless you do the work yourself

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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2006 - 04:13:43 PM »
how do you make the car do a wheelie?
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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2006 - 04:22:43 PM »
how do you make the car do a wheelie?

having a good amount of power and being albe to stick it to the ground. I can get the left front to just barely hang on the launch. I want both tires up a foot or tow for a short distance.
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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2006 - 06:46:13 PM »
that would be awesome

can you do that with a blown 340, because thats whats going in my car
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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2006 - 09:52:57 PM »
If the car has enough power with the right suspenions set up and a fatty set of slicks to put it down then yes it's very possible.

You've never seen a car pull the wheels off the line?
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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2006 - 11:51:48 PM »
it really matters how hard you HIT the tires , most cars will spin if you hit the tires hard so traction is a must , but traction without enough power is not going to get you very far either , if you are trying to do this with an automatic it will be much tougher as the  converters that will stall high enough to hit the tires hard are not streetable

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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2006 - 10:12:46 AM »
then only time ive ever seen a car pull a wheelie is in fast and furious and i trust nother about that movie although 2f2f had a very nice challenger.

im not really into the whole drag race thing,  but i do think the wheelie thing would be kinda cool just to freak people out.
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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2006 - 02:51:06 PM »
then only time ive ever seen a car pull a wheelie is in fast and furious and i trust nother about that movie although 2f2f had a very nice challenger.

im not really into the whole drag race thing,  but i do think the wheelie thing would be kinda cool just to freak people out.


I have seen a couple cars pull wheelie's so high they went right up on their back bumper . . .when they came down, they didn't go anywhere as I think they had sh!t their pants.     :lol:

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Re: Need help setting up suspension
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2006 - 04:15:13 PM »
 :iagree: :lol: :roflsmiley:

i would too
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