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Old 05-09-2008, 04:43 PM
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Hey guys ive been saving up some money here lately and i think im ready to buy me a suspension kit. What kind would be good for drag racing? Im sure there are websites that sell these kits like hotcakes but i cant seem to find them ... Im still going to be driving the car on the street pretty often, so i would still like to be able to do that fairly easily. If you know of a good kit let me know, Thanks

PS. Car is a 93 GT 351w
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Old 05-09-2008, 06:13 PM
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if you wanna do it cheap find some 4 cyl springs and get some 50/50s for the rear and 90/10 for the front and youll have a drag suspension on the cheap. foxes are kinda flexy so dont forget about some good frame connectors. and dude dont street race, thats what drag strips are for, im sure some of us here have seen some of the street racing go bad.
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Old 05-09-2008, 06:45 PM
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i here this is a good set up, i got it hooked up for 799 shipped and U/l control arms are on the way.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:06 PM
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same thing i got ^ this is a awesome set up stange adj shocks so you can set it for drag racing, but then have a more steady ride on the street. though the front spring were a b**** to put in
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:22 PM
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What kinda suspension is that above and were do i get it?also how do yall know where to adjust it?
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Old 05-09-2008, 10:42 PM
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check out stang suspension and aska for dicount code.


what mods do you have or plan to get? what time bracket? because from 12sec or more you will also need a cage/bar?
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:39 PM
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1993 Mustang GT, 393 stroker, roller F4 block, Scat 3.85 cast 9000 crank, JE pistons, Eagle rods, Total Seal Gapless TS1 rings, Balanced to the Motorsport 28oz damper/SFI flywheel on a Stewart Warner balancing machine when the old owner was working for Petty Enterprises in North Carolina. AFR185's, CompCams 282HRcam, Motorsport Vic Jr. intake, Quick Fuel 850 carb, Mallory ignition system, Tremec 3550 trans, RAM PowerGrip clutch, aluminum driveshaft, 31 spline trac-loc, Moser 31 spline axles, sumped fuel tank, 8AN steel-braid feed and return, Aeromotive A1000 pump, MAC 1-3/4" longtubes, off-road H pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, Welded up upper and lower torque boxes with UPR battle boxes, Griffin radiator, New Proform electric fan 2800 cfm, 3G 130 amp alternator, Weld draglites, Mickey Thompson drag radials. Im not to sure what time bracket this would put me into?
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probably 11 sec somewhere
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:52 PM
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I would love to be able to run 10's, so im thinking with a good suspension setup and a small shot of nitrous i should be able to do this.
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Old 05-10-2008, 12:51 AM
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well of course on the bottle no problem..N/A motor should be close to that .. my 347 ran an 11.79 on 2nd pass out of the box with room to improve so you got it no problem and I have a 100 shot yet to use.... so I's assume on the bottle I'll run high 10's
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