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Question on shock settings, need opinions quickly!

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Old 05-16-2009, 10:01 PM
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Hey everyone, I am asking a question for my father pertaining to his new QA1 double adjustable shocks. Does anyone have any suggestions for compression and rebound settings for a pinto with a stroked 302 weighing about 1100 lbs in the rear? Thanks for any thoughts as we will be out testing tomorrow.

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Old 05-16-2009, 10:33 PM
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50/50 rear, 90/10 front

you want the fronts to be hard to compress, but soft on the rebound
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:39 PM
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Sorry I should have specified this is only for the rear. And this is a drag car with slicks, he does footbrake. 50/50 is great for many street/strip cars but I am looking more specific to the weight and application. Thanks for the response, and we may be forced to start at that point anyway.
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actually, until you take it to the track and futz with the setting, everything will be just speculation. every car is different. I gave you a starting point... now its up to you to go from there.


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