I'm starting to look into some suspension, and the first place it looks like I'll start this winter is the struts and shocks. For now it's a daily driver. I'm planning on coilovers all the way around, probably from MMR. Unless someone can sway me otherwise, I'll probably end up with either Competition Engineering or Lakewood 70/30 struts up front. The rear is a different situation. What is a good adjustable street/strip shock? So far I've seen the Competition 3 ways, the Chris Alston Varishocks, and the Strange 10 ways. What's my best bet to get this car to hook?

 

adjustables ftw. I love my strange 10 ways

 

Do you know if the MMR coilover kit or any kit works with them?? What are you running in the front?

 

I love my setup but if I had to do it over again I would have went with adjustable shocks & struts

 

Do any of you guys have coilovers? I've heard that they're hard to set up.

 

A VERY effective and affordable street/strip set up is as follows:

Strange 10 way adj front struts and rear shocks
Fox body 4 cyl front springs
Stock 99-04 GT rear springs with dead coil cut off
upper/lower CA's...double adj to adjust for pinion angle
Weld up torque boxes and axle tubes
Remove front sway bar

If ya wanna really want it to go straight and hard...UPR rear anti-roll bar

 

I was actually kinda looking into getting the MM 3 link style setup w/ an anti roll bar. Shocks and struts w/ springs are just the first step. What is the benefit of removing the front sway bar?

 

removing the front sway bar will allow for more weight transfer to the rear wheels

 

good for going straight, but not on a turn

 

what do u mean rear springs with dead coil cut off