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Old 05-06-2008, 12:38 PM
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Ok so i went ahead and forked out on the suspension and i'm going to wait on the tires n gears until after i rebuild my tranny.

I purchased:
eibach drag launch springs
spring isolators front and rear
strang 10 ways struts and shocks
UPR U/L control arms + new bolts
hotchkis C/C plates and hardware



all of this is on stock tires 245/50/15, 2.73 gearsand no front sway bar. do you think i'll still have lots of tire spin at launch or do you think i'll launch like a bat out of hell?
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Old 05-06-2008, 02:09 PM
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Default RE: new suspension on street tires

With or without the suspension mods the stock tires are still going to burn.
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Old 05-06-2008, 02:14 PM
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haha, damn...

i was hoping they'd bite hard

oh well after the tranny is rebuilt it'll be 3.73 gears and MT ET streets
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M/T's freaken rock! i love mine they dont spin at all........right now
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Old 05-06-2008, 03:44 PM
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Street tires are still going to ice up pretty bad. Even with a good suspension setup crappy tires are going to hold you back.
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Old 05-06-2008, 04:23 PM
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do the drag luanch springs lower the car at all or do they ride pretty much at stock ride heigth?
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Old 05-06-2008, 04:58 PM
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pretty much at stock height, i have them on my car with 275/60R15's and there is still a pretty decent gap inbetween the tire and fender
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Old 05-06-2008, 07:44 PM
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when i did the 4 cyl springs up front i was able to hook a little bit better on street tires so with the strange 10 ways i would think you would be able to hook better than you do now....... i learned how to launch the car on street tires with little to no tire spin...
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with all this suspension i'm just about to do, no front sway bar and when i put on gears/tires on next month....do you think i'll pull at least 1 wheel off the ground?
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Old 05-07-2008, 08:55 AM
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All that fun suspension stuff......but no subframe connectors? If you don't have them already...........it would be a wise choice to invest in a set...
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