Spring/Shock setup???

[pontiacgp]

question for you guys who forget to turn left at the end of the staightaway.. ..

how important is the set up on the front suspension...do your shocks have adjustments for the compression and rebound rates? I assume you use low rated front springs so the front of the vehicle will sit when the weight transfers to the front after the hole shot

 

[Clanceman427]

Hey we turn left , its called the return road, Hehe. Front suspension very important, shocks 90/10 so they extend fast (to allow faster weight transfer) then hard to compress so they keep nose up down the track. Tall, thin wire springs that store energy over longer travel for weight transfer. I took my sway bar off for more suspension travel. I also loosened my lower control arm bolts and double nutted them for no binding/free suspension travel. I also adjusted my toe in so that wheels track straight when nose is up while accelerating (no scrubbing). Many little things add up- wax the paint too, Hehe....
Kevin

 

[pontiacgp]

interesting....thanks for the info.. 😀

is that 9" you have wider than the stock metric rear?

 

[Clanceman427]

I don't know- art Morrison piece with stock brackets welded to it. With the unequal factory wheel wells, and non-stock housing with unequal axles, I have 2 different rear wheels with different backspacings and different spacers to maximize slicks space.
Kevin

 

[blackplague]

i went with the moros trick rear coils and airlift bags on both sides lake wood 90/10 shocks up front and 50/50 rear shocks car sits level ... i didnt put the trick coils in the front because i dont like the raked look ... still have factory front sway bar and an ATR rear sway bar best 60ft on 275/50/15's was a 1.55

 

[Clanceman427]

After messing around with my car I noticed it will sit level, after being up on jackstands/ unloaded suspension. When you push down on a fender it doesn't rebound. So I guess it was un-rebounded from me in the drivers seat...just the way it is. I'm over it. Your GN looks bad *ss!
Kevin