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Nov 7, 2002 | 06:54 AM

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Question about springs

Right now i have FMS 1" springs all the way around and itsa really stiff

im running lakewood 70/30's in the front and 50/50's in the back!

i was thinking about puttin 4 banger springs in the rear (b/c i hear its better for the launch) and i wanna know , how much will it raise the read end of the car up. i like the looks of my car right now and i dont want itto look like a 69 camaro

and if not the 4 cyl, which setup should i go with??

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Nov 7, 2002 | 06:57 AM

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It will raise it back up to almost stock V8 ride height.

Nov 7, 2002 | 08:16 AM

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ok thanks

also what setup would someon recomend for a good launch spring and still keeps a nice decent low profile

Nov 7, 2002 | 12:11 PM

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I'm not even sure that the rear springs are different between the 4 and 8 cars. If you go to NAPA, look in their spring book, it lists in great detail what different part numbers there are for all the different options. I did this alot when I worked there and put 4 cyl springs on my car, but I kept my stock v8 rears.

Nov 7, 2002 | 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by "Exhaust Etc"

ok thanks

also what setup would someon recomend for a good launch spring and still keeps a nice decent low profile

coil overs are the only way to get it perfect.......

you can soften it up at the track and lower it back down for the street

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Nov 7, 2002 | 02:23 PM

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what about the eibach spring w/air bag setup???

Nov 7, 2002 | 03:39 PM

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That will work the best as far as drag racing, but its probably designed for stock ride height. You really don't want to drag race a lowered car anyway, cause its not really gonna work.

Nov 7, 2002 | 03:55 PM

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well i can deal with a stock or almost stock height but i dont want to raise it up past stock, the hatches just dont look good that way
i like dustins idea with the coilovers, ill have to look into it

Nov 7, 2002 | 04:13 PM

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Those are expensive and will take some research to get right, but will be best in the end.

Nov 7, 2002 | 06:36 PM

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That will work the best as far as drag racing, but its probably designed for stock ride height. You really don't want to drag race a lowered car anyway, cause its not really gonna work.

Dave is on the money here. You will have to sacrifice the lowered look if you want to have a good launching car. You can do what I did and get taller tires to eliminate some of the wheel well gap.

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