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Old May 7, 2004 | 10:11 PM
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Originally posted by TRIPLE G
I used to pull 1.6 60ft. times with a all stock suspention and 205/55/16 all weather tires.
that was my fault for not saying anything about the car being fwd or not...dick

and no, my point wasn't proven wrong, being as that Tom's car is AWD, the stock suspension being soft allowed the car to weight transfer alot, however, since there is power going to the back tires, the squat doesn't affect the launch like it would a fwd, btw Tom, did you get it to tap the muffler on the ground? , when a fwd transfers really hard and pulls the front away from the ground, less weight on the tires = traction loss, i know this from experience in my own car...so now to be more specific, adjustables shocks would be ideal, setting a little bit loose up front, but not too loose, to allow the tires to bite, and setting it as stiff as possible in the back to fight against weight transfer, lowering it also helps by lowering the center of gravity, therefore not allowing as much travel when weight transfering occurs...when lowering, do use camber plates as well
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