drag springs?

mystang0673 · March 10th, 2008, 12:32 PM

what is the best suspension for racing... i dont care how it looks or how low it is... i just want the best weight transfer

mbmconstruction00 · March 10th, 2008, 01:43 PM

drag springs will be awesome in straight line but forget about handling...plus they are bouncy as shit on the street

zerofx150 · March 10th, 2008, 02:20 PM

i have the eibach drag launch kit and i love them, ride great on the street but dont handle as well as stock or others.

futureMACH1racer · March 10th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Get some rear control arms and sticky tires, I wouldn't get drag springs unless you're only going to use the car for racing. I would get a nice street spring they will suffice, a street car. I highly reccomend a setup like I'm running. That is H&R sports springs, HPM Megabite Jr. upper and lower control arms and Nitto 555 Drag Radials. They should get you hooked. If you wanna cut weight hav you thought about a coilover swap and K member if will definately help out.

mystang0673 · March 10th, 2008, 08:12 PM

coilover and k member are expensive for the gains... and i already have nittos.. im trying to do all the cheap stuff before i do a power adder... i just want somethin to help me hook a little better than i am... im thinkin about gettin some slicks...

futureMACH1racer · March 10th, 2008, 08:14 PM

I would get slicks then on 15's and a gear.

mystang0673 · March 10th, 2008, 08:18 PM

already have gears

futureMACH1racer · March 10th, 2008, 08:19 PM

ok, then then some draglites and M/T slicks would really help you.

mystang0673 · March 10th, 2008, 08:20 PM

i would like to find some 17" slicks and buy another set of rear fr500s to put them on...

futureMACH1racer · March 10th, 2008, 08:49 PM

They make them I think, but a 15" rear has that desirable sidewall. You know what I'm talking about.

JayC · March 10th, 2008, 09:55 PM

Dump the Nitto's or suck forever

mystang0673 · March 11th, 2008, 12:43 AM

lol... so are you promoting slicks? lol

JayC · March 11th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by mystang0673

lol... so are you promoting slicks? lol

I like a 15" bias-ply D.O.T. tire like the M/T E.T. Street or the Hoosier Quick Time Pro. I've had 1.55 60's on the Hoosiers and drove to the track on them.

Edit: speaking of springs this is a good economical set-up that I use.

Fox-body 4cyl springs(NAPA #270-3060) up front w/ Lakewood 90/10 struts
Fox-body V8 rear springs (cut)
KYB AGX adjustable rear shocks
Airbag in RR spring

futureMACH1racer · March 11th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Yes, I was promoting slicks, not for daily driving, but for when you are going for a cruise through the industrial park.

drgnracin72 · March 11th, 2008, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by JayC

Dump the Nitto's or suck forever

im running nittos with 305 rwhp and running faster than you on slicks. so they can def hook. there is a picture on here somewhere of my car liftin the wheels with nittos, so dont tell em they cant hook, you jsut have to know hwo to hook em. i launch em at 6500

drgnracin72 · March 11th, 2008, 10:34 PM

i was running eibach drag springs, lakewood drag springs, adj uppers, and lowers, and on nittos ove cut 1.70 60 foot and ive neve rran on slicks but i would expect launching at 7000 on the sauce, it would go mid 1.40s

mystang0673 · March 13th, 2008, 12:27 AM

how come i spin at 4500 if you hook at 6500?

NMR-2vGT · March 13th, 2008, 12:54 AM

^He has the drag springs and control arms to go with it.

mystang0673 · March 13th, 2008, 12:56 AM

i figured that but they really gonna make that much of difference? drgn you think a stock gt with axles, and full drag suspension with slicks go 12s or low 13s?

C MY 4D · March 13th, 2008, 12:57 AM

baselinesuspensions.com this will help point you in the right direction....

March 10th, 2008, 12:32 PM	#1
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	drag springs? what is the best suspension for racing... i dont care how it looks or how low it is... i just want the best weight transfer __________________

March 10th, 2008, 02:20 PM	#3
zerofx150 Regular 2003 GT 13.6 @ 101 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ada OK Posts: 323	i have the eibach drag launch kit and i love them, ride great on the street but dont handle as well as stock or others. __________________ 03 GT 5sp, K&N FIPK, MAC LT ceramic coated headers, BBK o/r hipe ceramic coated, Steeda Tri-ax, 4.10, SCT X-cal2, NX plate Kit, Eibach Drag-Launch Springs, tubular upper and lower rear control arms

March 10th, 2008, 02:27 PM	#4
futureMACH1racer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mach 1 Too Slow Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,306	Get some rear control arms and sticky tires, I wouldn't get drag springs unless you're only going to use the car for racing. I would get a nice street spring they will suffice, a street car. I highly reccomend a setup like I'm running. That is H&R sports springs, HPM Megabite Jr. upper and lower control arms and Nitto 555 Drag Radials. They should get you hooked. If you wanna cut weight hav you thought about a coilover swap and K member if will definately help out. __________________ MM MACH 1 CREW MEMBER #2

March 10th, 2008, 08:12 PM	#5
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	coilover and k member are expensive for the gains... and i already have nittos.. im trying to do all the cheap stuff before i do a power adder... i just want somethin to help me hook a little better than i am... im thinkin about gettin some slicks... __________________

March 10th, 2008, 08:14 PM	#6
futureMACH1racer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mach 1 Too Slow Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,306	I would get slicks then on 15's and a gear. __________________ MM MACH 1 CREW MEMBER #2

March 10th, 2008, 01:43 PM	#2
mbmconstruction00 Regular 2004 GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chalfont, PA Posts: 371	drag springs will be awesome in straight line but forget about handling...plus they are bouncy as shit on the street __________________ Vortech Mongoose Kit,Mac LT's & Pro-Chamber,SLP LM2,3:73,Accufab T-Body & Plenum,Pro 5.0 Shifter,FR500 Deep Dish Rims,H&R Springs,KYB Adj,MM CC Plates,Mach 1 Grill Delete & Spoiler,HID's,Saleen Wing,Steeda X2 & Bumpsteer

March 10th, 2008, 08:18 PM	#7
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	already have gears __________________

March 10th, 2008, 08:19 PM	#8
futureMACH1racer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mach 1 Too Slow Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,306	ok, then then some draglites and M/T slicks would really help you. __________________ MM MACH 1 CREW MEMBER #2

March 10th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#9
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	i would like to find some 17" slicks and buy another set of rear fr500s to put them on... __________________

March 10th, 2008, 08:49 PM	#10
futureMACH1racer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mach 1 Too Slow Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,306	They make them I think, but a 15" rear has that desirable sidewall. You know what I'm talking about. __________________ MM MACH 1 CREW MEMBER #2

March 10th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#11
JayC Regular 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 154	Dump the Nitto's or suck forever __________________ 2001 GT All Stock longblock 12.70 @ 106 mph N/A 11.55@ 118 mph NX

March 11th, 2008, 12:43 AM	#12
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	lol... so are you promoting slicks? lol __________________

March 11th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#14
futureMACH1racer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mach 1 Too Slow Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,306	Yes, I was promoting slicks, not for daily driving, but for when you are going for a cruise through the industrial park. __________________ MM MACH 1 CREW MEMBER #2

March 13th, 2008, 12:27 AM	#17
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	how come i spin at 4500 if you hook at 6500? __________________

March 13th, 2008, 12:54 AM	#18
NMR-2vGT Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Grand Island, Ne Posts: 1,499	^He has the drag springs and control arms to go with it. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, Full PI Swap, MGW Shifter, Magnaflow Cat-back, K&N Filter Former name: Lethal2v

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March 13th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#19
mystang0673 Hardcore Enthusiast 13.0@104 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,372	i figured that but they really gonna make that much of difference? drgn you think a stock gt with axles, and full drag suspension with slicks go 12s or low 13s? __________________

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