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Old 08-28-2010, 06:37 PM
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hey guys, i need some advice on suspension.. ive been setting my s2k up for dragracing for about the last year and i cannot get the car to hook at all, i think my suspension is the issue. i have a full set of tein circuit masters on the car and it will not hook on street tires, or slicks and becomes very dangerous.. the car gets squirly on the track above 100 and its like riding on ice skates on the slicks. I recently called inline pro and they reccomended installing a stock suspension on the car, does this sound logical or am i doing something else wrong.. the MT et drags are set at 12 psi and it just roasts them.. even with a smokey burnout.
Old 08-28-2010, 07:54 PM
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very logical. circuit masters are a track (with turns) oriented setup.. relatively high springrates/damping meant for lateral g's. nice shocks, wrong application.

don't you want some squat in the rear to let the slicks hook up? just like the soft sidewall of the MT's..

the high speed instability doesn't make sense.. maybe your alignment is off. i'd get that checked..
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inline pro said they had the same problem with aftermarket suspension setups after 120, do you think it makes sense to make the stock suspension even softer by taking out a coil or so in the rear on the stock springs??
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if you cut a coil off your springs you will increase springrate
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