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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 08:45 AM
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I think its about time for a new suspension setup. What do you think?
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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why what makes you say that, it seems to squat and stay squatted?
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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You need to work on your reaction time though haha
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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why what makes you say that, it seems to squat and stay squatted?
It you look really close it bottoms out the suspension and then breaks loose. I felt it in the car too.
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Old Sep 14, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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You need to work on your reaction time though haha
I knew someone was going to say that. My reaction was a .589. The vette redlit with a -.323. You can see his last yellow stay lit.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 03:48 AM
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I knew someone was going to say that. My reaction was a .589. The vette redlit with a -.323. You can see his last yellow stay lit.
ahhh ok I let you off then seeing as he jumped the light lol

I cant talk my best reaction time is a .428, seen guys in the series I want to race next year cutting 0.1 and .2s consistantly, I better get practicing and not falling asleep on the line lol
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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It was a bracket tree, so .500 is perfect.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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I would just go for an adjustable rear shock and up the pressure a bit. That should keep it from bottoming out. tThe spinning is from when it unloaded after bottoming out. The front appears to be doing ist job of springing up easy and compressing again slowly. Good work.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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That's not bad at all. You spun a little off the line which is ok. Remember, when you don't spin at all stuff breaks. Your car squatted nicely and the front end stayed up. Looks pretty good to me. I would spend money elswhere.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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This was an insanley hard hooking track, it was the Thursday after the NHRA nationals were here. It was acutually the first time i remember bottoming out the suspension, feeling it bottom out anyway.

That last time i didn't spin off the line, i cut a 1.47, so i'm looking to do that again.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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what if you tighten the rear up a bit? like you said, it's bottoming out and breaking loose, catching and then squatting a bit more again. If you tighten up your rear shocks a couple clicks, you might get it to sit and stay right where you want it. I think your tire pressure is OK, the tires seem to be spinning just enough, and your 60' time is great, so try tightening it up a tad and see where you get
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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I'm on the stock suspension, there's no adjusting.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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Oh, I guess I missed that one. In my opinion your best bet would be stock springs (or stock spring rates with as long of springs as you can use) and something like a koni adjustable.
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