Okay guys, heres the deal...

Basically I want to have my ride lowered (probably 2/4,-3/4), and I know all about the bell-tech and FRPP kits and what not. My question is, what all do I need to get besides the kit? Like what are some good shocks? Springs? Or does all this come in the kit?

Basically, I want it to look nice, but handle much better than stock!

Also, if I go for handling, will that hurt 60ft performance? Is there some trade-off??

Let me know guys! I want this thread to have all the info anyone needs to make their L look mean, and also handle with some top sports cars...

THANKS!!!

 

Sorry this isn't an answer but it may be. Does anyone have pics of REM's truck, specifically of the new rear suspension setup? All the links ive found are broke. Thanks

 

You have to pick wether you want 60ft more or road-handling more, because different changes will lean it different ways.

If you are looking for a middle of the road, drop the rear using a hanger change, notch the frame, and put on QA1 shocks but stick with the stock springs.

Any significant drop will not help your 60' times because weight transfer, but notching the frame should still give you some leverage motion. You might as RobG about how he went about making his lowered-compatible sway bar, the others (hotchkis and such) won't fit on a 4" drop too well.

If you put QA1's on the front, you can make the front compress very hard, while making the rear easy. This will give you the rock back and slow the return motion, helping your launch.

On my road-racing pirelli's, with the front shocks hard and the rears soft, I had consistent 2.2's as 60' times.

If you want a top of the line road-handling, there is the REAL expensive option of getting the Jag/Thunderbird IRS that Ruslow runs from the guy up in Oregon.

About $3000 less then that is a nice 3-way adjustible penske setup you can run.

About $800 less then that is the QA1 setup.

Springs...well, road race wise, ROUSH is nice, Hotchkis is a little off, but not bad (so I'm told), and Ruslow can make you whatever rate you want to tune your truck to, so the options are there.

Road handling requires stiffining things up, which dosn't nessecarily translate the best for the strip.

Dan

 

Im begging Griggs Racing to design us a Panhard Bar and a Torque Arm. While they are at it, they could design a new set of traction bars

Front Coil Over suspension and a new setup for the rear leafs


One can dream cant they?

 

I'm willing to pay up to around $4000 for that. hahaha.

Daniel

 

Full hotchkis, QA1's, panhard bar, some traction bars and suspension tuning and you are set. That setup is alittle more drop than a 1/2 if you want more drop just go with the Roush System.

 

Does anyone know what the QA1s are going for (front/rear)?

How about the Roush kit what are the #s like for that kit, and the drop #s as well??

One more ? has anyone heard anything about the Koni shocks?

Sorry about all the questions but im in the middle of doing some suspension research as well for my next mod. But sadly enough the funds are a little low after the purchase of another quad, so im going for the best bang for the buck route.
Thanks
Smok'n L

 

I went from 1.74 60 foots on ET streets to 1.68 60 foots on ET streets right after I installed the Bell Tech 3/4 Kit.

 

Hey ICU would you say the Belltech 3/4 kit helped your launching abilities over stock? If so what all components are you using from the belltech kit?

 

Roush it. Best of all worlds. 675 complete if they still have some, ask for Eric. That's about 50%off. Search for roush in this forum to get more opinions.

 

QA1's are about $650 for all 4.

Hotchkis Sways are $500

I totally forget how much the panhard was.

Daniel

 

Come on someone wheres those pics of REM's truck?

 

I'm running the Roush kit,bilstien shocks,Hotchkis sway kit, and Metco lowers....Ohh yeah and some 20's......

 

Hey Air... Where could i get that roush kit for 675?? does that include everything??
Later
Smok'n L

 

Hey Jay, still hangin in Rutherford. Try to make our next get together

QA1's rock