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Old 12-03-2012, 04:15 PM
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Guy's got a 69 camaro with a g-link mini tubed stock up front other than 2in lowering springs,Ls2 and 4l70e weighs around 3200lbs and car makes 440 rwhp,starting to get back into some drag racing and from what i can tell on the highway at least with this suspension setup there is no traction threw drive and this is with 325/50/15 drag radials at 17psi.The car is just son dam stiff in the rear and the springs are 12-200,kind of no what im going to do in the front but just courious if i should be looking into some springs for the back,any suggestions,also the rear shocks are double adjustable vari-shocks.THANKS!
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:34 PM
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Do you know what hole settings the front & rear of your UCA's are installed in? This will affect anti-squat % and thus affect your launch. For a 15" drag radial with so much sidewall, 17psi seems a bit high I would think?
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Old 12-03-2012, 04:34 PM
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what is your anti-squat? I run 125% on my drag mustang. With 10" slicks it launches with the front end of the ground at only 300 hp. Thats also a 6300rpm launch.

I would run a lighter spring in the back aswell. whats the rear end weight?
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:16 PM
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For a 15" drag radial with so much sidewall, 17psi seems a bit high I would think?
I agree. Too much psi
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Old 12-03-2012, 05:49 PM
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Drag radials like lots of air pressure. I run a 255 60 15 M/T. My car makes 340hp at the wheels. I run 20psi. It will not hook on the street. Keep us posted. Thanks Eric
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Old 12-03-2012, 08:48 PM
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How much front travel are you getting? I'd loosen up the front as much as you can.

Also, give Chassisworks a call and ask them for setup advice. You could put G-Link in your thread title and maybe Carl@Chassiworks will see it and jump in here. Seeing as though I also have a G-link I'm kinda curious too .
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Old 12-03-2012, 08:54 PM
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I need to scale it and get some rear spring measurments,but it's going to be a day or two getting new exhaust run and i feel like going from 2in to 3in exhaust will let the old LS2 breath a lot better and create even more tire frying action,i was just tryin to get a idea on maybe some setup's people or running etc.THANKS!
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Old 12-04-2012, 06:30 AM
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first thing to do is determine your anti-squat.

Or post up the XYZ coordinates of all four think pivot points.
Post up your wheelbase
post up the centerline height of your cam. Just a rough assumption of CG height.

If you post that up I will plug in the data into my suspension calculator and tell you your A/S
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Old 12-04-2012, 12:05 PM
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Not sure how stock your front is, but going to assume you have non-adjustable stock-style gas shocks? If you have a stock sway bar, unhook an end link to allow some body roll, to maximize the initial bite for the rear tires.
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Thanks for all the replys,when i get the car back i'll take some measurments,also done away with the sway bar a while back.THANKS!
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