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<blockquote data-quote="twovalveterror" data-source="post: 974134" data-attributes="member: 15772"><p>as a disclaimer, I have not upgraded my live axle, because I have an IRS sitting in the garage waiting. but I will throw my two cents in here seeing as I have done quite a bit of research over the past couple of years on this very subject.</p><p></p><p>first off, all else being equal, a coil over set up on the front should ride better than stock. this can be verified on mm's website in the coil over tech section.</p><p></p><p>next, (I'll focus on mm here, since it is the product I was fascinated with) it appears to me, that at the extreme end of either spectrum, drag or road course, mm supplies you almost all of the same hardware. chassis stiffening to let the suspension do it's job. a torque arm/panhard bar/LCA combo to locate the rear, and a tubular k with coilovers all around. the difference is the springs and shocks.</p><p></p><p>with a street car, you probably don't want to choose either extreme with your spring/shock choice. get with mm and see what they recommend for you. I think what someone said above about just throwing a slick on for the track is your best bet.</p><p></p><p>I have spoken to mm tech support about trying to get the best of both worlds. and they gave me a similar answer. you could do either really well, but you won't be able to push your set up to it's limits on both fronts at the same time.</p><p></p><p>again, no real life experience here. just logic applied to many late nights of research.</p><p></p><p>good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twovalveterror, post: 974134, member: 15772"] as a disclaimer, I have not upgraded my live axle, because I have an IRS sitting in the garage waiting. but I will throw my two cents in here seeing as I have done quite a bit of research over the past couple of years on this very subject. first off, all else being equal, a coil over set up on the front should ride better than stock. this can be verified on mm's website in the coil over tech section. next, (I'll focus on mm here, since it is the product I was fascinated with) it appears to me, that at the extreme end of either spectrum, drag or road course, mm supplies you almost all of the same hardware. chassis stiffening to let the suspension do it's job. a torque arm/panhard bar/LCA combo to locate the rear, and a tubular k with coilovers all around. the difference is the springs and shocks. with a street car, you probably don't want to choose either extreme with your spring/shock choice. get with mm and see what they recommend for you. I think what someone said above about just throwing a slick on for the track is your best bet. I have spoken to mm tech support about trying to get the best of both worlds. and they gave me a similar answer. you could do either really well, but you won't be able to push your set up to it's limits on both fronts at the same time. again, no real life experience here. just logic applied to many late nights of research. good luck! [/QUOTE]
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