Ride quality questions

[Inspector13]

I've been doing some thinking about suspensions and was thinking about doing some Steeda Draglite springs (front/rear) with 90/10 struts front and 50/50 shocks rear. This would go in a street/strip car that is only driven on weekends in nice weather and on the street about 65% of the time the other 35% would be at the track racing. Who here runs a similar suspension?? How does it handle on the street?? I was told that with the factory sway bars in place it should handle similar to stock. Is that true?? Just wondering how aggressive I can go without the car driving/riding like total crap. I already have subframe connectors and LCA/UCA's.

 

[cntchds]

Stock GT spring rates are 450 lb/in front 220 lb/in rear IIRC. What are the rates on those springs?

 

[Inspector13]

Honestly I don't know what they are. I do know the right rear is a progressive rate spring. lol


My car currently has Eibach Sportline springs. They came on the car when I bought it so I do not have the stockers.

 

[Gtnut1996]

i got the eibach drag spring and love how they ride in town. they do suck going down back roads. i have 315s on back and 245s on front so the handling sucks anyways. i know that the upr and eibach springs are the same thing just a different color. they fronts are not fun at all to install. it is worth it though when you launch the car.

 

[Inspector13]

I used to have a '74 Nova with the original springs from '74 up front, new multi-leaf springs out back, 90/10 shocks front and 50/50 rears with some heavy duty traction bars and subframe connectors. No sways. Every turn of the wheel resulted in a pucker moment but it would launch like a rapped rabbit hopped up on crack. lol

I was told newer cars don't behave the same way as older cars and you can go a little more radical with them.

 

[94-427]

A good set of progresive rate springs in rear helped my 60 foot times a softer spring in front will help with weight transfer to rear for beter traction, I would use an ajustable front struts and shocks so U can tune for Your driving that day