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What coil springs are you running?
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07/23/09 04:00 PM
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What coil springs are you running? Car weight? Ladder or 4 link? What's the best bang for the buck single adjustable shock? Most seem to run 110#-130#, I remember Lonnie saying he had 210# springs awhile back. I need to order better shocks and springs soon, I've been playing with 130# and 170# springs but the tires are shot so I haven't learned anything yet, just getting more confused. 
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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07/23/09 06:06 PM
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STRANGE HYPERCOIL 170# spring
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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QA1 130lb. 4-link 3413 lbs with driver 
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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QA1 single adjust shocks and QA1 130lb springs. Ladder bar, 3380 race weight.
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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QA1 130# springs moroso adjustable drag shocks ladder bar 3550# -if the side walls are shot on those slicks i wouldn't do anything with the springs or shocks til you can get some new meats..imo....i chased my tale for a month trying to figure out why my car wouldn't 60' consistently..it was the slicks(sidewalls)..i tried everything from diff. air pressure to going up and down with the ladder bars..-it was the slicks- put a new set on and it was right back to normal..every car will react different to changes, but you need to have a constant and that constant needs to be good slicks..get those then make changes as needed..
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best 1/8 et 6.722 @ 100.68
best 60ft. 1.419
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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07/23/09 08:54 PM
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Q A1 single adj shocks and IIRC their 120# springs. 4 link rear and 2820 car weight.
Now I'm really starting to think I want the springs MEGADART has though.  Can't qiut place why 
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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I work in tech and sales at QA1. QA1 offers single and double adjustable coil over shocks for many applications. There are single, double and the "R" single adjustable shocks that bolt in the stock location. QA1 has spring lengths in 7", 9", 10", 12" and 14" and spring rates from 85lbs to 650lbs. You can also look at www.qa1.net for more information. Give me a call at 800-721-7761 if you need any help. thanks, Dan
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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07/23/09 10:31 PM
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-if the side walls are shot on those slicks i wouldn't do anything with the springs or shocks til you can get some new meats..imo....i chased my tale for a month trying to figure out why my car wouldn't 60' consistently..it was the slicks(sidewalls)..i tried everything from diff. air pressure to going up and down with the ladder bars..-it was the slicks- put a new set on and it was right back to normal..every car will react different to changes, but you need to have a constant and that constant needs to be good slicks..get those then make changes as needed..
Yea the tires will make a big difference but on my last car I could turn the knob on the shocks and feel the difference by pushing down on the back of the car. With the Chassis Engineering shocks on this car, which I just recently paid to have rebuilt, I can turn them from full soft to full hard and there's no difference.
My friend that works on Chassis stuff said that a ladder bar car should be very stiff when pushing down on the rear of the car, is this true?
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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My coil-overs total length is 16 3/8, fully compressed is 12". Does that sound right? Seems like only 4 3/8" of travel.  I'm looking at the Strange #S5206 single adjustable shock, would that be a good one for my car? Here's a link.............
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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Art Morrison 32" ladder-bars, Strange dbl-adjustable shocks w/Hyperco 110# springs.
2710-2740 lbs. race weight.
looking at your pic it looks like you have more than an inch of squeeze on your springs. on a post on here earlier i think it was chassisman suggested that the springs only be compressed 1". how well are your rear suspension working with your springs compressed that much as you have? surely your extention must be somewhat limited?
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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STRANGE HYPERCOIL 170# spring
170#s, what the heck you holding up a house? 
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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STRANGE HYPERCOIL 170# spring
dont let them make fun i have 170# also, 3450#51% on rear. but this may be to stiff
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Re: What coil springs are you running?
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07/24/09 11:03 PM
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I went with 140 lb springs to start, 117" wheelbase, 2900 pound car and a LOT of engine setback.... how do I pick too?  I assume I'll have to launch it and see what needs attention, maybe swap them out down the road, but it's gonna be my starting point....
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