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front coilover spring suggestion

Discussion in 'Suspension, Chassis and Tire Tech' started by turbomut, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. turbomut

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    I want to know what people would suggest for front coilover springs. My car has a team z Tubular kmember with tubular A arms stock spindles and I'm running strange adj struts with 12-250 coils. For the rear I have eibach drag springs with megabite jr lowers with heavy duty uppers running on 275/50 15 Mickey drag radials. The problem I'm having is the car is not hooking the greatest and I want to change my front springs so it can transfer the weight more to the rear. The car weighs 3150 without me. I was thinking of going with a 14-175 or 150 but I don't know which would be better. I was also thinking of going with the 12-175 or 150 just because I don't know what the ride height would be with the 14's. here is a video to show you what the car is doing. Last year the car went 10.50's with pepboy struts, UPR k member and 250 springs . This year I changed over the Team Z and the adj struts.

     
    turbomut, Sep 29, 2009
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  2. eades5.0

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    14/150 is where i would start
     
    eades5.0, Sep 29, 2009
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  3. 86lxnotch

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    +1
     
    86lxnotch, Sep 29, 2009
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  4. crawlinturbonotch

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    14/150 is what I run.. 1.30 60ft leaving at 10psi. 10 way strange adj. out back w/stock coil springs. I ran 14/130's and the car wheelied to much.. :D
     
    crawlinturbonotch, Sep 30, 2009
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  5. turbomut

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    I'll try the 150's then.
     
    turbomut, Sep 30, 2009
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  6. TeamZmotorsports

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    12/150's
     
    TeamZmotorsports, Sep 30, 2009
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  7. TeeJay

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    I'm running 14/130's and was told they are an absolute must have with drag radials. I don't ever plan on running full slicks in my car if I don't have to... so I need the front end to come up and the rear to stay planted.
     
    TeeJay, Sep 30, 2009
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  8. turbomut

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    why 12/150 over the 14/150?
     
    turbomut, Sep 30, 2009
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  9. TeamZmotorsports

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    It works better!!!
     
    TeamZmotorsports, Sep 30, 2009
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  10. 86lxnotch

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    wouldnt 14 would store more energy though right?
     
    86lxnotch, Sep 30, 2009
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  11. TeamZmotorsports

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    Not necessiarly....it still has an inch rate,,, if its 150 lbs per inch and you have 600lbs on it, it will only compress 4 inches no matter what the length of the spring is! I have done the swap on nearly 30 cars myself and the 60' never fell off and the 330 always improved, I have been recomending them to guys that run strange struts on fox body's for well over a year and haven't had a complaint!

    Again this is internet myth at it's best, someone uses a 14/150 has goo luck and tells everyone on the web, it spreads like wild fire across the corral.net and 14/150 and 14/175 are the only springs to use... They work but 12's work better!
     
    TeamZmotorsports, Oct 1, 2009
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