lordmetalz28

so ive handled the detailing deal and ill remove some of that sheyt on my car for you guys like the black door guards and molding and getting the windows tinted,, but in reality it is time for shocks rears anyway cause fronts are a fockin beeeeyotch,, i hear the rears are top bolt bottom bolt and drop em out, anyway, i drag this car once a year maybe more now that atco is close to home, but ive basically been building the car for torque and 60ft times, thats what i enjoy,, i currently have 20year old shocks on thier so its past due,, i dont wanna lose anything(1.9 60ft) on traction i got slicks on there with a 3,73rear what do u recommend and im not dropping 400 on koni,s ive heard bout blistiens, kyb,s and lakewood drag shocks what do u recommend whats everyone else,s experience what are u guys running today??? let me know

IROC-T

Tokico's if you can aford them, if not maybe try the KYB ajustables. Fronts aren't that hard to replace either.

91Z-28

Compared to the rear they are a royal pain. I would recommend QA1s, but it looks like they are out of the pricerange you are looking at.

IROC-T

Guess it's just a matter of oppinion, after pulling up the carpet and crap getting to the top shock mounts, and putting it all back, I could have done the fronts.

lordmetalz28

well walk me thru a rear install and front install here then maybe ill fock with the front

Damon

If you're after dragstrip performance but need half-decent street drivability, I'll let you know that I've run rear drag shocks on the back of several of my cars on the street (Competition Engineering adjustable ones for about $120/set). The valving is not all that different from a "handling" type shock.

There are 3 positions:

30/70
40/60
50/50

If you set it on the 30/70 position it's very street-drivable. Tighter than stock for damned sure, but honestly, you could almost mistake it for a "handling" type shock. NOT for extended street driving on rough roads, but for a weekend fun car they'll work fine and last forever.

DO NOT TRY RUNNING FRONT DRAG SHOCKS ON THE STREET, HOWEVER! That gets damned scary sometimes. The valving is 100% opposite what a street "handling" shock would be. You have to be real careful flinging the thing around on the street and when you hit big bumps. Do-able, yes. But not anywhere near as livable as it is with rear drag shocks.

Unfortuantely, most of the benefits of drag shocks comes from the fronts. The rears make only a modest difference in the launch (maybe none at all) if you don't do the fronts.

AutoRoc

There's nothing wrong with the Comp Eng. or Lakewood's. Adjustability is always good but only if you're trying to make something better.(ie. if you're at the track more than a few times a year.

Rage

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