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06-21-2006, 09:40 PM
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Any loss of traction with lowering springs??
A friend of mine has a 99 Camaro SS. He's tired of it looking like a "4x4" lol, and was thinking of buying some eibach lowering springs. The question is- will he lose any traction with those springs? and should he use the LCA relocation brackets?
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06-21-2006, 10:16 PM
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What kind of traction is he worried about? Lowering the car opens a whole can of worms.
relocation brackets, adjustable panhard bar, shocks.
Lowering the car the right way will improve road handling, but running a drag race will suffer. All depends what you want the car to do.
I have the 4x4 look and it works great for drag racing as the weight is transfered to the rear to absorb.
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06-21-2006, 10:41 PM
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he wants str8line traction for racing!!
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06-22-2006, 12:16 AM
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nothin a better set of rollers cant take care of
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06-22-2006, 05:28 PM
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coool he does have nittos on it
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06-22-2006, 06:00 PM
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Depending on the power level straight line traction will suffer. Lowering the rear ride height changes the instant center of the suspension. I would definetly put LCA relocation brackets on the car. You want the LCA mounting point on the rear to be lower than the mounting point on the body.
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06-25-2006, 12:22 AM
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Well, he could lower the front a bit and throw a stiff set of springs in the back. If I was told correctly, when he gets on it the rear won't drag as much and the transfer of power is much cleaner.
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07-02-2006, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by radialtireking
Depending on the power level straight line traction will suffer. Lowering the rear ride height changes the instant center of the suspension. I would definetly put LCA relocation brackets on the car. You want the LCA mounting point on the rear to be lower than the mounting point on the body.
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What he said.
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07-05-2006, 09:08 PM
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Am I the only one who noticed an awesome straight line difference when I put my BMR lowering springs and PHB on? The take off is AMAZING.
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07-06-2006, 03:39 PM
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The SOTP dyno can be decieving
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