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SaleenGT2001 · Jan 23, 2008

so whats the offical word on the UPR pro series lowers? i'm looking at getting just the lowers for my car.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 23, 2008

SaleenGT2001 said:
so whats the offical word on the UPR pro series lowers? i'm looking at getting just the lowers for my car.

I stick w/ MM, but i see no prob with buying UPR lowers - altough i dont think they compensate for altering pinion angle - therefore not allowing it to articulate freely making more stress on the torque box

fobra559 · Jan 23, 2008

CobraRed_96_GT said:
Nope, unless you have specific goals at the track and you wanna run some real tread
If your set on some suspension go FL SFC's

I plan on running my car at the local dragstrip.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 24, 2008

fobra559 said:
I plan on running my car at the local dragstrip.

i recommend getting FL SFC's for dragging to keep you body stable and not mess up your hood gaps, lol. But you dont need LCA's to go to the track. I put in some pretty good times out at Infineon w/ basically no drag helping suspension - i wouldn't aim for great 60's first few times out anyway - need to get in the rhythm.
If you get good and 60's are your main problem, then slap on some more rubber - then if you need lower 60's i'd say install some LCA's. But this is just my opinion

fobra559 · Jan 24, 2008

Thanks for the feedback. I guess the only way to find out is to see what happens when I go out there for the first time. I plan on racing with street tires so should I avoid the burnout area?

EPIK · Jan 24, 2008

fobra559 said:
Thanks for the feedback. I guess the only way to find out is to see what happens when I go out there for the first time. I plan on racing with street tires so should I avoid the burnout area?

dont drive through the water box, but do a quick little burnout just to get all the dirt, rocks, & debris off your tires....

I agree that SFC's would be a better 1st suspension mod, but LCA's are a great mod too. Just make sure that if your gonna be running your car at the track, get the MM extreme duty LCA's because u will blow out the poly bushings on the Heavy duty LCA's, quicker than u will blow out your stock rubber bushings on the stock LCA's....

fobra559 · Jan 24, 2008

EPIKGT said:
dont drive through the water box, but do a quick little burnout just to get all the dirt, rocks, & debris off your tires....

I agree that SFC's would be a better 1st suspension mod, but LCA's are a great mod too. Just make sure that if your gonna be running your car at the track, get the MM extreme duty LCA's because u will blow out the poly bushings on the Heavy duty LCA's, quicker than u will blow out your stock rubber bushings on the stock LCA's....

I'm goona take my car to the track rarely, not as often as people think. What would be the best, stalling or flashing the converter to get better ET's?

EPIK · Jan 24, 2008

fobra559 said:
I'm goona take my car to the track rarely, not as often as people think. What would be the best, stalling or flashing the converter to get better ET's?

Im not too familiar with the best setup for an auto, but CobraRed has a sweet auto setup, so he can definitely help u in that area....

fobra559 · Jan 24, 2008

Yeah, Thanks for you input man. I'm just trying to gather as much info that I can to get the best set up for my car.

EPIK · Jan 24, 2008

fobra559 said:
Yeah, Thanks for you input man. I'm just trying to gather as much info that I can to get the best set up for my car.

No prob....

I just noticed your in Fresno... what track are u going to? I live in Sacramento btw....

I really dig your sig pic too, where did u get that??

fobra559 · Jan 25, 2008

EPIKGT said:
No prob....

I just noticed your in Fresno... what track are u going to? I live in Sacramento btw....

I really dig your sig pic too, where did u get that??

Yeah, I'm actually going to Famoso in Bakersfield but that can change if they build the racetrack in Merced in the future. It's suppose to be a really nice one too Man I haven't been to Sac for a while. Last time I was there was for a State tournament in Judo. Thanks, I forgot where I got my sig pic from. It's old

Btw, what SFC's would you recommend? MM, Steeda or Ford Racing?

SRT Handz · Jan 25, 2008

DO NOT BUY UCA..... Just get MM LCA and stock uppers..... Maximum Motorsports recommends the same thing

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 25, 2008

with a stock TC, you dont really need to worry about what it's doing. Just rev it up to as much as your tires and suspension can take w/out burning out at the launch- and lift off the brake. Took me a few runs just to dial in where i should drop it from, it depends on where you make your power and the stall of your TC. I forget what i dropped it at cuz my tach wokrs on and off, lol.

fobra559 · Jan 25, 2008

CobraRed_96_GT said:
with a stock TC, you dont really need to worry about what it's doing. Just rev it up to as much as your tires and suspension can take w/out burning out at the launch- and lift off the brake. Took me a few runs just to dial in where i should drop it from, it depends on where you make your power and the stall of your TC. I forget what i dropped it at cuz my tach wokrs on and off, lol.

I believe my stock converter stalls up to 1500rpm before my tires starts to spin. What SFC's do you recommend? Get your tach fixed man, lol.

fobra559 · Jan 25, 2008

SRT Handz said:
DO NOT BUY UCA..... Just get MM LCA and stock uppers..... Maximum Motorsports recommends the same thing

Yeah I will most likely get the MM LCA's in the future.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 25, 2008

fobra559 said:
I believe my stock converter stalls up to 1500rpm before my tires starts to spin. What SFC's do you recommend? Get your tach fixed man, lol.

That's not really how it works, but for now it doesn't matter either way. As for SFC's i hear MM is the best just like the rest of their stuff, but i have no first hand experience as to my knowledge they wont fit w/ my side pipes being in the way. As for my tach, when i floor it it has a 50% chance of going all the way around the wrong way and staying there until i floor it again.

Tim2002GT · Jan 25, 2008

New question:
If I were to add a set of lower control arms, would it actually raise the rear of my car? It is lowered with Ford C springs. If so, I am thinking about getting the aluminum steeda weight jacker adjustable control arms. I would like to keep my current ride height. The Steeda's are kinda pricey, but just about every adjustable set is.

Anyone know of some adjustables with a comparable price to the Steeda's? I found these, http://www.hotpart.com/index.php?p=show&id=8, but the way they are put together looks like it would put alot of stress on the welds below the spring perch.

EPIK · Jan 25, 2008

I recommend MM SFC's & their adjustable LCA's, as well as everything they make.....But if u plan on going to the track, the poly bushings in the Heavy Duty LCA's will blow out sooner or later. I speak from experience because Ive replaced my driver side bushing twice already....Thats why I have now stepped up to the Extreme duty version with the spherical bearing at both ends....

TIM2002GT, your ride height will not change with the installation of LCA's, unless u get the height adjustable ones like MM or steeda....With the MM's u can lower your car by 1", or raise it by 2"...Not too sure about the specs on the steeda's?

fobra559 · Jan 25, 2008

Cool, I'll look into the MM SFC's and we'll see what happens at the track later this year. I can't wait already, this weather sucks

SRT Handz · Jan 25, 2008

MM Adjustable LCA FTMFW!!!!

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