Drag coilovers? Are these real?

The Fox

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Sorry, but to me coilovers sound like a road race component. I'm looking for optimum SOTP, grip and go, put you back in the ****ing seat, etc feel.

At first I was all gung ho for some eibach drag springs and some lakewood shocks and struts matched with control arms. But now I figured I can save some weight with coilovers at all corners or maybe just front. Someone fill me in PLEASE!

 

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I ran the Eibach Drag Launch kit with Lakewoods all the way around on my 83... It hooked sooooooooo good. Also, if you want to do a coil over, you can use the Lakewood Sturts up front, and buy a coil over kit to work with them. Just my .02

 

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Thanks. I've concluded **** the weight loss I'm goin lakewoods and drag launch kit. 15lbs isnt worth hundreds more for converting and headaches. What did you use for the lakewoods? 50/50, 70/30, 90/10? Also, did you change bushings at the same time? I'm wondering if I should put out the $.

 

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I used 70/30s up front (Street car) and 50/50s in the back. I didn't have a sway bar up front either, which helped a bit. I was going to replaced the control arm bushings (front lower control arms), but no one could figure out what control arms I had... lol... None would fit from any fox body car, dunno why. Anywho... I bought new lower control arms from Ford Racing. I also installed MAC upper and lower rear control arms at the same time. Lemme tell ya... on my street tires (245/50/16 Dayton Daytona ZR's on Ponies), I could floor it, pop the clutch at 6K and it would leave about a 10 foot burn out mark and hook. It was sweet. I also dead hooked at the track on drag radials on nitrous... Here's a vid... (I just learned how to use yousendit.com hahahahaah)

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0RHK940MUYGZY1E5BECIPMML0Q

Nick

 

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Cool, thanks for the vid. Downloading it now. I decided on my setup too...

Lakewood 90/10 or 70/30 NOT SURE...
Lakewood 50/50 Out back
Eibach Drag Springs
And some $250 upper AND lower control from CJ pony
All this for 750

Are front controls THAT important?

 

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yeah, very nice traction. what'd u run?

 

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If you'd gunna drive the car on the street, I'd go with 70/30s... Control arms will help with deflection, and wheel hop.. this way you can take off the quad shocks. They also are much stronger, and will keep the rear from flexing so much.

I ran a 12.509 @ 108.87

 

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awesome ET.