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Good Drag Struts??

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marine_2003

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What drag struts would be the best to use for the rearend? I have competition engineering drag struts in the rear now.
 

fox racer

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those are good. also lakewoods are great, and strange adjustables are great.

i have lakewoods if it help
 

ImportEater98

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I have lakewood 50/50's in the back....proven to be fine all the way to sub 11 second cars...cheap and good!
 
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IntenseBlue

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I'd check out Tokiko Illumina drag shocks/struts.
 

ImportEater98

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Just to let you know..they are sort of a waste of money....lakewoods are the way to go...i would only go with the expensive tokico's if i was running a coil over/4-link setup. Lakewoods are $40/pc....and you'll be more than happy with em!
 
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Go with the Lakewood 50/50 Shocks.

There cheap and work excellent. I used them in my old 1989 Coupe and they worked great!
 

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ImportEater98 said:
I have lakewood 50/50's in the back....proven to be fine all the way to sub 11 second cars...cheap and good!
Click to expand...
i can't agree more
 

willys1

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I have 10 way adjustable shocks and struts,(strange)I have the best of both worlds I go to the track and loosen them up,and for everyday driving I stiffin them up,handles great
 

90mustangGT

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I run lakewood 50/50 in rear. It's not a gas shock like most shocks, it's a dampener with fluid in it. They are stiff, the shocks are just suposed to controll rear end shake, the springs controll the firmness and the controll arms controll the direction of the thrust. A well setup rear end does not rely on the shocks to controll squat and rear firmness.
 

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I have 50/50s on my coupe. Love them.
 

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Lakewoods!!!!!!
 
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