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blackstangt

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i bought the bullitt suspension kit from ppi for $399, $426 at my door... So far only the rear has settled, but i have been putting a lot more power to the rear... I'm hoping that because the front springs are harder, they will take a little longer, but drop more...
Anyways, I ran out of $$$$, so i didn't get the axle dampers/quad shocks, when i hit second while spinning i get crazy wheel hop. I didn't get this be4, but I had dampers that were completely empty, no fluid, no pressure.
Also, the car launches a lot harder and gets much better traction when i don't get wheel hop I guess 16 y/o suspension parts are bad for traction.
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My dilemma: do I get quad shocks, or lower control arms when i have the money? The shocks will be affordable sooner, but may limit my tire size later on. The lower control arms would be aftermarket ones, but i don't know which to get for 95% street driving and good handling, they are harder to install and will take longer to save up for...
 
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blackstangt said:
I guess 16 y/o suspension parts are bad for traction.
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My dilemma: do I get quad shocks, or lower control arms when i have the money? The shocks will be affordable sooner, but may limit my tire size later on. The lower control arms would be aftermarket ones, but i don't know which to get for 95% street driving and good handling, they are harder to install and will take longer to save up for...
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eh dude, fox suspension wasn't good for traction when new.

Are you saying you have no quads at all, or just not the new ones you wanted?

I would forget about quads and keep saving for the control arms. Much better money spent. I may have an extra set of used quads if you really think you need them. With good control arms you shouldn't.

Cliff
 

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Even good LCA's may not totally eliminate wheel hop. You should run the quads.

Gabriel makes a pretty good quad shock that's cheap. You can get them at Autozone. I beleive they are $20/each or something like that. Autozone's computer lists them under "steering dampeners"
 

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I would say Keep the Quads on your car if at all possible, EVEN if you change LCAs!
 

blackstangt

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most people have told me to just get the lower control arms, but while i'm sure that both won't hurt i'm broke, so what i wanted to know was wether to wait and get the lca's, or get the shocks, which i will able to get sooner... they haven't been giving me enough hours at work, so it's going to take a few weeks for even the shocks (struggling college student). thanks for the help.
 
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3rd option: save for group dyno day
 
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