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11-06-2009, 07:11 PM	#1
AChotrod 11 Second Club Trader Rating: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago area Posts: 4,867	How much room above the front tire is needed I just put on some Strange DA front shocks I want to know How low can I drop the car safely. I plan on wheels up launches. Thanks __________________ LE2, Speedinc, Bedroom built 355, T56 LE2 H/C/I, Speedinc tuned, LPP, UMI, BMR, Dana S60, Street twin, blah blah blah....... 2nd place EX NA at LTXshootout

11-07-2009, 11:50 AM	#2
AChotrod 11 Second Club Trader Rating: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago area Posts: 4,867	26 views and nobody has a guess? No worries Ill figure it out __________________ LE2, Speedinc, Bedroom built 355, T56 LE2 H/C/I, Speedinc tuned, LPP, UMI, BMR, Dana S60, Street twin, blah blah blah....... 2nd place EX NA at LTXshootout

11-07-2009, 03:54 PM	#3
SPEED#1 Launching! Trader Rating: 5 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 249	i TOLD YA YESTERDAY JUST SET IT UP TO BE AROUND THE SAME RIDE HEIGHT AS THE REARS BUT YOU WONT REALLY KNOW TILL UR AT THE TRACK. IF YOU HAVE SOFTER SPRINGS AND WHEELS UP WONT BE TO SATISFACTORY ON THE REBOUND. IM SURE IF YOU ASK LARRY HE CAN GIVE YOU ATLEAST A GOOD STARTING POINT.

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AChotrod 11 Second Club Trader Rating: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago area Posts: 4,867	Its all good, I got a baseline from larry. Thanks guys __________________ LE2, Speedinc, Bedroom built 355, T56 LE2 H/C/I, Speedinc tuned, LPP, UMI, BMR, Dana S60, Street twin, blah blah blah....... 2nd place EX NA at LTXshootout

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11-10-2009, 01:11 PM	#7
AChotrod 11 Second Club Trader Rating: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago area Posts: 4,867	this how I set mine __________________ LE2, Speedinc, Bedroom built 355, T56 LE2 H/C/I, Speedinc tuned, LPP, UMI, BMR, Dana S60, Street twin, blah blah blah....... 2nd place EX NA at LTXshootout

11-10-2009, 02:44 PM	#8
SPEED#1 Launching! Trader Rating: 5 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 249	bling bling lookin good there MIKE I wish my car had some greg welds Did you measure it from the ground to the center of the wheel wells?

11-10-2009, 02:49 PM	#9
02sleeperz28 TECH Regular Trader Rating: 7 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Im homeless Posts: 422	Race car! __________________ Straightline Performance 1-815-485-7741 02 NBM base model Trans AM Trans by RPM

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bling bling lookin good there MIKE I wish my car had some greg welds

Did you measure it from the ground to the center of the wheel wells?

Yes but I forgot what it was.

No race car here

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Race car!

you must mean the car next to me

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