Trannyman95
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- Aug 12, 2007
I don't see this brought up much, just replacing parts but not much talk about setup.
I used to have Southside lower lift bars and adjustable uppers and my car (86 Cutlass w 8.5" rear) and running low 12s it hooked great BUT discovered the front control arm brackets ripped off the frame so I repaired and braced them, then ditched the lift bars and put UMI double adjustable lowers on the car. Currently it has the Full Throttle rear sway bar and bags but will be swapping it out with an HR bar. The lift bars put the instant center more in check, but now that I took them off I am back to stock and about ready to get back to the track hopefully a time or two before the season is over this year. I know for a long while on here it seemed the lift bars were a big no-no but seems a few have been running them again. Then the relocation brackets for the front of the uppers came about but can't seem to find info on them anymore.
Before I start buying and changing parts again I would like some input. The goal with the car is going to be running in the 12.0 down to 11.5 range, probably no more than that at least for a long time and it will have MT ET Street Radials as they worked great for me before. I like to drive it and put miles on it and play in the corners also so not looking for a strictly straight line setup just some direction that will improve over stock geometry and what parts are available. Thanks as always
I used to have Southside lower lift bars and adjustable uppers and my car (86 Cutlass w 8.5" rear) and running low 12s it hooked great BUT discovered the front control arm brackets ripped off the frame so I repaired and braced them, then ditched the lift bars and put UMI double adjustable lowers on the car. Currently it has the Full Throttle rear sway bar and bags but will be swapping it out with an HR bar. The lift bars put the instant center more in check, but now that I took them off I am back to stock and about ready to get back to the track hopefully a time or two before the season is over this year. I know for a long while on here it seemed the lift bars were a big no-no but seems a few have been running them again. Then the relocation brackets for the front of the uppers came about but can't seem to find info on them anymore.
Before I start buying and changing parts again I would like some input. The goal with the car is going to be running in the 12.0 down to 11.5 range, probably no more than that at least for a long time and it will have MT ET Street Radials as they worked great for me before. I like to drive it and put miles on it and play in the corners also so not looking for a strictly straight line setup just some direction that will improve over stock geometry and what parts are available. Thanks as always
He's also got calculators to help you figure out your IC and set it up.
