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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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Talking Suspension back together after a little Boo Boo

Betch you don't see this often??


I just got it all back together, and it's riding awesome

My new setup

Stan's 750 LBS Spring rate front coils

Energy Suspension Coil Spring Isolators-to make it sit like it did with my old hotchkis springs(I like a level truck

Hotchkis front sway bar

Hotchkis Bilstiens(at least for now- going to see if I can get a new set of front QA1's with the same body, but a 1" longer shaft)

The rear is back to stock, with QA1's for now. I haven't decided if I am going to install the rear Hotchkis sway bar. I want to race it with the stock sway bar for now and see how it launches. Of cource I will remove the front for drag racing.

Anyone with a high HP truck race with the rear Hotchkis Bar, or know how it compairs with the stock sway bar??

I have one more little change planed for the rear. I gave a hint the other day in a different thread. I wonder if anyone cought the hint??

The truck is handling and riding great. It soaks up the bumps a little better, and the stiffer sway bar keeps the front from leaning in the corners.

So right now I am a happy camper


 

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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 09:45 PM
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Re: Suspension back together after a little Bo Bo

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Suspension back together after a little Bo Bo
is a Bo Bo similar to a Boo Boo?

later,
chris
 
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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One truck, two broker QA1's and BTW it wasn't a HP truck, darn near bone stock. Them babies are to weak, too small for the torque and HP of a gen 2 Lightning.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 09:59 PM
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Originally posted by 1BADTK
One truck, two broker QA1's and BTW it wasn't a HP truck, darn near bone stock. Them babies are to weak, too small for the torque and HP of a gen 2 Lightning.

Thats a front shock
 
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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Sound like you got yourself one serious kick *** suspension
there Don
CONGRATS AND BEST OF LUCK
 
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Old Feb 20, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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I want to Thanks Mark at LFP for getting me the shocks so fast.

 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 03:35 AM
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Don, how'd you manage to do that to a FRONT shock?

Dan
 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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Thats a front shock
No kidding Now how on earth did you figure that out?
Like I said, to small, to weak, for the HP and TQ of out trucks.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2004 | 08:31 AM
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Don was pulling the wheel off the ground with some hard launches at the track?!
 
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