Wanted: Opinions for best rear spring/sway combo, for V8 car. Rear setup. Options

[Dr. Roger]

Hey guys and gals,

I'm setting my car up for street/racing use and i'm not sure about the spring rates and sway bar combo's on the rear.

andyrew, i think, has 180lb springs and no swaybar. he gets around the AX track pretty well. but isn't 180 a bit stiff for street or is it OK with the added V8 weight?

i know going too spring stiff will make streetability low.

keeping stock springs but going large on a sway bar will keep her flat on the ground and retain some spring for streets.

i was thinking of installing adjustable perchs to maintain ride height and keeping stock springs. then getting a rear sway bar and calling it good.


thoughts?

roger

[Andyrew]

For the street, 180 is about equivilant to 140 on a 4 car... Its a good ride.

You need to have good shocks though. Thats what gives you ride quality.

Do NOT keep the stock springs.

I ran a the stiffest stock springs they made (110 I believe) and had to really raise the rear.

I hated the handling. There was more push in that thing then anyone can imagine.

I would either run 180's with no sway bar (better for tracksion)

or 165 progressives and a rear bar you can disconnect. (connect it for the autox and disconnect it for track...)

But you would have to run a pretty stock front setup. maybe a stock sway bar..