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Old 05-15-2008, 08:00 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jimmy View Post
people don't realize that fwd platforms can be setup to hook very well on the street, with an 800lb or 1000lb rear spring, traction bars on the front a soft setup in the front, a big, tall, soft sidewalled, sticky tire with the fenders trimmed and a tranny with long enough gears and an lsd, the car would have no problems hooking sub 2.0 60 foots on a drag radial
That is true... But somehow I don't see such a dedicated 1/4 mile setup going onto any typical street car... With tires like that, it'll turn like a dump truck and with rear springs like that it'll ride like one too. Not to mention how ugly the car will look with cut fenders.


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