Drag springs?
 

I have a 69 mustang and am looking for traction. I already have a detroit locker and will be getting comp. engineering adj. drag shocks amd traction bars. What springs should I use? I'd like good weight transfer and would also like the front to sit 1" lower. BTW, this will be a street/strip car with a strip emphasis when I get it back on the road (engine threw a rod).

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Neal

69 stang
351C/4sp

id say skip the rear shocks, just get factory gabriels, but thats just what i run. for traction ive put my battery in the trunk....90/10 shocks up front....took off sway bar....c.e. subframe connectors....lakewood traction bars(the cal-tracs bars are better)....landrum rear drag springs....m/t e.t. streets. i think this is as good as it gets for guys like us with old style suspension. oh, i forgot to mention, i got the 6 cylinder coils up front.....drum brakes all around. this setup so far has gotten me a 1.85 60 ft. time, but once its tuned will get much better.

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67stang coupe, carb on 5.0, 4 speed, 4.11's....8.41 @ 83mph in 1/8 wanting 7's

Thanks. The engine threw a rod, so it's not on the road right now. The new cleveland I'm putting in is pretty healthy. It should dyno between 420 and 440hp and is backed by a toploader. It'll have 4.11s, and I have the original styled steel 14" wheels currently with 225/70R14s, so traction was already a problem with the estimated 325hp I had before.

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Neal

69 stang
351C/4sp

i have the same problem i lightened the front end so much i got like 10 inches between the tire and the feender I quess i should just get the six cylinder springs how well do they work.

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69 428 cobra jet:bored .030, forged aluminum pistons, C & A rings, Engle cam, Edelbrock intake, 750 cmf carb, Hooker headers, March pullies, all ignition componets MSD, Holley 7psi fuel pump, Art Carr C-6, TCI torque converter, 4:30 gears, H pipe, subframe connectors, lift bars.

I aso have a stock 96 GT.