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Old 06-21-2008, 12:53 PM
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hard or soft

what is the most perfered suspension setup for drag racing hard or softer

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Old 06-23-2008, 12:43 PM
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Re: hard or soft

if your short hard, if your long and have traction problems soft.
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Old 06-23-2008, 8:54 PM
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Re: hard or soft

Like Bryan said, if you're having traction problems, softer works better as it keeps weight on rear of bike longer. If you watch stretched high hp bikes run, the rear usually stays squatted for at least an 1/8 mile before slowly coming up.
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Old 06-24-2008, 11:30 PM
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Re: hard or soft

cool thanks i noticed when my suspension was stiff i spun really hard on my lauch. im not streched or anything. just lowered in the back and dropped the fork tubes as low as i could without a strap.
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