better hole shots

[lt1maro]

My 95 lt1 with a few mods (see below) has trouble planting its rear end to the ground during launches. The wheel hop is insane and i spin all of first, 3/4 of second, and sometimes the beginning of third(depending on temps). My question is does anyone know of any relatively inexpensive suspension mod that would help my car hook. Also the best tires for a sticky lauch.

[tabahr]

Re: better hole shots

Originally posted by lt1maro
My 95 lt1 with a few mods (see below) has trouble planting its rear end to the ground during launches. The wheel hop is insane and i spin all of first, 3/4 of second, and sometimes the beginning of third(depending on temps). My question is does anyone know of any relatively inexpensive suspension mod that would help my car hook. Also the best tires for a sticky lauch.

See below??

[Jeff_in_Atl]

These are supposed to help a lot.
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/F-bodyDrivetrain.htm#cab2
http://www.spohn.net/category.cfm?categoryid=1042

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

What RPM are you launching from?

[fastTa]

When you "launch" your rearend tries to push forward thus causing serious wheelhop. The idea is not to relocate your lower control arms but to strenghten them. The stock stamped LCA's flex under significant acceleration causing wheelhop. To significantly eliminate this, go with a boxed style LCA and not a tubular design because boxed designs are much better at eliminating wheelhop, trust me.

[Joe 1320]

Lower control arms with firmer bushings, relocation brackets and a torque arm will help cure all that. As was mentioned, the stock parts flex causing the suspension to unload momentarily. They are adequate for basic use, but for performance use they can't handle it. At the very least, control arms and relocation brackets help considerably. I don't know about the boxed vs. tubular arguement.... I know guys in the 9s with tubular and they work perfectly.

[lt1maro]

i usually launch from about 2,000 rpms.