G'day all,
Just wanted to suss out how everyone has their LC/J Torries set up for straight line stuff.
I'm about to pull mine apart and have a play with it, and when it goes back together I'm keen to do a bit of racing. It should make roughly 350rwhp n/a and about 450rwhp on the bottle, and I'd be stoked to run 11s aspirated and 10s with the spray. It'll be on a 235/60/15 drag radial, as I'm told that's the biggest you can fit without mini tubs, so I'm keen to optimise the suspension to get it to hook as best I can on what is a relatively small tyre.
It currently has Pedders 90/10s in the front and Pedders Sports Ryder shocks in the rear, Pedders lowered coils all round and no swaybars. I've been offered a set of Koni adjustables for the rear secondhand for $200, and they seem pretty popular without having to go to the expense of something like QA1 rear shocks.
I've heard that stock 6 cylinder springs are the go, but I reckon it might ride a bit low in the front with the V8. I've got a set in the shed so I could always give it a crack. What coils are people running for drag racing?
What about trailing arms? The McDonald Bros upper arms seem like good value at $300 a pair. I also read in another thread on here that a company called PMT Fabrications in the states do upper and lower adjustable arms for LC/J. They'd help get the wheels centered in the guards to fit the 235s and also provide some adjustment, but I can't see them on their website (the LH/X arms are on there).
Tell us about your setup and how quick you've gone on it! I plan to drive it a fair bit on the street but I'm more interested in getting it to work well at the track. I've driven it on the street for years with 90/10s and it hasn't bothered me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Broads
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