[13onesti]

anyways
im in the quest for 11s on stock turbo and stock motor sti
im very close im at 12.2 at the moment
and now i modded the car even more

yea i know STi is not a drag car, but hear me out

back when i had my 04 sti i was cutting down easy launch 1.6 60 foot all day
with stock suspension with stock alignment it was easy to launch

now i have 06 sti, i launched the car car stock and it felt like my 04 sti
but i lowered with the tanabe springs DF210 which lowers 1.3 front .8 back
and i couldnt get any luck with lauching 1.75 and 1.8 all day i didnt get it align , now i have the crucial springs on my car which lowers 1 inches in the front and .6 in the back, for same damn reason i cant launch it i spin my tires all day or bad wheel hop also i didnt get it aligned since my car drives fine

now im thinking should i go with stiffer springs or softer because stock was diff the softest out of 3 springs i went thru or get something even softer and lowered like the tein S-tech springs

does lowering be better for drag

and anyone here
whats a good ALIGNMENT SPEC for Dragracing?

thanx for looking
i need you guys thoughts

[Greg]

Since most of us here are more concered with lateral acceration, this is a somewhat humorous post. That being said, the enemy of the drag car is the friend of the track car. I'm talking about camber.

For a drag car, the camber setting should be as close to zero as possible so the tires have a larger contact patch. Also spring rates should be on the softer side to increase mechanical grip. In the STI a lowering spring in the rear will INCREASE rear camber, even to the point that some of us "road course" types want to reduce it. The rear is not technically adjustable but there's lots o slop in the bolts so its possible to even in it up. You can add rear camber bolts or adjustable lateral links to get closer to 0. All that asside, an STI with zero camber all around will handle poorly even on the street.

Lastly, you ALWAYS need to get an alignment when you change your springs regardless of how the car feels. Before you take all corners to zero camber, I'd start with a good alignment then see where you are from there. Also consider going back to the stock springs, which will help reduce the rear camber and increase grip. If you get it right the car will really suck for taking turns, and you won't be able to show your face in the lateral grip forum JK. good luck.

[TraSTi]

if the car sits higher it would help grip on the rear tires but not the front... So i wouldn't know what to tell you since its AWD... 0 toe 0 camber maybe you want to go a bit higher of the ground but keep some weight in front... to balance out the weight transfer. Make the weight 50/50 after weight transfer. You might also want to make the rear springs a bit stiffer to keep the weight from transfering too much. Try Stock springs with the stock rear sway bar but then no sway bar in front... Remove spare tire so that weight bias is shifted foward. All this is in theory... Haven't tried it and i'm a cornering guy so i might be wrong but everything i talked about is free (if you still have stock springs) so you might as well give it a try...

Also PLEASE INSTALL THE FRONT SWAY AFTER GOING TO THE TRACK... YOU WILL PROBABLY GET BUNCHES OF OVERSTEERING WITH NO FRONT SWAY....