Drag racing setup vs Street Rod? Shocks or ??

Kent mosby said

When you say springs are you referring to the rear leaf springs or the spring rate of the torsion bars?

As evidenced here. My setup can work except the bars. I don't know what he has. This is from FABO. I copied the post info from him. @B3422w5 posted in September 2021


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this is me in my old car( blue duster, 422W5 deal) dialed 9.85, racing a 9.92 car, he went red
Serious SS/AH type wheelstand

002/003 leafs, no snubber, CE 3 ways all around, tripping beams with the backs

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I’m talking about the torsion bar spring rate. Like I say, you have a preference for ride on the street. If that’s the case, I’d leave everything alone for a bit and tune with what you have. Once you get things a bit more sorted out you can look at shocks. I’m always for anything that is adjustable but it needs to be an adjustability that makes sense. Those 3 and 9 way shocks make no sense if you are changing bump and rebound at the same time. That makes the assumption that the tire/chassis wants both a change in bump and rebound, and in proportion that the shock changes it. I hope that makes some sense.