I've heard that there are pretty big differences between the two, but I am not aware of them. basically I am only interested in drag, and will only be doing very limited autox. Can you guys recommend a good coilover/suspension setup for me that will help my 1/4 times, as well as give my car a nice looking ride height ?

 

ok first...u have Azenis tires up front?
Is that daily driving or just when you drag?

having really grippy tires up front and all season in the back for daily driving is unsafe

have you autoX at all? try that first with your current suspension set up
then decide what suspension you want to buy

 

yes I have tried autocross and i'm not interested in it. my current suspension is all stock, and yes I do drive daily with the falkens up front and all season in back. I'm just looking for a suspension setup that is suited more towards drag, because as I understand there are significant differences.

 

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One time I had BFG drag radials up front and crappy, BFG Euro T/A's (similar to Michelin XGT V4's) out back. Took an offramp exit at 55-60 mph. Back end slid out to the left. I overcorrected to the left. Spun 180 degrees counter-clockwise and skidded across 3 lanes and over a 3"-4" high median.

No damage to the car though. The reason I had them on was because I was going to the dragstrip later.

 

well in that case...this is my advice

get 4 tires that are the same that you can daily drive
that is the safest
and as you can see other ppl have lost control of their car by having mis matching tires

then I'd get some dedicated drag wheel/tires you only need two....bring them to the track...change them when you get there

I'd reccomend a drag radial for your car's current setup

for suspension....rear stiff is good....since our cars are FWD having stiff suspesion will make the car shift less of its weight towards the rear when you accelerate from dead stop

 

so how stiff should I get the back springs ? I mean is there a recommended spring rate or something ?