People enjoy having choices in life, but having too many can make selecting the right option for you a challenge. Drag racing shocks fall into this arena, with so many shocks on the market that you can bolt onto your vehicle. In this video, Bill Foley and Steve Smith from QA1 offer some insight that will help make choosing a set of drag racing shocks easier.

If you want the best overall shocks for your vehicle the first thing you need to do is decide how serious you want to be about track racing. A set of shocks that are optimized for drag racing really aren’t going to have the best feel on the street, and a set of shocks that are meant to ride well on the street will cost you performance at the track. If you take that into consideration, along with the information that Bill and Steve present, you’ll shy away from a standard single-adjustable shock and look at the basic front 90/10 valved shock for the front of a street/strip car.

A true double-adjustable shock is the next step up from a single-adjustable 90/10 shock. The double-adjustable shock will provide you with the ability to control the compression and rebound of your shock. This is important because you’ll be able to adjust how the weight will transfer to the rear of the car when you launch, but also how it will settle back down as it goes down the track. This level of adjustability is important if you want to lower your 60-foot and elapsed times.

Now, if your vehicle has the power to cut some explosive 60-foot times, a highly adjustable shock, like QA1’s MOD Series shock might be your best bet; these have an extreme level of rebound and compression adjustability. This is very important when you’re trying to fine-tune the suspension of a high-horsepower racecar.

Check out this entire video from QA1 and see what Bill and Steve have to say about shock selection. You can learn even more about different styles of shocks right here on QA1’s website.