Front end setup (Drag Racing)

My opinion is..You want it lose, but not uncontrolled. A have a friend who installed roller type bearings in his Cutlass (available for GMs) so the nose would rise consistent. I would use the urethane, but make sure it's well lubed so it can rotate smoothly. Rubber stuff is much less forgiving when it comes to twisting. The urethane will not deform, and the tub dwon the center makes a good rotation center. Your shocks should be simple cheapies, or good adjustables. A cheap 90/10 is about as good as an entry level hydraulic shock IMO. I run non gas Monro-matics on mine...lol, but they are a few years old. The T bars should be small diameter, so they have to be preloaded a lot to stay at ride height. Then they will help the nose rise during acceleration. I havent had to, but I know racers that have ditched the bump stops too...so the nose can rise even more. You should be able to bounce the nose around quite a bit. It shouldnt be stiff at all. Then there's the alignment..once you ge tthe parts right, have it dialed in with as much positive caster as you can get, little of no camber with the nose up( they should use a jack to simulate this) and 0 toe again with the nose up. Aslo run high pressures in the front tires.