redoing everything

[89BadBoy]

i was just wanted to redo my whole suspension, tires, brakes and everything before i do to much for the motor, you gotta be able to handle everything, but i hardly know anything about it. so i had a few questions.

(i have a dx)

with the sei brake conversion, do you swap the front?
where can i find the big brake up grade.
whats the best coilovers for the cars?
and i think i've heard some where the dx dont have some sawy bars? i cant remeber what i heard but do i need to get those for better handeling?
and whats the best tire/wheel size for the car?

i'm building my car for drag. so if you can think of some other things i would need. or dont need you can add those too. thanks for any help you can give.
mike

[AZmike]

with the sei brake conversion, do you swap the front?
Yes, the SEi (same as 88-89 LXi) front brakes are a little bigger. Stock 13" DX wheels will not fit over them though.

where can i find the big brake up grade.
Sorry, I haven't looked. A search should pull up some answers.

whats the best coilovers for the cars?
Ground controls seem to have the best reputation. Dropzones are very stiff. To get either set to work well you'll also need to get stronger shocks to control the higher spring rates.

and i think i've heard some where the dx dont have some sway bars? i cant remeber what i heard but do i need to get those for better handeling?
A rear sway bar off an LXi or SEi would reduce understeer.

and whats the best tire/wheel size for the car?
That depends what you're doing. More wheel and less tire (17s) will improve handling (as long as the suspension keeps the tire at reasonable camber angles) at the expense of acceleration and ride comfort. For drag racing smaller wheels (14s) would be better since they have a smaller moment of inertia (measure of rotating mass) so it's that much less weight to accelerate. You'd loose some cornering response though. I'd say that 15" or 16" and the best compromise. For each wheel size there is only one tire size that produces a close to stock tire diameter.