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hunterracing
06-06-2011, 12:39 PM
Looking for setup help on 08 mastersbilt in the slick on wrsd55 tires springs lift arm location and spring rate plus bar angles and lead location

BTDT
06-06-2011, 04:38 PM
Mastersbilt has that info on their web site. We started this year with an 07 square tube, went to Mastersbilt school and our setup is very close to the book. Second week with a green driver started in the back and finished fifth. Mastersbilt ROCKS!:cool:

hunterracing
06-06-2011, 05:06 PM
I've tried it still struggling they told me today left top rod shouldnt ever be and 2nd hole from top it's got the s7 update on it too and round tube frame

37mod
06-06-2011, 07:53 PM
What are you running for shocks? Are you siping your tires? Both make a HUGE difference.

hunterracing
06-06-2011, 08:45 PM
Gw performance Ida shocks and yes siping tires springs lf550 rf gonna try 325 this week lr 225 rr 225 lift Arm goin back to 325 at 34 inches bars lrt 2nd down lrb 3rd up rrt 4th down rrb 2nd up put short j bar on in bottom pinion and 8 1/2 frame didn't help much went to 22 gallon fuel cell was ok with 53.9 rear no lead except next to oil tank

MasterSbilt_Racer
06-06-2011, 10:13 PM
What does the car do wrong/not do right?

hunterracing
06-07-2011, 12:14 AM
Soon as I turn the back end get side ways on me and I can't drive it in as deep as the other guys because the back end slides up the track and then spins down the straightway that's y I was thinking goin to the 325 right front and mayb changing the lr to a 200

MasterSbilt_Racer
06-07-2011, 05:51 AM
Based on your setup, i havent seen you drive, i think you are too tight on entry and forcing it to turn with the brakes.

hunterracing
06-07-2011, 07:40 AM
I thought that to so I raised right bottom it was worse

Matt49
06-07-2011, 08:22 AM
Based on your setup, i havent seen you drive, i think you are too tight on entry and forcing it to turn with the brakes.

MB Racer is probably right. I bet you're "snapping" the car loose going in but I could be wrong also.
The S7 deal tightens the car up quite a bit also allows it to also steer positive (that's been my experience anyway).
Get that j-bar up off the bottom of the pinion!!! I don't think you should ever need it that low even on hard tires. I would put it at pinion height and maybe even move the chassis side down to 8".
This will free the car up on entry so that you won't have to snap it loose to get it to turn and you'll have WAY more forward bite coming off if you get some of that angle out of it. That's where I would start.
Maybe just move it up a couple of holes on the pinion so the change isn't too drastic. Even with that much change I think you'll see a huge improvement. J-bars have a sweet spot and I think you're just out of it right now. All the 4-bar changes in the world won't band-aid it.

hunterracing
06-07-2011, 08:30 AM
I'm not snapping it I'm. More of a straight line driver and. Not a throw and go what bout the rest of my setup the lr was index and I took it out last nite for this weekend

MasterSbilt_Racer
06-07-2011, 11:01 AM
Your front springs should make it TIGHT on entry. I agree with Matt49 on the j bar as well.

hunterracing
06-07-2011, 12:04 PM
What bout spring rates and lift arm position and lead location