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vms
06-13-2011, 05:48 PM
The car is a older rocket, heres what it has on it right now.


Front weights:
left 555 right 523

Rear weights:
Left 736 right 555

Percentages:
cross 53.1%
rear 54.5%
Left 54.5%

Bite 170

Stagger:
4" rear and front 1"

Shocks:
LF 763 RF 735
LR 963 LR 955

5th coil
733 300 spring

Springs:
LF 500 RF 400
LR 225 RR 200.

gadirtracer
06-13-2011, 09:19 PM
Take 100lbs of bite out & swap the rear springs.

C10
06-13-2011, 11:38 PM
Rocket recommends 150 on bite and as the last poster said swap the rears

4bangerhotrod
06-13-2011, 11:52 PM
you said you have 170lbs of bite but your #'s show 181lbs and thats way to much i would back it down an start with around 120-140lbs

vms
06-14-2011, 09:41 AM
I was wondering what swapping the shocks would do? When i was thumbing through the rocket book it has the lighter spring on the RR



right my math was off.

jedclampit
06-14-2011, 10:14 AM
What engine, track configuration, year car,tire rule, black or blue?

jrkracing54
06-14-2011, 11:34 AM
I have always ran a slightly stiffer spring in the left rear than the right rear. I have never tried it the other way. Closest I have been is equal in the back. Right now I have a 225 RR and 250 LR in an 03 black front car.

vms
06-14-2011, 04:00 PM
358 steel block engine, dr21 tires, 96 black front end said to be updated to a 01. has the 6 hole lower rod mounts

1/2 mile va motor speedway, wide corners

3/8 mile dixieland speedway, narrow tight track

talclipse
06-14-2011, 08:21 PM
As others have said thats way too much wedge. With a limited motor as it sounds you are running you won't have the power to drive through an exit push. I would go down to ~100lbs wedge and as others have suggested swap the springs.

jedclampit
06-15-2011, 12:14 AM
Wow, that's an classic car!

I don't have any experience with pre 2000 cars.

Something I would question is the condition of the chassis tubing, on the INSIDE.
I have cut up some old racecars, and the tubing was pretty badly corroded and deteriorated ,yet looked cherry on the outside.