Ride heights..

[Hagen14t]

Can anyone give me the ride heights for a 2010 Allen car?

[washeduptoo]

I have the ride hts for an 09 Allen but they might have changed. Give Scotty a call, 417-993-1666.

[Hagen14t]

Thank you for the reply. Where do you measure them at on your 09? And maybe some starting numbers?

[washeduptoo]

We measure under the triangle hole( I think its a triangle) before the bend in the frame rail. lf 5.25 rf 5.5 rr 6 measure from bottom of bar that runs side to side in front of tire, lr measured same place on that side, 5.75 or what height you need to get your lr bite. Do you have an Allen or something similiar to that?

[Hagen14t]

Yeah i just bought one, what kind of pullbar do you run? Thanks for the help.

[washeduptoo]

Your welcome, those ride hts are with the driver in the car. Give Scotty a call when you can and get the updated specs. We have tried the BSB spring and liked it but my nephew now drives and likes the bisuits better. We use the AFCO biscuit now, have tried the Speedway black biscuit, like the x-factor, didn't seem to last as long.

[Hagen14t]

Okay thanks for the response. On that pullbar, when you are adjusting on the back side of the black biscuit(thats the one in the car), do you just turn the nut until it gets tight? And could you please explain where you measure the front ride heights at?

[washeduptoo]

Where your frame rail bends behind the front tire and before it turns toward the rear, there are a triangle hole and a round hole. Take the measurement below the triangle hole from the ground to the bottom of frame rail.

On that pull bar bushing, we just snugged it so the bushing wouldn't turn. Our thoughts were too much preload might split it. That is the bushing Scotty and them were using. Give him a call, we 1st bought a used Allen and he helped us a great deal. Good luck, worth your time to call him.

[washeduptoo]

What tire are you running, it can make a difference in ride hts. setting. We're on AR kk704.

[Hagen14t]

We run IMCA so the G60-15 Hoosier.

[Hagen14t]

I just remembered, i have a pull bar out of my old car that has two big poly bushings that i ran in that car. Could i just take one of them biscuits out and put it in this pull bar? If so which way should i put it in?

[washeduptoo]

We run the 2 big afco bushings with a washer in between the two. I talked to Scotty today, he said to give him a call, if the answering machine comes on, leave a message and he'll return your call sometime that day. I usually call between 8-9am and 1-2pm. We're not imca racer but alot of Allen cars are. If I can help, let me know.

[Hagen14t]

Thank you for all of your help.

[Hagen14t]

Hey washed, is that black bushing that you are talking about the 1500 lbs one in speedway?

[washeduptoo]

I think it was a 1250 and it did come from Speedway.

[Hagen14t]

Okay, say what happens when you go from say a 1500 lb bushing like that too say a 1050? Is that something you would want too do in the slick?

[washeduptoo]

You could give it a try, it all depends upon the driver and what he likes and feels from the seat. A 1050 might be too soft, a 1500 might be too hard, but every car/driver are different. I would try 1500 and see how the driver/car like it. IMO

[Hagen14t]

Hey washed, i was just wondering if you ran the allen shocks and if you liked them? Also, how much rake do you run in your j bar? Does your 09 have holes for adjusting the spring angle on the right rear on the top?

[washeduptoo]

We do run the Allen shock pkg and driver likes them. We run a short bar for panhard and we also run a QC. When we ran the jbar with the QC it was 4-4.5 inches of rake. The 09 chassis we have doesn't have the rr top shock/spring adjustment to move inboard/outboard. The new design chassis we're suppose to pick up after Christmas has that option.

[texas pride]

i have a metric modified that is a 4 bar car with nova lowers with a 700 and 750 on the front,j bar ,16 inch rear springs 225LR RR200 on sliders and its not a big name chassis brand so i dnt have much to go on as far as setup so i was wondering if someone can tell me a good place to start on the ride heights or some kinda of average that metric cars start with. i know there are diffrent ride heights for different chassis but i need any help i can get. THANKS