Racer Roy
01-01-2012, 02:53 PM
Hello there, happy new year:
I have a question for your wisdom.
I am going touring with my big spring offset late model this year and I am looking for some setup info so I can have a decent baseline.
I am borrowing some notes from a friend who has raced the tracks we will be going to, but his cars are all coilovers.
I know this is a dirt forum and we are on pavement, but the formula I am looking for should be the same regardless of surface.
I have raced on a 1/4 mile flat track with the following (big springs on Camaro lowers):
750RF 800LF 175RR 200LR
He ran the same track on coilovers with:
250RF 275LF 175RR 200LR
On the high bank 3/8 oval, he went up to 325 on both front springs with success.
What rates would you suggest I start at for my big spring front to be close to what his car was with 325's?
Is there a publication that has these formulas, possibly from the beginning of the coilover era?
Also, to avoid the BBSS/bumpstop debate, I know these numbers are all old school, but that is what I have to work with for this season. My car is very competitive on the flat tracks and I am hoping to be decent on the big tracks.
Thanks for the opinions, cheers
RR
I have a question for your wisdom.
I am going touring with my big spring offset late model this year and I am looking for some setup info so I can have a decent baseline.
I am borrowing some notes from a friend who has raced the tracks we will be going to, but his cars are all coilovers.
I know this is a dirt forum and we are on pavement, but the formula I am looking for should be the same regardless of surface.
I have raced on a 1/4 mile flat track with the following (big springs on Camaro lowers):
750RF 800LF 175RR 200LR
He ran the same track on coilovers with:
250RF 275LF 175RR 200LR
On the high bank 3/8 oval, he went up to 325 on both front springs with success.
What rates would you suggest I start at for my big spring front to be close to what his car was with 325's?
Is there a publication that has these formulas, possibly from the beginning of the coilover era?
Also, to avoid the BBSS/bumpstop debate, I know these numbers are all old school, but that is what I have to work with for this season. My car is very competitive on the flat tracks and I am hoping to be decent on the big tracks.
Thanks for the opinions, cheers
RR