ccurtis74
07-31-2016, 07:15 PM
I'm new to the dirt side of racing. After 15 years on the pavement in various cars I've decided to switch over to dirt for a new challenge. I picked up a 2006 Shaw car for a start. It was setup as 3 link on a swing arm. Since then I've decided to switch over to a full 4 link. So I picked up a different rear end housing complete with port city bird cages and everything. Well now I'm following the shaw setup guide and trying to set ride heights. I am setup with coil over in front on RR and shock ahead on LR with coil over eliminator on rear. When I set my ride heights I am having an issue that is got me stumped. If I set the chassis on jacks and hook all 4 bars up then set both sides at ride height I'm good. But as soon as I hook up the RR shock/spring and set to ride height it holds the LR up almost 2" too high. I can leave LR shock and spring unhooked and still sit above ride height. But as soon as I unhook RR everything moves like it should. If I hook up LR shock it does hold the car up about 1/2". I'm lost at this point. It's like there is not enough weight on the rear of the car. But this 4 link over slung is so much different than what I'm used to. Can someone help a poor little rookie out.