604 Crate still a little too tight
So every since I have started racing crate late models at the end of 2013, I have been fighting a tight condition in my car at just about every track I race on... if it is muddy or high traction. Once the track slicks off, I feel pretty good in the car and it's comfortable to drive. Just this past weekend, I raced at a 1/3 mile high banked track with tacky conditions and I was very tight in hot laps to the point I was having to pitch and catch the car in the corners by stabbing the brakes and hammering on the throttle. If I did it right, it worked ok... but I don't like doing that and it's easy to miss the corner doing that.
The track is a small d-shaped track. Turn 2 opens up and turn 4 is tighter. On turns 1-2, the car felt pretty good, still a little tight when I picked the throttle back up, but felt decent. The biggest problem I had was going into 3. I would stab the brakes, pitch the car and try to get back in the throttle quick. As soon as I did, it felt like the front tires would skate up the track and the only thing I could do was to just completely get out of the throttle for it to turn.
Here's what my setup looks like... 2006 Rocket blue front
Weight (with me in the car)
Left - 55.12%
Rear - 52.58%
Bite - 69 lbs
Springs
LF - 400, RF - 350, LR - 225, RR - 225, 5th -300, 6th - 400
J-Bar Frame (Rocket spec), Pinion (just above center)
Stagger - 5"
Shocks (Ohlins DA)
Setup close to Tacky setting from Shy
Rear Bars (counting from bottom to top holes)
LR Top 2/4, LR Bottom 5/6, RR Top 3/3, RR Bottom 2/3