You lost me on that one a25rj lol
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You lost me on that one a25rj lol
I'm agree. Spring flopping around can't be good. Use these and you'll never have the CLANG problem again:
https://www.allstarperformance.com/p...LL64201&add=no
We use one on the RR and one on the 5th coil. Yes your 5th coil will completely unload under deceleration and do this same CLANG thing on the race track. We finally noticed pretty severe wear on the coil-over adjuster nut that lead us to this conclusion but a Go-Pro would probably tell the tale. We don't use one on the LF because the spring is pre-loaded about 1/2 inch at full drop :-) That's another benefit of running a softer LR.
2-3 inches of LR spring compression past ride height under racing conditions should put that car straight into the wall. Not questioning what you're saying but are you sure that isn't from weaving around under caution to work the tires? The LR is the one shock that I never pay attention to the travel indicator for this reason.
How soft are you talking on lr there some say 175 is soft but goin to 150 or even 125 would be loaded so much even at full drop correct?
Aaahaa.....that will definitely fix the clang! We had a set on the last Rocket I crewed on but they weren't that long. Have they been out that long, I usually don't miss those type of things. My "library" stays up to date with the newest catalogs (its about kneehigh now,lol).
As far as the lr compression, you may be right. I guess I need to get the gopro hooked up. I haven't crew chiefed in year and a half, but I am in the middle of putting 2 cars together right now, a bwrc and a local built experimental car. It has a nascar style front end so we'll have to wait and see if it holds any promise.
Longer spring same rate same darn thing. Longer spring less rate= car doesn't fall as easily, stays loaded, helps keep car on RF for corner entry blah blah blah. Throw a 125-150 on and keep 100-200lbs loaded at full hike and you're good to go. (Mic drop)
He's clearly talking about the UPPER seat "clanging". Obviously everybody wire ties their springs to the lower seat but if it comes off the upper, you're going to have this problem unless you use a take-up spring or something like the AllStar part that I linked him to.
There is no end user error on my part. I don't have those issues, been using longer springs and/or a stacked setup for several years. My post was sarcasm at its finest.
You let the cat out of the bag, when you admitted you don't know who Mr. Link is! I doubt there's very few racers who don't know who he is!
I typically don't agree with SCD, but I have to here. I've been doing this foolishness for almost 30 years. I have never heard of this "Mr. Link" either. And to me, $5K for a set of shocks for a Mod is excessive.
"Mr. Link" is Jerry Link. He's pretty well known and highly regarded in the shock world. Knowing or not knowing who he is doesn't really mean much though.
LOL Ok, thanks
Matt49. Thanks for posting that information. Only Link I know about is Jack Link the jerky guy. Lol JMO.
Sorry guys, Jerry is known more in the late model circles. When he was at Shy Suspension, his shocks won a ton of races and championships. Now he is the director of Afco's shock program. He can offer you mod guys a ton of info for your shock program.
Not to change the subject...although the original topic has run its course...
Does anybody know anything about his new "Afco Technologies" shocks? The website says to call for more information but I'm not really in the market for new shocks, just curious about them.
Anyone played with bumpstops on a mod and how soft spring should it be to play with it without loosing drive off corner I know use to some would only let 2inches shaft showing
$5000 set of shocks? You better have at least 12 of them for $5k or you're an idiot
If you race IMCA, you can get them for $50/ea :)