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    I agree with the majority of what has been said...

    I agree with the majority of what has been said so far. RF spring rate in particular does influence forward drive in most cases. There are times when cars seem to come out of the corner better on...
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    allows you to prevent topping out the shock when...

    allows you to prevent topping out the shock when car is hiked up...assuming that the car has something to limit lr drop other than shock. If there's nothing else to limit lr drop besides the shock,...
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    engine location is the biggest factor, both...

    engine location is the biggest factor, both laterally and vertically. a car with the engine at center of cross member will almost always need more RF spring than a car with engine max allowable...
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    assuming four bar with floated springs on...

    assuming four bar with floated springs on birdcages, i've seen everything from 300-650 on the lf, 300-600 on the rf, 150-300 on the lr, and same on rr. On most chevelle stub cars a person can start...
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    Ryan Gustin is the master of "backing up the...

    Ryan Gustin is the master of "backing up the corner". Many others are getting better at it, but he does it better than anyone else in a mod at this point. Kelly Shryock even commented on that a...
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    don't put too much emphasis on the brake floater....

    don't put too much emphasis on the brake floater. Most of the lift bar cars don't have a left rear brake floater. It is much more a matter of just trail braking, and having the car right so that you...
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    Those wheels do NOT respond well to any wheel to...

    Those wheels do NOT respond well to any wheel to wheel contact. If you race on a nice, wide grooved track where there isn't a lot of contact, you'll probably be ok with them. However, more "high...
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    point taken to some degree on the bowling ball....

    point taken to some degree on the bowling ball. And, that is a pretty good article. However to better illustrate my point, and acknowledge negligence of surface friction coefficient presented in my...
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    hughes had a 600 in his RF at las cruces a few...

    hughes had a 600 in his RF at las cruces a few months back. I know he doesn't run it everywhere, but like most of the guys that run up front consistently, he knows that there is no one magic bullet...
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    hold a bowling ball, or something heavy at arm's...

    hold a bowling ball, or something heavy at arm's length from your body...spin as fast as you can, then stop your body's spinning as fast as possible....observe what the bowling balls does....

    now,...
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    These threads are funny. There sure are a lot of...

    These threads are funny. There sure are a lot of "best" shock guys out there. I say that not to be condescending to anyone, but only to make the point that the "best" shock guy is the one that you...
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    Repeated stating of a name doesn't strengthen an...

    Repeated stating of a name doesn't strengthen an argument. Therefore, I won't be repeatedly stating my name.

    Stormy Scott is one of the hottest drivers in the game right now. Nobody can argue...
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    No hating here almighty one...learn to laugh at...

    No hating here almighty one...learn to laugh at yourself...you will live a lot longer.

    oh yeah, the rocket black front end...was also a good geometry package for its time. Still, there are other...
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    Front end may or may not be great. It hasn't been...

    Front end may or may not be great. It hasn't been seen in victory lane at any usmts show yet, so saying it is the be-all, end-all of dirt modified front ends is probably a good bit of overzealous...
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    we run closer to 7.0 gears at Humbolt. Can't...

    we run closer to 7.0 gears at Humbolt. Can't remember the last time we ran anything higher than the 6.50 range there
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    the 1" shorter spoiler (7" if that's what they're...

    the 1" shorter spoiler (7" if that's what they're doing) won't slow the spec motor cars down any substantial amount. The spec head motor will still be the thing to have. Bringing the 8000rpm chip...
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    turning the stub 1/2 to 3/4" pretty much just...

    turning the stub 1/2 to 3/4" pretty much just allows the front tires to be square with each other after caster is set. There are plenty of cars that run up front in all venues with stubs that are...
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    Jason is pretty good about telling people to buy...

    Jason is pretty good about telling people to buy a new car if they want help. He's always been that way, nothing new there.

    a pair of 600's in the front, and a pair of 200's in the rear should be...
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