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    It's called gravity. Everything that pushes...

    It's called gravity.

    Everything that pushes the tires into the ground is an effect of gravity.

    Shocks only attempt to control the speed which gravity effects the tire contact patch.

    Jmho
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    I was able to get .000 rf .040 out per inch...

    I was able to get .000 rf

    .040 out per inch lf.

    With stock inners and stock drag link.

    With lf toed out 3/8.
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    I was able to get .000 rf .040 out per inch of...

    I was able to get .000 rf

    .040 out per inch of

    With stock winners and stock drag link.
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    Bumpsteer on s metric frame is contributed to...

    Bumpsteer on s metric frame is contributed to largely by the angle of the upper a arm inner pivot.
    If the pivot axis is largely parallel to the frame, bump steer can be set with the stock center...
  5. Thread: LF Bump stop?

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    It is still the same as the left rear, using a...

    It is still the same as the left rear, using a soft spring maintains more weight on the tire for the same amount of travel.

    100# spring

    600# load.

    Unload 200#. Spring is 2 inches longer...
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    What is the actual camber when the car is at...

    What is the actual camber when the car is at corner entry attitude?
    With the cars traveling further than ever, static cambers relate little to on track performance.

    LF camber starts the weight...
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    Only if the test was started at equal preload. ...

    Only if the test was started at equal preload.
    A 2 inch shorter spring with a 2 inch spacer may not be exactly the same.
    The 2 percent that most guarantee the spring rate comes into play. Plus or...
  8. Thread: Rf load

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    The last paragraph should be telling for the...

    The last paragraph should be telling for the limited, and crate guys trying to run unlimited setups.

    Same can be said for spec tires, etc.

    Next question will be, Where is the dividing line...
  9. Thread: Rf load

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    If the effect you claim is truly aero, it will...

    If the effect you claim is truly aero, it will become less effective when behind another car.

    Also, that weight on the tires comes at the expense of more aero drag. No such thing as something for...
  10. Thread: Rf load

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    Regardless of where the spoiler is hanging out...

    Regardless of where the spoiler is hanging out at, only thing the contact patches see is the weight actually applied to them. Doesn't matter where it comes from.
    Unless you are coil bound, or on a...
  11. Thread: Rf load

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    Is your car at that 4 inch mark all the way...

    Is your car at that 4 inch mark all the way around the track?
    Cause that's the only place wheel loads will be the same.
  12. Thread: Rf load

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    Now you start messing with body heights while...

    Now you start messing with body heights while sitting in the pits.
    Also, load numbers above and below the load numbers are different. So, if your car isn't at the load center to center, the loads...
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    What does the rf height look like while checking...

    What does the rf height look like while checking the droop?

    May be comparing the wrong thing.
  14. Thread: mid corner

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    Have you tried a little less stagger? You are...

    Have you tried a little less stagger?
    You are getting too much rr drive in the center of the corner in the slick.
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    The basics still haven't changed. Racers are...

    The basics still haven't changed.

    Racers are the greatest recyclers in the world.
    As you have stated, change one thing, need to revisit whole raft of things.
    Assume must be stack leaf, no ...
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    There are several threads on this forum dating...

    There are several threads on this forum dating back 15 years.

    Fastboys setup would be search name.

    Take what you have learned with modern 4 link setup and apply to leafs.

    The problem...
  17. Thread: Overton's rr

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    More rf travel. Less lr travel. More left...

    More rf travel. Less lr travel.
    More left weight. Different spring rates.

    Pretty long list of things can change chassis attitude.
  18. Thread: Pilot Bushing

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    If you have a bronze one, setup in lathe and...

    If you have a bronze one, setup in lathe and knurled od.
  19. Thread: Overton's rr

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    Please do tell. How are you achieving torque...

    Please do tell.

    How are you achieving torque thrust vectors without mechanically loading the tires?

    The tires are the only contact with the track surface.
    Mechanical linkages are the only...
  20. Thread: Overton's rr

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    As a side note, karting is able to reach those...

    As a side note, karting is able to reach those dynamic numbers without separate suspensions.
    They effectively teeter as well.
  21. Thread: Overton's rr

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    If you can achieve desired wheel weights in...

    If you can achieve desired wheel weights in dynamic, bumps and limiters are not needed. Might be what Rumley achieved with his "device".
    Near as I know, current setups use these as most means to...
  22. Thread: Overton's rr

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    Rumley's most notorious achievement came before...

    Rumley's most notorious achievement came before the cars were on bump stops on the rf, and chain limiters on the lr.
    As was indicated in a couple posts before, rr height is mostly dictated by chain...
  23. Thread: Overton's rr

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    I think I understand what you are saying. I...

    I think I understand what you are saying.

    I know the RR tire is loaded by not only the RR spring and bars, but also the LR spring and bars, the j bar, and the lift arm. Any aero loads are applied...
  24. Thread: Overton's rr

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    I'm saying I can set the rr bars and bury the...

    I'm saying I can set the rr bars and bury the right quarter panel of the body into the track.

    Does that mean there is more aero downforce?
    I'm not feeling it
  25. Thread: Overton's rr

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    That was my point. There is no way of knowing the...

    That was my point. There is no way of knowing the weights on the tires by simply looking at the attitude of the car.

    Any mix of springs j bar settings, control arm positions, etc, can alter the...
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