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Brad,

Is there any benefit in raising a flat air cleaner base higher on the carb with a spacer kit? Away from the engine, cooler air?

Without changing anything else, what effect would adding packers/shims to the RF bump do on throttle?

Please explain....

Built one years ago for our modifieds with some leftover square tubing, pillow block bearings, pulleys and a $50 12 volt bbq rotisserie motor and 12v to 120 converter. I had to use the pulleys reduce...

Yep. Shock was ruled out.

Just would like to know why what we had when we bought the car won't work now. I assure you that we would love to spend the money elsewhere and quit focusing on it...

Another private message asked if we had an adjustable shock mount on the frame for the LR shock and we do. He asked why couldn't we just raise the mount upwards with the 125 spring in to allow the...

Compression is maxed out and gas is at 125 psi.

I also had a suggestion that not enough rod force could be the culprit with us not having a front shock. What kind of numbers would we need to look...

Just another update...

We have ran 3 nights so far this year. 4th, 3rd, & a 2nd. Should have won all 3 nights but due to our continuing issue the car is so so lazy on restarts & will not climb the...

Yes with the triple stack the ride height is lower (18.25 to 18.5 center to center) (normal to us). With the 125# spring it is higher (20 center to center) but it works.

We replaced all 3 springs...

Also here are some measurements if it helps on how low the LR in this car sits..

From the ground to the center of the upper shock mounts:

RF-27 3/4"
LF-27 3/4"
RR-26 1/2"
LR-25 1/2"

These...

Thanks for the replies.

We have changed out the 5th coil shock, took lift bar loose and checked it. We have not replaced the birdcages yet but have taken them off and checked them per the chassis...

Just throwing this out there.

When the triple stack is set correctly at ride height, the plastic coil stackers that go between the springs are very close to touching( possibly touching). What...

Just to follow up...

We have installed a new transmission and yoke but we haven't been able to test it due to a recent snow storm. I have also ordered all new swift springs for the triple stack....

With the driver in the car it will go down .5" consistently. I questioned it when we got the car but the chassis builder says its right. Another local with the same chassis does the same.

The shock builder and chassis builder suggested that we try a locknut with that specific shock and spring combo. Originally we didn't have it on before we had any issues. After the shock got bent and...

It should be the same as before at our static ride height. No bars have been changed.

How low would be too low? General static starting points?

The day I put the Integra on at the track it had a 125 single spring on it. I smashed it to our extended load number and stuck it on and didn't change anything else. This had the static ride height...

I have had several people private message me and I am very open to any and every option of trying stuff. Several have asked about checking birdcages, rod ends, j-bar, torque arm while it has a load...

A true triple stack (3 separate springs). It has been checked and nothing seems wrong there. Took all 4 4 link rods off and replaced, took 5th coil shock off and replaced & ran torque arm thru the...

Yes he finished the race with the bent shaft (bent down near the rod end) and yes the car would continue to climb the bars...like I said in the original post, if he is on a tacky track the car will...

The wreck happened on a restart...leader brake checked we were second and the third place car ran up under him & picked his rearend up off the track. Finished the race with the bent shaft.

We...

Yes we are dealing with the original builder of the shock. The original builder replaced the bent shaft and said everything else looked fine. Swears he did not change anything other than the shaft....

No front shock

Lock not is under the floater plate near the bottom of the threads. Should only affect extended load & was setup and put on by the shock builder #2.

Yes it has been tried with and without the...

Sorry I should have clarified.

Originally we had the triple stack with no lock nut....shock got bent & we put it back with the lock nut at our smash number (24" @165-200) and it wouldn't hike....