How to move the LIFT Bar properly

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  • JustAddDirt
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 1893

    #16
    I believe it may have something to do with which side of centerline of rear end you are on.
    When rear end twists pinion up under acceleration, if on the left side of centerline, it would put more downward pressure on the left tire. likewise it being on the right side of center, would plant RR more. (in theory)
    I think there should be lifeguards in the genepool.

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    • JJ128
      Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 92

      #17
      The GRT lift bar had 4 mounting points: The 2 studs on the right side bell that are normally used and the 2 adjacent studs on the left side bell. Of course it did not use a support bar off of the axle tube or the frame rail, since it was mounted in 4 locations. I thought it seemed like a descent idea, but never saw or heard of anybody using one. It used to be on their "new products" page, but I don't see it now. I think the description claimed that it "loaded both rear tires equally."

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      • Nobody
        Member
        • Jun 2014
        • 43

        #18
        Racefastnow: Your theory is correct, doing what you did will pick up on the chassis more left of center but you have a problem: Due to many of the cars having a thin piece of square or round tube there, you going to get into some flex out of the bar resulting in a false reading. You put leverage on the tube to flex and basically soften the spring rate of the 5th coil, so you changed more then one thing messing up your results. No how much is going to depend on how much that bar is twisting and changing the effective spring rate of the 5th coil. You just went about it the wrong way. 1" on way or the other is noticeable to most good drivers but any driver should notice a 2" change for sure. Now it's not night and day difference but can be felts easily in back to back testing. Good luck
        Last edited by Nobody; 06-16-2014, 05:31 PM.

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        • Nobody
          Member
          • Jun 2014
          • 43

          #19
          nice, can't do paragraphs. what the hell, now I remember why I quit coming here

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