Another question from a newbie

[BigNilla]

Can someone please explain when and who develope what is commonly referred to as "wide right front" and what specifically the benefits of it are? Have been told you can make it work without but that it helps. Not disputing it one way or another just hungry for knowledge. Feel free to get technical.Thanks in advance.

[TLM4t4]

The feeling I get from it is more positive steering in corner entry and tightens the car from center off. I have no clue who actually started it but most chassis manufactures have gone to it. I can remember back in 2003-2004 all I run was 7 3/4" RF upper with a 17 5/8" lower. We are now running the 17 5/8" on LF and 8 1/2" upper with 19 1/4" lower on RF. The car steers more positively and has a great amount of stability. Guess it goes back to when Pontiac changed the Grand Prix up a great deal and the motto was (Wider is Better). I'm sure there's many different ways to go about explaining this and someone please correct me if I'm wrong but this is the difference I feel.

[Kwoods25]

http://www.4m.net/showthread.php?334...-rf-optionreadhere you go

[BigNilla]

Great info I guess I need to hunt down a newer chassis. I was thinking of updating what I have (all I have is the bare chassis) so anything else that would need to be changed would have to be purchased as well anyway. So I'm kinda at a loss do I upgrade what I have or do I start with something else?

[Kwoods25]

What year do you have? It's not something that you have to have to win or run good, you can adjust more is all

[BigNilla]

Was told 2005 Rayburn combo chassis swingarm or 4 bar the engine plate on it does say 05 Rayburn and it fits may be a copy may be authentic not sure but that's all I have to go on

[BigNilla]

Just want to do the most bang for my buck. Trying to figure if I would come out better with an update or if I should get something newer that is more complete. Kent Robinson had a great deal on 2 different cars (he still has one of them for sale) but unfortunately it is a bit out of my price range) that I would love to have. And I know his equipment is well maintained and not abused. Stapleton bought one of them and McCool looked great in it at Charlotte. Just gotta save up I suppose

[Kwoods25]

They had a Rocket club 29 "Lanigans tech support deal" for sale on racing junk rolling for $8500, you really don't need the latest and greatest to win on a local level. You just gotta know how to make it work. We got a new rocket this year' but we had been running a '10 car. Yes both cars have wide RF but it's just a extra option and more you can fine tune.

[BigNilla]

Sounds like another great deal.I don't think you can go wrong with Lanigan tech support. Those guys at Club29 are on top of their game. Plus they are fairly close to where I live.

[Kwoods25]

they sure have found something that works, but they do have top guys in them and top guys who are already winning are gonna keep winning with whatever they are in. i have always run rocket stuff and its just what i like, everybody has there own .02 cents on chassis but its all in what you like

[TLM4t4]

Rayburn's are very good on certain kind of tracks that are very heavy or rough. They also take a liking to a balls to the wall, hang it out type of driver. But when the tracks slick off they are very hard to keep under you because they don't have alot of scotch. I drove for a guy that had one and we had 2 good runs in it over a years time before he got tired of it and sold it. We tried it watts linked, z linked, 4 bar and everything else. The next thing I wanted to try on it was take the pull bar off, and put a lift arm on it with a 5th and 6th coil, I really think that would help a Rayburn with scotch because with the pull bar when you roll back in the gas the pull bar gets loaded and it picks the whole back end of the car up like a pissed off bumble bee, with the LF 3' in the air. Cj has all forward drive, and his cars a very stabile with the front end. I also know that they are very free cars and I was also wanting to try a shorter RR axle tube, or 6" offset wheel for dry slick conditions.

[BigNilla]

I really appreciate you guys helping out I love the technical aspects of this sport trying to learn all I can

[Kwoods25]

Couple guys running from were I'm at says they feel like there head is coming out the right side of the car they have to drive em in so hard set up on swing arm lol

[LM14]

We ran the wide front end on a '97 Shaw and on a '98 Warrior. Not really a new thing.

SPark

[Kwoods25]

They just keep getting wider is the thing