Camaro Clip Leaf Car vs Metric 4 link car

[Wrenchead84]

we are seeing the same thing you just said about the camaro @dirt_Buster. i started with a camaro and soon found out they sucked everywhere but down the straights. very inconsistent. the nova however seemed to be everything the camaro isnt. we get good roll over and great bite when setup correctly. also 100 times more consistent it would seem.

[over4T]

Metric, Chevelle and Camaros will all work fine with the proper work done to any of them. However what we've found over the last 30 years trying each type is that the metric car requires a lot more attention, both on the front and rear suspension to be really good as well as a lot more time spent under the back end at the track adjusting things. The Chevelle front end is much better as well as simpler to get right. We've had much more success with the Camaros and have spent the last 10 years getting them right. The front ends are pretty simple to do with a little attention to the spindles and a-arms that you use. The leaf rears work well pretty much right out of the box and, if you run a Super/Pro type class like us that allows a lot of modifications, you can get all the forward and side bite you can stand and have a very consistent setup that will almost never get beat out of the corner by the others. Plus you will rarely spend your night at the track changing all your rear adjustments and, yes, a well built leafer will have adjustments. Ours has well over 30. As I hit the 3/4 century mark yesterday laying in the dirt at the track has less appeal than it did 50 years ago.

[over4T]

Marysville Raceway in CA runs a season ending all stock car show called the Taxi Open every year,everything from Pure Stocks, Hobby Stocks, Pro/Super/Street Stocks, Winged Super Stocks and Limited Late Models. Several guys, including us, run multiple classes. Leafs, 3 links, 4 bars and a couple of Ford 4 links are in the Supers and Winged classes. Last year we won the Pro/Super/Street main and this year won our heat in that division and were 2nd with 2 laps to go in the main and broke an axle, first one in over 30 years, so with the winged main up next couldn't fix it in time to start that one. Ran well in our winged heat with a sideboard though. With the season over for us (looks like our Thanksgiving race will get rained out) you might enjoy the Marysville highlights tape on their Facebook page. We're the black & yellow 4T for those who think leafs are inconsistent & lack bite. Enjoy and continue the debate.LOL

[JustAddDirt]

we are seeing the same thing you just said about the camaro @dirt_Buster. i started with a camaro and soon found out they sucked everywhere but down the straights. very inconsistent. the nova however seemed to be everything the camaro isnt. we get good roll over and great bite when setup correctly. also 100 times more consistent it would seem.

Nova's are better mainly because they have more toe in on the rear springs.
I think 75 and up use the same geometry front end as the Camaro. but the leaf's are closer together in the front mounting.
takes out bind that a Camaro has with the straighter spring stack.