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  • shadowj38
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 161

    #1

    mid corner to exit problem

    i run a metric chassis that weighs 3100lbs. im have a 250 lr spring, 200 rr spring, 1000 lf spring, and a 1100 rf spring. through the corner my car wants to skate up the track from mid turn through exit. can anyone give me any ideas on how to fix this? thanks
  • ToddSmith16
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 2854

    #2
    Looks good so far....

    Spring rates look good! What are the scale percentages, air pressures, how much bite in the car and what are the shock valvings?

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    • Dirtrunner35
      Senior Member
      • May 2010
      • 632

      #3
      Too much rebound in the left side??

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      • shadowj38
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2011
        • 161

        #4
        i run 52% left 52% rear and 52% cross. i run a 5-3 on the lf, a 6-6 on the rf, a 4-5 on the lr, and a 4-4 on the rr for shocks. and the car has 150# of bite. thank you for your help!

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        • shadowj38
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2011
          • 161

          #5
          my air pressures are 10 lf, 12 rf, 8 lr, and 10 rr.

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          • ToddSmith16
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 2854

            #6
            Don't know what type of tires your running but those air pressures seem pretty low. I would come up 2 pounds on left side and 4 pounds on the right side if your running Emods or American Racers. Take the 5-3 from the left side and put it on the RF. Put a 5-5 on LF. Put a 5-3 or 6-2 on the LR. RR shock is fine. Have your bite close to 200. This will improve the car!!!

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            • shadowj38
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2011
              • 161

              #7
              thank you for the help.. i will try these things and see what i come up with.

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              • stock car driver
                Senior Member
                • Jul 2007
                • 3233

                #8
                Originally posted by shadowj38 View Post
                i run a metric chassis that weighs 3100lbs. im have a 250 lr spring, 200 rr spring, 1000 lf spring, and a 1100 rf spring. through the corner my car wants to skate up the track from mid turn through exit. can anyone give me any ideas on how to fix this? thanks
                Add some stagger to the rear.

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                • Graff Spee
                  Senior Member
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 881

                  #9
                  Swap the front springs.

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                  • bushracing67
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 904

                    #10
                    leave the front springs, swap the rear springs

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                    • Moldymulldoon
                      Member
                      • Jul 2010
                      • 59

                      #11
                      If your ballast in the rear is high... move it down about 6 inches.
                      You can go down 25-50 pounds on RR spring.
                      Put a 3-3 or lower right shock. OR put a 3-3 on both sides.
                      3-5 RF shock 5 on the compression 3 on the rebound get the weight to get up off the front and onto the Right rear.

                      Stuff a spring rubber 1/4 into the very end of the right front spring.. roughly 50# more spring rate.
                      Go up on left front spring.
                      1000 lf 1100rf
                      225lr 175 rr springs.
                      softer RR spring will loosen you up going in- tighten you up coming out.
                      SAME with lowering Ballast... loosen up going in... tighten you up coming out.
                      More spring left front will loosen you up comming in... help tighten you up coming out.
                      easy up front right shock will put weight to rear of car faster.
                      3-3 rear shocks will transfer weight quicker to right side.
                      a hold down shock will help loosen you up coming into the corner.
                      check caster settings also. That too will help coming out.
                      check bushings on trailing arms. One could have gone bad.
                      Sorry for long winded post. Maybe some of this could help.
                      Moldy

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                      • stock car driver
                        Senior Member
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 3233

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Moldymulldoon View Post
                        If your ballast in the rear is high... move it down about 6 inches.
                        You can go down 25-50 pounds on RR spring.
                        Put a 3-3 or lower right shock. OR put a 3-3 on both sides.
                        3-5 RF shock 5 on the compression 3 on the rebound get the weight to get up off the front and onto the Right rear.

                        Stuff a spring rubber 1/4 into the very end of the right front spring.. roughly 50# more spring rate.
                        Go up on left front spring.
                        1000 lf 1100rf
                        225lr 175 rr springs.
                        softer RR spring will loosen you up going in- tighten you up coming out.
                        SAME with lowering Ballast... loosen up going in... tighten you up coming out.
                        More spring left front will loosen you up comming in... help tighten you up coming out.
                        easy up front right shock will put weight to rear of car faster.
                        3-3 rear shocks will transfer weight quicker to right side.
                        a hold down shock will help loosen you up coming into the corner.
                        check caster settings also. That too will help coming out.
                        check bushings on trailing arms. One could have gone bad.
                        Sorry for long winded post. Maybe some of this could help.
                        Moldy
                        Which spring rubber adds 50#s?

                        Ive bought all the rated ones and the black ones from the parts store and havent gotten one to increase the front spring rate in a 700 lb spring for example even 25#s. These are the full diameter double sided springs rubbers, that basically appear to isolate a full coil.

                        Ive given up on using them since the most increase of rate I found actually RATING them was a 18lb increase, they are much to hard to wriggle in there for that little gain.

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