left rear shock

[shadowj38]

has anyone ever had any luck with running say an 8-1 or 7-2 valving shock on the left rear to get a little more drive off the corner?

[ToddSmith16]

Yes....

...when it gets slick.....7-2 or 6-2!

[charcoal01]

if you learn to trail brake well it also helps you turn in on entry without sliding the tires too.

[TeamTerminator]

what shocks are those valvings u have listed? afco,intergra or bilsteins? just wondering since the bilsteins are listed different.

[bushracing67]

low rebound, high compression...

[ToddSmith16]

Shocks

QA1 sells a 6-2 out of the box...I have had shocks revalved to be a 7-2.

[Ricky76]

Will running a 6-2 on the left rear loosen you up on entry ?

[charcoal01]

Off the gas, yes. What are you changing from? It will add a momentary spike in cross as you get off the gas, which will free you up.

[taslowroller]

bilstien make a 8/2 shock out of the box

[bushracing67]

bilstien make a 8/2 shock out of the box

careful on the bilstein.. 8/2 = 2/8 bilstein lists rebound first, everyone else does compression first, that is what i run tho bilstein sz shocks, best bang for the buck imo

[Ricky76]

Right now I'm running a QA1 5-3 on the left rear and wanting to get more drive off the corner. The car gets in fine and has pretty good drive off, but would like to have more when the track dries out.

[ToddSmith16]

decrease stagger or run reverse stagger. Should get you there since the car seems somewhat fine now.

[stock car driver]

decrease stagger or run reverse stagger. Should get you there since the car seems somewhat fine now.

How do you turn left then???

I increase stagger on dry. When I adjust car to gain traction I still need it to turn left.

With less or none youve got to break traction on one tire for sure to turn the car. I dont want to ever break traction on a tire if I dont have to.

[Ricky76]

I appreciate all the help and information. I have decreased the rear stagger and it helped. I can get in the turns fine because we run adjustable brakes so I can tighten it up or loosen it up with the adjuster. If I go to a 6-2 left rear, won't that make it harder for the weight to transfer to the rear or would it help plant the left rear coming off the turns ?

[blncfn57]

I appreciate all the help and information. I have decreased the rear stagger and it helped. I can get in the turns fine because we run adjustable brakes so I can tighten it up or loosen it up with the adjuster. If I go to a 6-2 left rear, won't that make it harder for the weight to transfer to the rear or would it help plant the left rear coming off the turns ?

I struggled with a 7-2 on the LR, no traction coming off the corner. I went to a straight 4 valve without changing anything else and it was like a totally different car coming off the corner. I know the high compression shock on the LR works well on bar cars that are using it to hold the car up on the bars to promote traction, but I have NEVER had any luck getting enough angle in a 20 some inch trailing arm to notice a gain in traction. (I run a 68 chevelle frame). Some guys claim they notice a difference with the high compression shock and some hate it...... I am one of the later!

I am with Jeff on the stagger, without enough stagger the LR is gonna slip when turning left and once that happens it's hard to get it to grip again until the car straightens out.