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[DaveBauerSS6]

There are different setups that can win the same race. That said:

I like feel of the chassis higher in the rear. It raises the stock frame mounts in relation to the rear end. I run the lowers on the rear end about middle holes on Jeff's mounts. I vary the rear holes for rear steer. On our only track for IMCAs, it works well.

Shocks are difficult to test by hand. If the RF shock is weak it will allow the car to roll over and bottom out the RF. I would go to the 3 off in hot laps and then switch the front shocks for the heat IF they are the same. One change at a time.

On a stock rear suspension, I work on the front end to steer the car into the corner.

I've never ran that much bite, 50 to150 is the range. I'm not sure how that would handle??

[Ricky76]

Will more cross weight tighten you up on entry or exit ? And also what about left side weight ? The effects of more or less ? Thanks, Ricky

[dirtman45]

More cross will tighten exit.

More left will loosen you up in general.

[mudcrasy]

So would more leftside weight help with the bottoming out right front and tight entery together?

[mudcrasy]

Dave, my old chassi worked great with 280 - 300 bite . This chassi I built my self, is it possible that this chassi needs way less bite? If so can I do that with current springs and ride heights or do I need to do a little research and find what works with that amount of bite?

Thanks John

[DaveBauerSS6]

I've never ran that much bite. I've read that some run that much. Maybe someone with experience will chime in. I know its above average. I've never ran that much left side also. You are getting into LS asphalt racing numbers.

Like dirtman said those front springs are on the heavy side. I run a 150 split across the front to turn.

I would work on the entry first. I've never ran into a stock rear chassis, leaf or coil that affected the entry enough to push. The correction was always in the front end. You should turn the wheel hard left and spin out not push. 3/4 links , floating brakes are a different story.

I do know that any adjustment taken to extreme will create another problem.

[mudcrasy]

Thanks for the replys, went racing last night and got 3rd inthe heat and 3rd in the feature. Way better than before. The only down fall it was a rough tacky track so I will have to wait till next year.

Thanks again

John

[dirtman45]

So what did you end up doing to the car then?

[mudcrasy]

I took the 1/4 shim out of the front, brought the ls weight up to 54.6, changed the rr spring to a 200, lowered the rear a 1/2 and took bite down to 270. It was hard to tell anything do to track conditions but on a smooth track I think it my still be tight on entery. I have some high weight above rear end (about 16" above and 150 pounds), if it is still tight I am thinking of moving it down to frame high 25 pounds at a time.

John

[dirtman45]

I know I'm on a completely different track and all, but we moved weight left and lower as the season went on. Seemed to just work better overall. The car still had some mid corner roll for side bite but would go into the corner a little easier, I think because of more weight on the left, and get out of the corner better because it would settle down on the LR a little faster. This was all with a lot of bite, like 350ish.

But it depends on corner entry speed, we have pretty good banking so we go in hard and have to give it a little bit of a "throw" to get it set. Then kinda let it ride through the mid part and roll onto the gas as you start to come out.