Spring in front/Shock behind on Right Rear

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  • Darkstar15
    Member
    • Sep 2007
    • 90

    #1

    Spring in front/Shock behind on Right Rear

    Just did this change to our car. Went to practice, was tacky. Car ran ok, but wanted to lift left front when driver got back in gas. Not too high, maybe 6 to 8 inchs. Did not carry it very far either. Car did not do this last year with spring and shock togrther. Not sure we were ever on a track this tacky last year though. Question is, is this normal ? The other mods were not doing this. Not sure we like this. It sure seems he was over on the RR alots.

    John
  • johnny v
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 197

    #2
    what's the angle on the RRU bar?

    Raise it up 1 hole... that should lay the LF back down...
    Last edited by johnny v; 03-19-2012, 08:46 PM.
    " Most of my drivers have been new to 4 link stuff and I believe most of their chassis issues are really my driver issues....... "

    see ya
    johnny v

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    • Dirtrunner35
      Senior Member
      • May 2010
      • 632

      #3
      A stop watch will tell you if it was hurting you.

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      • k.shaw
        Senior Member
        • Oct 2008
        • 154

        #4
        I like having the shock on back, If their was a lot of traction in the track either raise the
        RR Upper link on the chassis or stiffen the RR spring.
        Kevin Shaw

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        • CHRISTINE
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2008
          • 341

          #5
          spring

          Kevin what does this do to the car? what adjustments should be made when the track drys?

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          • k.shaw
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2008
            • 154

            #6
            When the shock is behind it will slow the shaft speed down and not ramp up the rate of the
            shock compression as much as if it were in the front. Both ways work well, I just prefer the shock behind.
            As far as making changes as with the start of the post ,I think the car would have been fine in the slick you just have to tune this setup more so in the traction.
            Kevin Shaw

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            • racin6mod
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2008
              • 2172

              #7
              I deleted my earlier post I mes read the question.I was thinking of a builder that puts the spring behind on the rr using a coilover set up.

              I like the spring in front on the bird cage with a standard valve shock behind on the rr just seems to have a better fill.

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              • CHRISTINE
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2008
                • 341

                #8
                Shocks

                Thats my next question should you use the same 3-5 shock or a 93 or a 3-7 ???? on this set up

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