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  • washeduptoo
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 1353

    #16
    Are you breaking the swedge tube if that's is what your using?

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    • oldtrackchamp4x
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2009
      • 270

      #17
      In your second post you say you add 3 rounds lr and car is good. Add four and it isn't. Maybe your driver is not changing his driving style for the slick track. You may try putting a 1/2 in spacer on the lr or drop air pressures to RF 12 RR 10 LF 10 LR 8. Or have him try backing the corner up when slick Only try one at a time. JMO

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      • charlie115
        Member
        • Aug 2014
        • 38

        #18
        lf 10 rf 14 lr 10 rr 13 on slick,, moved the lru down this weekend and added the 3 rounds but car seemed too tight. the car lays over hard on right front. just wondering if I might be collapsing rt front spring,, 450.. or am I over adjusting car? thinking about changing rt front shock.. any sujestions?

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        • oldtrackchamp4x
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2009
          • 270

          #19
          You may be over adjusting the car because you are making more than one change at a time. Make one change only, if that doesn't work put it back where it was. If it helps somewhat, keep it and try the next change and so on. How much shock travel do you have left on the rf? 1/2 to 1 inch is good on dry slick. You said "car seemed tight". Was it, or once again is it the driver? Sounds like you had the car real close on your last post so just make a small change each time. Also was the track surface the same as the last time you raced? JMO

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          • mudeater18
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2009
            • 1599

            #20
            Originally posted by charlie115 View Post
            just as soon as he picks up throttle rears spin.
            A solid pullbar will cause this. If I understand correctly, you mean no rubber and no spring ? If its breaking a good heavy DOM pullbar tube you have something binding under load. You won't find a mod with a solid pullbar anywhere unless the rules require it. That's the reason sportmods require a solid pullbar is to limit traction.

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            • DirtRacer9x
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2014
              • 305

              #21
              Originally posted by mudeater18 View Post
              A solid pullbar will cause this. If I understand correctly, you mean no rubber and no spring ? If its breaking a good heavy DOM pullbar tube you have something binding under load. You won't find a mod with a solid pullbar anywhere unless the rules require it. That's the reason sportmods require a solid pullbar is to limit traction.
              Your statement of no solid pull bars around would be incorrect. I've seen a couple guys with crates running them. One is a past champ as well.

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              • mudeater18
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2009
                • 1599

                #22
                Originally posted by DirtRacer9x View Post
                Your statement of no solid pull bars around would be incorrect. I've seen a couple guys with crates running them. One is a past champ as well.
                I stand corrected. I'll change my statement to 99.9% instead of all !
                Is he competing against open or A class mods and doing ok ? Is he on a 4 bar?
                I guess there's always somebody running something different and doing OK with it, but it's definitely not the norm.
                I still say if he is having trouble breaking the tires loose immediately under throttle, a solid pullbar is not what he needs. Just my opinion I guess.
                Last edited by mudeater18; 08-23-2014, 12:38 PM.

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                • DirtRacer9x
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2014
                  • 305

                  #23
                  The top 5 at this particular track were well known in IMCA and all had different set ups from springs to brake floaters, pull bars, motor offset and height coil over LR to split shock and slider RR. They were all different and all up front with completely different set ups. One guy running a 450 rf while another at 700 and running the same times. So there is no magic set up in my eyes but making what you have work is key. Heck 2 guys broke off the rf shock in the top 5 too.

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