3 link rear springs. how soft is to soft?

[mod88s]

I would go to a 225 on LR since the spring is in front of the rearend. Also bump up Left side just a smidge. try 52.4 Swap front springs. Go 1 hole down on both bars. go up on rear 2% more, 150lbs bite

[dirtracer07x]

Update: last wednesday night we went back through the car and found i had 5/8" LR lead. I dont know how we did that but at least we found it. Also lr bar was only at 15* and rr at 0*. so we set rearend straight up and moved lr bar to 20* and rr to 7*. Car was great until i got hit when another car spun and I checked up. After that it was a 3 wheeled monster. Came in and figured out the lr shock mount broke which was also my travel limiter. So this week I will add a chain and a 3 off rf and leave everything else the same and see how it goes. Also to note: I run rr spring ontop of rearend and lr spring on slide in front if this matters. Question: when checking bar angles and rear end square is this done with or without driver in car?

[langdonracing48]

Without driver

[JustAddDirt]

i would say with driver, because the driver is in it when it is on the racetrack...right?

[dirtracer07x]

question? can i move the lr slider/spring behind the rearend and move the shock to the front? what advantage and disadvantage? the reason i ask is after i broke the shock mount last week the car really got up on the bars and turned great and had forward bite. The shock was limiting the travel. if i move it to the front i should get more travel.

[mod88s]

You dont want to move the spring to the back on a 3 link. On the throttle, the rear end wraps up into the spring when its in the front. This is what helps to load the LR. Putting the shock on the front wont give you any more drop. Just put an extension on the end of the shock.

[TS3g]

^^^ Agreed

Are you allowed to put a chain on the axle tube for a limiter? That would be best case scenario

[langdonracing48]

When the car is at ride height, make sure you only have about 3" of shock shaft showing on LR. Use extensions if necessary. That'll allow for plenty of travel.