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Old 10-03-2009, 08:55 PM
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1. What is the recommended pinion angle for this type of racing?

2. Is my strut bar really doing anything for me when I have a strano front sway bar and SFC's?

3. For KONI SA guys, how stiff are you set up front?

I ran auto-x today and the car was pushing pretty hard in the corners, I believe my camber/tire pressure to be correct but Im definitely thinking I need to stiffen the front shocks.
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1. stock
2. no
3. fbodies push like a pig but if you can drive one fast you can drive anything. The key is to brake and then turn into a corner. Street tires- run 44# in the front tires cold and 30# in the rear.
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tires will make the biggest differance in autox handling, not alignment specs. until you run slicks, if youre pushing on street tires, youre going to fast.

every tire is different. start somewhere, and work around it, increasing or decreasing as needed. dont take anyones numbers as gospel and never use anything different.

a STB isnt going to hurt anything. i have one with welded SFC and bars/shocks/springs.


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