Weight Redistribution
11-07-2008, 05:08 PM
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Weight Redistribution Weight redistribution... 3 questions:
Seems that most of the wieght removal is biased on the passenger side of vehicle. This is especially biased when driver is in driver's seat.
1) Any rules on bias... Front passenger, rear passenger, front driver, rear driver percentages?
2) What tricks are there to redistribute the weight?
3) How should adjutable springs help out into the equation?
Seems that most of the wieght removal is biased on the passenger side of vehicle. This is especially biased when driver is in driver's seat.
1) Any rules on bias... Front passenger, rear passenger, front driver, rear driver percentages?
2) What tricks are there to redistribute the weight?
3) How should adjutable springs help out into the equation?
11-10-2008, 08:44 AM
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The only rules I see is some classes you need a matching passanger seat. Some done care.
In most cases you do NOT want to add weight (balast) unless a class demands the car be a certain weight and in most cases take it off from the front of the rear end and forward and put on top of the axle.
Unless the car has a major suspension issue and needs to be scaled, the average racer can get away with this.
Adjustible shocks and springs will be needed w/ a heavy duty, IF NOT solid rear sway bar to keep the car from mushing to the right.
Some cars put an air bag, but ive seen some fast fbodies running with a wolfe race craft rear sway + single adjustible QA1's running 1.30's 60 foots all day.
** ON a side note, the springs should allow the weight to trasfer but the shocks will regulate the rate they compress and how fast they rebound
In most cases you do NOT want to add weight (balast) unless a class demands the car be a certain weight and in most cases take it off from the front of the rear end and forward and put on top of the axle.
Unless the car has a major suspension issue and needs to be scaled, the average racer can get away with this.
Adjustible shocks and springs will be needed w/ a heavy duty, IF NOT solid rear sway bar to keep the car from mushing to the right.
Some cars put an air bag, but ive seen some fast fbodies running with a wolfe race craft rear sway + single adjustible QA1's running 1.30's 60 foots all day.
** ON a side note, the springs should allow the weight to trasfer but the shocks will regulate the rate they compress and how fast they rebound
