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Old 08-04-2016 | 10:14 PM
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Help, can't get my 94 Z28 drag car too hook and go straight. Moser 12 4:56 gear, powerglide, SBC 406. Have Wolfe anti roll with adjustable turn buckles, adjustable pan hard bar. Running 28x 10.50 slicks.
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My car was going hard right on launch last year. I couldn't find any smoking guns either. Talked to a bunch of people and went ahead and changed my poly lower control arms out for heim joint, got a really good 4 wheel alignment and also got the car scaled which he just set the compression/rebound on the coilovers and reset the anti roll bar. Car goes straight now. Good luck
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Thanks, I'm running shocks in stock location. Maybe I should go to relocated rear coil overs and replace the hotchkins LCAS.
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Shocks in the stock location isnt a problem. Adjustable LCAs is a good idea then get the car scaled. You shouldnt have any preload in the antiroll bar. What front shocks do you have?
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Old 08-05-2016 | 12:39 PM
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Front shocks are QA1 single adjustable.
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Then you need to get the adjustable LCAs and get the squared and scaled.
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I do have relocation brackets welded to rear end housing and using lower hole. But yes I will look into some LCAs after I get my lexan. Lol thanks for your help!
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Adjustable lca's. I'll bet whomever welded the lca relocation brackets on didn't set them the same and the car has the rear crooked in it. Won't take much to cause an issue.

other possibility is one tire is measuring a good bit different than the other, another problem that a lot of people won't look for.

Madman's on though get a set of adjustable low control arms to square the car up and then scale it with you sitting in it, once you have the corner weights right and the car square, if it still does not go strait you have a tire diameter related issue.
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Tire sizes are a big one and easy to check. Always make sure you get a matched set otherwise it can do all kinds of bad things.
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Check and make sure that the rear is square in the chassis.
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
Adjustable lca's. I'll bet whomever welded the lca relocation brackets on didn't set them the same and the car has the rear crooked in it. Won't take much to cause an issue.

other possibility is one tire is measuring a good bit different than the other, another problem that a lot of people won't look for.

Madman's on though get a set of adjustable low control arms to square the car up and then scale it with you sitting in it, once you have the corner weights right and the car square, if it still does not go strait you have a tire diameter related issue.

I can't tell you how many times I see this. Even if they are "close" only a small difference in angle where they mount will equate to a large difference by the time you get down to the lowest mounting hole in the bracket. I had a customer who ended up with a difference of 1/2" in wheelbase just from changing holes in his LCA's due to this.
Measure your wheelbase on both sides, I'm willing to bet there is a difference side to side. Adjustable arms will get you straightened out
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