Too much rear squat?
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Too much rear squat?
I have BMR rear springs, V6 springs in the front. I can get it to hook, but it doesn't leave as fast as I think it should. 1.73-1.80 60' times are pretty normal for me on 17" MT radials.
Here are a coupld of pics from yesterday. (from my videos)
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Here are a coupld of pics from yesterday. (from my videos)
Input?
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seems like yours ought to be a little quicker. i usually have 1.69-1.74 sixty fts. I have stock springs and shocks. I have a 3200vig with 3.73's. stock engine with bolt on's. I also run hoosier QTP 26x11x15.
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It's hard to see in your pics, but yeah, looks like it's squatting. Squat is bad.. mkay?
Here's a pic of my '94. I'm not the "launch king", not even close, but I keep the rear shocks stiff enough to plant the rear axle to the track. Note how that even though the front wheels are up, the back is not squatting.
Here's a pic of my '94. I'm not the "launch king", not even close, but I keep the rear shocks stiff enough to plant the rear axle to the track. Note how that even though the front wheels are up, the back is not squatting.
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the UMI adjustable tunnel mount T/A that we put on a friends trans am really helped out the squat with it adjusted to -2.5
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...t=MVI_1796.flv
if you slow it down, you can see the car lifts, planting the rear...
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b8...t=MVI_1796.flv
if you slow it down, you can see the car lifts, planting the rear...
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here is a pick of mine leaving the line. i dont think it squtes to bad. got stock front shocks and springs and agk 8 ways in the back for now,
and here is one how it sites reguler
and here is one how it sites reguler
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I have BMR springs all around with Hals. I cut 1.60/1.61 on a 17 in BFG. I had the shocks set at 5 in the rear and 1 in front, no front sway.
You don't want the rear to squat you want it to push off the ground, hence the stiffer shock settings.
You don't want the rear to squat you want it to push off the ground, hence the stiffer shock settings.
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I have BMR extreme sway bar, QA1s, Hal springs. These are some pics from August 12th at a track rentel I ran at. As you can see she doesn't squat.
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271101
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271103
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271101
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271103
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Originally Posted by LS1Queen
I have BMR extreme sway bar, QA1s, Hal springs. These are some pics from August 12th at a track rentel I ran at.
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271101
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271103
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271101
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3271103
Thats what you want the car to do.