3 Suspension Questions!!!!
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3 Suspension Questions!!!! I've done a search...and came up short. I want to put a pair of NON-adjustable 90/10's up front, and 50/50's in back. I CAN'T FIND ANY!! All I can find is adjustable. Any help???
Also, I need drag springs up front. What # should I use? The car is mainly a track car, with the occassional Sunday drive, so I don't care how it handles on te road.
Lastly, What is the front sway bar's purpose? Will it help if I remove it? Will I still be able to take the Sunday drives in the car without it?
Also, I need drag springs up front. What # should I use? The car is mainly a track car, with the occassional Sunday drive, so I don't care how it handles on te road.
Lastly, What is the front sway bar's purpose? Will it help if I remove it? Will I still be able to take the Sunday drives in the car without it?
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Originally Posted by 2fstws6
why non adjustables ? I just received my QA1-R with the 300 rate springs today.Sway bar is optional I guess.I am leaving mine on for now.
Which means you NEED adjustables. The track isn't prepped the same all thru the year, or thru the day for that matter. As the track changes, you need to be able to change with it.
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Which means you NEED adjustables. The track isn't prepped the same all thru the year, or thru the day for that matter. As the track changes, you need to be able to change with it.
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Okay.....what about the other 2 questions? And why would removing the front sway bar help?
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Okay, for your other two questions.
Removing the front swaybar helps weight transfer. Weight transfer is of course, the transfer of weight to the front end of the car, to the rear, helping to put more weight on the rear tires, planting them harder.
Before anyone can tell you what spring you need, we need to know how light your front end is. Personally, I run a 250 pound spring in the front, but my car is also very very light in the front end.
Removing the front swaybar helps weight transfer. Weight transfer is of course, the transfer of weight to the front end of the car, to the rear, helping to put more weight on the rear tires, planting them harder.
Before anyone can tell you what spring you need, we need to know how light your front end is. Personally, I run a 250 pound spring in the front, but my car is also very very light in the front end.
I think the non adjustables would work fine for bracket racing but if you are looking for faster ET over consistancy you need the adjustables.
The adjustables could have an andvantage in bracket racing also as to give you more adjustment but most of the time you want them set to the softest setting for consistancy and the only reason to make them stiffer would be if you were having too much transfer to the rear
make them stiffer till it stops picking up ET for faster ETs and that will vary with track conditions.
swaybar removal again helps with weight transfer because the bar holds the front down not letting it lift as much. And also the weight too.
competion engerneering has some rear shocks that are three way adjustable and are not very high on cost at all. They probley make some for the front too but I don't know for sure.
The adjustables could have an andvantage in bracket racing also as to give you more adjustment but most of the time you want them set to the softest setting for consistancy and the only reason to make them stiffer would be if you were having too much transfer to the rear
make them stiffer till it stops picking up ET for faster ETs and that will vary with track conditions.
swaybar removal again helps with weight transfer because the bar holds the front down not letting it lift as much. And also the weight too.
competion engerneering has some rear shocks that are three way adjustable and are not very high on cost at all. They probley make some for the front too but I don't know for sure.
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
Okay, for your other two questions.
Removing the front swaybar helps weight transfer. Weight transfer is of course, the transfer of weight to the front end of the car, to the rear, helping to put more weight on the rear tires, planting them harder.
Before anyone can tell you what spring you need, we need to know how light your front end is. Personally, I run a 250 pound spring in the front, but my car is also very very light in the front end.
Removing the front swaybar helps weight transfer. Weight transfer is of course, the transfer of weight to the front end of the car, to the rear, helping to put more weight on the rear tires, planting them harder.
Before anyone can tell you what spring you need, we need to know how light your front end is. Personally, I run a 250 pound spring in the front, but my car is also very very light in the front end.
