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Post by neprostock on Aug 12, 2013 10:52:19 GMT -6
Any advice for slick track setups with leaf springs? 3000# car a little loose in and need better drive off.
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Post by leaf4life on Aug 12, 2013 23:34:24 GMT -6
not sure what your rules are, but i will at least give you some basics. leaf cars seem to like alot of cross(also known as wedge) on dry slick. it might be a little tight in the heat when its fast, but when it drys out it will be fast. one mistake alot of people do is solid aluminum or urathane front eye bushings. it does not let the torque be absorbed. i have tried both and still found stock rubber bushings to aide in forward bite. also you can cut the bushings to just the size of the eye. then create the shoulders of the bushing out of anything you wish. this seems to also help forward. im not sure if the afco reinforced front segment will help on dry slick or not because i have not tried them. and seem kinda spendy to "test out". also the shocks aide as well. running a easy up on the RF and a tie down on the LR aides in off corner bite. also putting your smallest tire on the LF will add cross and further aide in bite. im sure someone on here has a bit more info that may help, this is just what i have learned over the years running leaf cars
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Post by 01prostock on Oct 17, 2013 18:38:07 GMT -6
my leaf car goes in the corner on a dry track awesome and can turn in the middle great just coming out it will hang out and blow the tires off no matter how much you peddle it. running 56% rear and high cross weight I have tried all sorts of stuff but haven't made much headway. we use to run a heavy wet track with lots of bit we ran the rite side 3/8 of an inch longer than the left. would it be better to go back to zero or even the other way around
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Post by leaf4life on Oct 18, 2013 22:10:30 GMT -6
What springs are you running? Longer on the right will make you loose off. Are you running a lot of hp? What size tires you run? Stagger? Another thing to consider is your gas pedal linkage. If you have an adjustment for linkage height on the pedal. Lower is slower, higher for fire. It would slow your pedal down to help the " pedaling". I run my rear square , but it can help to lengthen the left will make tight off.
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Post by 01prostock on Oct 19, 2013 6:33:25 GMT -6
Thanks man when it gets dry I run about half an inch of stagger. Rear springs are rr200 lr225 landrums I don't remember what I have in the front. on the linkedge it is mounted lower so its easier to work with. Is this what you would do with stagger?
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Post by 01prostock on Oct 19, 2013 6:36:54 GMT -6
H.P. is around 500/525 almost considered going bact to the 2 barrel
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Post by leaf4life on Oct 20, 2013 12:02:24 GMT -6
Depends on what track you run, short corners, long, lots of banking, no banking? More stagger for short/ high bank, less for long/ flat. If you got dry hard pack I would 2 barrel your car. That should slow your power application The springs are exactly what I run on med bank, long corner. 1/2 to 3/4 across the rear is pretty normal for me.
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