Post by flipflopoo1oo on Jun 14, 2014 10:44:26 GMT -6
Tight or lose can be a poundage problem at the wheels and we all know it does change and matters greatly when getting in and off the corner! Extreme change seems to be the norm for the last 35 years to add traction! I for one choose to keep all wheel weights to a minimal range of change with as little chassis movement as possible! The direction of range change in motion depends on the chassis corner you are dealing with! Loaded or unloaded springs as to the poundage changed by coil bind or range of useable or suitable motion by location and travel needed to hold desired pounds per wheel works within a set-up! Shocks do play an important part in what moves first as well as how fast it allows the range of motion to happen! Thus moment centers and crosses of pivot are created, moved or confused by a simple release of torque being applied not even mentioning breaking if needed! The chassis pivots and steers while the wheels hold on for dear life to the track when still loaded by the correct selection of preload on each corner in any motion right or left within reason of two inches of spring travel! You may help mother nature in the process of steer of fight her all the way! I prefer to not to lift a chassis against gravity or air down force, but to use the gentle hand offered to speed you around the turn with no mechanical assist of the roll process! Extreme caster, spring compression, shock placement, and bar angles are all her doing by nature to speed you on your way! Nosing easily on the right ft. ( with use of the revering cross) to hike left rear to steer going in while roll takes control to add steer seems to work as long as not breaking over level too far from the center that the track angle is overbalanced by these forces as to getting a car to straighten up coming off! The left lean and percentage plus track angle gives a good range of usable balance with weight mounted low and left as to keeping the wheel weights within reason of the constant chosen to allow this process! Traction is achieved by other means than extreme movement creating transitions and over steer or extra rollout needed that binds in the straights! Finding the correct compressed height and travel control of pounds per wheel can be easily done by weight of the chassis and the variations of 200 lbs. ft. spring split but reversed weight to set preloads to allow easy movement and 25 more compressed left rear spring, loaded with correct lean angles and percentages with shock placement for easy movement! Mother nature never had it so easy! Any throttle response has little to do with out her consent, so stay on her good side and do as she ask to go faster! Our trailer talk is not about making changes to this ole gal's wants but the use of her good graces!