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Post by corey on Dec 19, 2014 18:14:48 GMT -6
i got a dw8 and i was comparing upper a arms from some of the new chassis out and it looks like the right front tire has more travel i dont know how to achieve this same thing would like to get more travel and more space for my shock.any suggestions
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Post by flipflopoo1oo on Dec 20, 2014 13:01:34 GMT -6
If the Ride height is higher on that corner, if the spindle is dropped, if the upper A arms are mounted higher or shorter upper ball-joint to get more arch in the camber lean to compensate for tire movement! My firt thought is why would anyone want such a drop loosing cross when trying so hard to hold it there by the left rear! Maybe your spring is just not strong enough or the left ft. is not helping at all to hold the ft. load! It could be you are over driving the left rear with bar angle! The right could be under driven if looking for more traction! Most any technical thing gets back to springs holding each other at their desired ride heights to start with! A 40 pound bar of lead on the left rear corner may ease the nose drive on the right front by improving the balance between un matched springs! This too should improve the transfer of weight to the rear percent and add left side weight as well as left rear without taking away preload travel needed up ft. to be able to go to a stronger right ft. Not familiar with your set up or what springs you have it is harder to say what goes on but most have the same problem when hiking the rear or raising the left ft. If so a stronger right rear to hold the load of switching the cross weight when nosed it may hold the left ft. preloaded a bit more to hold the ft. weight more under roll conditions! Give us your stats and we may get a different view of things! If the lower arm is not bottoming out and you have no shock travel a higher top mount or shorter shock might help! If looking for more movement at the shock with no problems, the weight still applies or a softer spring, it tends to work both ways as an improvement in handling to free the left ft. by balance! Clarification needed on the problem at hand!!!
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Post by corey on Dec 22, 2014 9:48:34 GMT -6
thank you for the response also had a idea to run 9 inch shocks on the front so the right front shock wont bottom out common sence would be to raise the shock mount 2 inches also would it be a bad idea to mount the shock in front of the upper a
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Post by flipflopoo1oo on Dec 22, 2014 22:11:03 GMT -6
We have mounted one front and one behind for clearance back when we were turning hard to the right to try to keep up with the rear steer! I have seen a few cars that seemed as if they never even turned the wheels in the corners! As far as travel goes you really don't need the movement, its the transfer that gets the job done up front! The springs have to hold for the caster to react or the springs just compress and you get less transfer in poundage! This is where pounds get lost in more places than one if the balance of the spring package if off from the load factors! Most spring range is 2 inches and so you only have one up and one down, this isn't much so being on the correct preloads at the correct position of travel direction is very important as to transfer and not loosing ranges by over running travel from settings! Too soft and you loose it and too stiff and it makes it move elsewhere! Our right ft. gets 2.5 inches of travel at the shock tops, most of which is up! Its the highest corner and strongest spring with the least amount of preload to gain and hold the cross and left rear when nosing!
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