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I would not make the back end higher in hopes to get better drag times. I think it would mean you will have an even angle of squat on acceleration.

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Old 10-09-2016, 04:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I would not make the back end higher in hopes to get better drag times. I think it would mean you will have an even angle of squat on acceleration. The weight VB of the car will transfer most of its weight to the rear as you launch and then level out as u power down the strip. This transfer is a 2x blade as it allows the car to put powerboe ground. On the other hand, our IRS really kills the tire contact patch and as it cambers more - as it squats. You loose so much tire contact patch that we loose a bunch of traction.

What you want for our car IMO is as stiff of a rear as you can so we minimal - camber as the weight shifts to the back. The front should be able to rise and compress in a equal and smooth fashion as to allow the car to b level out in one smooth action as to not disrupt the weight transfer from the back wheel.

Just think about it some. Stomp on gas weight transfers to the back. If the front is smooth and bounces up and down, with ever time your head dips weight is transfers back to the front (this means rear just lost lots of traction). Ever time the head rises again on the bounce, the rear suddenly gets more traction and blast off again lifting the front again and the cycle continues.

I have done lots of research on drag racing over the last few months. All this info is just from my own research which I have yet to test. I really don't want to spend the $$ on adjustable coilovers just for 1/2 a second.

Anyhow, how I would adjust/dial in the suspension roughly is by doing burn outs as I don't have a long track readily available to test and tune. I would do a quick burn out and then inspect the rubber on n the road. First Try to adjust the front for a nice steady and controllable rise and fall. then try to get the back burnt rubber to be as even on the inside and outside as possible. Yes it's not perfect or the ideal was to set up a racing setup but it should work, at least in my head.

I did the cheapest thing as zeroed out everything on my car, camber, toe on all 4 corners and runs nt05r drag radials. I do ok but still upset that im far from 11's with all the $ already spent.

I'm looking to buy a fishing boat so that's why I have not upgraded my suspension, get an LSD and ecutec.

Me likes fishing too and gotten into it again.

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