If the car feels loose throughout the corner, lower both track bars evenly. 358101 FAB . Posted October 3, 2005. Reply #9 - 05/01/09 at 8:00pm. Nick and I agree on something! I ran a street stock/sportsman from 1995 to 2000 with a metric frame. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 2.Now set toe out. Track Tools. And I do agree weight jacks don't cost much, sure is alot easier to do the same thing we were doing with hidden couplers and shims . Antisquat is detrimental to corner entry. Modified Cars for Sale IMCA Asphalt modified Setup Asphalt Modified Race Cars Asphalt Street Stock Setup Asphalt modified for Sale Asphalt modified Set Up The ULTIMATE Racing Car Chassis Setup Guide and By Bob Bolles, Circle Track Magazine . By Contact Us. . We also discuss how to identify the cause and the best treatments for each type of pest. Brake bias influence can be easily determined by entering the corner with medium to heavy braking first and then entering with light braking to see if there is a difference. It's that time of year again when gardeners all over the world are planning what to grow in their gardens. I haven't plotted it all out but four links, none of which are at the axis of rotation, would tend to fight each other as body rolls. by RonL Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:02 am, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, Shocks, Springs, Brakes, Frame, Body Work, etc. Race Car Street Stock Set Up help manual book. How do I tighten or loosen the car on exit? Stock Car Racing, NASCAR, Late Model, Sooner Speedway, Frost Racing Team, Race Links, Chevy Monte Carlo . Negative aspects might include excessive bumpsteer (more than 0.030 bump in or out in for each inch of travel is considered negative by most designers), excessive Ackermann (more than a 1/4 degree added steer in either front wheel in 10 degrees of steering input is considered excessive), and incorrect steering quickness. I just think frames are harder to come by, so are stock blocks, so the old stock and hobby classes are a dying breed. With all the negative BS that tends to permiate these boards these days, I thought maybe we could talk about something real and constructive. Every year, Jack asks drivers for input regarding rules changes for the following year. With so many different combinations of possibilities it leaves us with literally thousands of possible chassis combinations to choose from. Setup Tips for Metric on asphalt. The use of softer front springs, larger sway bars, and big spring split in the rear has swept across the country for more than five years now with mixed results. Load the setup in the iRacing simulation under Garage - My Setups. Get any of Steve Smiths street stock books for general knowledge in the essentials of cam/cas, toe out , roll center etc. Less fuel equals faster speeds. Remember, we're still using stock components, we're just making small relocations of those points. how to adjust iRacing Sprint Car cross weight, go here. 122. The engine should always be aligned perpendicular to the rearend and/or parallel to the centerline of the car. I have had a lot of feedback from teams who did the same with the same results. Street Stock Dirt Oval Racing - All the dirt, clay and pavement-racing excitement in a 1:10 scale RTR. Subtle changes often go unnoticed, especially when they're hard to see without jacking the car up and crawling underneath. You are using an out of date browser. Add to . I think everyone agrees that the old leaf spring cars (Camaros and Novas) are becoming harder and harder to find. Told me he might be going to Lebanon to run now. After the race I had people come to our pit area and ask how did you get a metric car to lift the left front off the ground?" men need when considering these types of changes. Plan your shock layout by comparing the stiffness of one to the other corners and to the spring stiffness at the corner you are trying to control. Probably to the guys that are beating you! The last time I drove that car I put a short third link (11 inches long) and a long panhard bar after that any adjustment I did to the car it did what it was supposed to do. If you can use bucket and run a taller sprign thats a good way to go. I also vote for weight jackers in ALL SS or Sportsman level cars simply because they're so cheap and make life so much easier for the teams. Try one or two click on each spring perch shown above to raise the cross weight. And, it must be economically applied. I think Terry has already tried, but we'll try again. Bilstein has put together the ultimate Street Stock / Factory Stock Shock Package. 1 Min Read. When we recently set up our Project Modified for our first race, we followed a simple list of to-do items that are the same for every race car I ever set up. Nick might be a better theory guy but I don't think that just adding a panhard bar will get you there. Heck, if you are paying 20 bucks to get into the pits you might . where can i get info on the set ups for a metric chassis short track dirt car, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. SAS I seem to remember being faster than the sportsmans. I ran a metric street stock at HMP for a number of years and was definitely not at a disadvantage. If you find that the left rear is the coolest tire on the car, then you have a setup balance problem where the rear is too stiff. The images used are taken from the iRacing Super Late Model setup screen. How about just adding a panhard bar to the stock four-link setup? This configuration is common in General Motors cars built in and around . .220 to .235 would be fine without a quickner. We can lower the rear RC by making changes to the mounting points. I better get the torch and welder dusted off! Re: street stock set up. 1 being the most important. Disconnect the sway bar and zero (unload) it. Welcome, Guest. I think if I had the opportunity I could make the 4-link work on asphalt using a similar set-up that I used on dirt. Add Comment. I spoke with Dave24 after last weekend, he dropped the fronts down to 700 LF and 800 RF and got the cross down to 45.8%, pulled the bolt out and floated the RR spring. One way is to have a rear spring split, where the right rear (RR) spring has less spring rate than the LR spring. We can add the stiffer bushings to most of the points, but leave several, one at the top and one at the bottom, as a rubber bushing to absorb the torque created in roll. I think that since SAS is more of a momentum track and the metric cars may not have such a disadvantage. The Camaro's we were running against could have weight jacks and tubular uppers as well so it was pretty even. the force of air. Do not attempt to open the setup file in Windows. There are ways to do that without changing the handling at other points around the racetrack. These cars drive off the left rear more to keep them from being to loose, that is why you are starting to see the LF coming off the racetrack, it takes proper weight placement, rear bushing selection, spring choice, and ride heights to make it have a lot of traction but not be a three wheel out of control mess. Last couple of years I ran the car we just used tubular ones with rod ends because it was legal and easier. Thank You, DreamRacing.com offers a chance to go racing If the car feels tight on corner entry, raise the left track bar. The upper IC is to the rear of the rearend and the IC for the lower links is well in front of the rearend. Most of the ideas in this book are perfectly legal for any rule book. Please Login or Register 03/04/23 at 12:37am, what front springs to start with and whats a good baseline for wieghts the minum is 3100 what do i need for leftside,rear,and cross. Both of these are necessary components that will be needed to win championships. For warmer track temperatures, you are going to need to tighten the car. This tape So, here is, in order of logic and importance, a list of setup parameters we need to address to make our cars fast and consistent. Forum Actions: Forum Statistics: Threads: 1; With allot of experimenting I found a way to really get the car to hook up. Adjustment Guide - Medieval Chassis. I would trail brake or lift earlier. This will loosen the car, and that's undesirable, especially on dirt. Before you start your season, you need to create your