I had always run my rear links as long as possible, and was always dealing with the the rear end being very loose, and prone to stepping out very easy.

During a recent practice session on a very loose track, I tried moving it to the inner hub position (as short as possible). I did notice a slight decrease in forward traction, but a huge increase in side bite. The rear end was totally locked down, and allowed me to roll through the turns faster, and get on the gas sooner at the exit. With my driving style, I don't swing the tail end around in turns. It's more of a "tail follows the nose" kind of thing.

Going to a shorter link was totally against the typical "long link = more traction" logic that I had always known, but I tried it again the next time I raced, and liked it much better on a thoroughly prepped track as well.

Unless I'm on a super high bite, blue groove track with no dust, I'm going to keep the short rear link. I like the way the car feels better than with the long rear link.