Originally Posted by
loopedeloop
Woo.....just finished all 140 pages.
I applaud Freds willingness to go against standard setup doctrine and publicise his own methods and results.
The 1st 80 or so pages of this thread are full of good information and I have learned a lot from it.
Unfortunately toward the end some information has become confused and contradictory with some posters trying to bring conventional thinking back into the process.This has been corrected occasionally by Fred but still makes for a confusing read.
I'm thinking that it might be worthwhile to publish a bullet point list of the steps to follow to set up your vehicle using the Fred method.
Just my 2c
Thanks. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be the one to organize things. Some things need to be updated. Since when this thread started we didn't have the variety of springs that we do now so shock location was more critical to finding balance. Today I just look for a certain geometry. When the suspension is fully compressed, draw an imaginary line from the inner hinge pin to the outer hinge pin. My goal is a shock that is perpendicular to this line at full compression as this is the point of max leverage over the arm. Some cars don't make this possible to do but I try to get as close as possible and then match the front and rear angles, using spring rates now to achieve a match. I also balance pack and oils as well. I'll no longer get into anymore detail here as I got sick of defending my technique against people that only know how to copy setup sheets that get posted online. Sheets that are constantly changing btw, and often times quite drastically. Even between drivers on the exact same track.