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Old 12-17-2006, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by protc3
usually what i would do is raise the front of the shock.to do this you need to add a shim under the ballstud on the antenna mount where your shock mounts.try around 2 or 3mm of shim.if you ar running on asphalt i would stay with a .063 T plate.if carpet with decent grip,run the .075.also make sure you are running the right tires for the track.we run 19 turn asphalt here and double pink wraps front and rear are the hot ticket.i also run them in 19 turn carpet also with alot of success.
Jason-In the past I've added a shim at the front of the shock to increase on-power steering (SM cars). Would you explain your theory of how this works?
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