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Old 02-03-2007, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by cornerspeed
What are you looking for your car to do/feel?

I am having corner entry and mid corner push. I am using Drakes Neo setup on it.

Softer front springs or more rear droop?
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try raising front ride height or lower rear( less droop) i would try a stiffer rear spring. when you are pushing you need more weight transfer to the front... also depends on wheel base, anti squat and rear toe.....you could also use the lower or a shorter front link... or run hole a in the rear hubs.. is this problem off power or on power?
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Old 02-03-2007, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by *Topher*
I am having corner entry and mid corner push. I am using Drakes Neo setup on it.

Softer front springs or more rear droop?
I would try softer front springs along possibly with moving the rear shocks out on the shock tower. But I don't know what Drake's setup from the Neo race is, is that how they're already positioned?
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Originally Posted by gabbyb3
try raising front ride height or lower rear( less droop) i would try a stiffer rear spring. when you are pushing you need more weight transfer to the front... also depends on wheel base, anti squat and rear toe.....you could also use the lower or a shorter front link... or run hole a in the rear hubs.. is this problem off power or on power?

On power push.

I think I am going to try some of the ideas here.
http://www.teamlosi.com/Articles/Art...ArticleID=1562

Different car but same principles.
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What's the answer?
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if its off power there isnt enough weigt transfer to the front.. use stiffer rear springs or 2 deg anti squat or more front ride height..
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On power push.
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Old 02-03-2007, 10:28 AM
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First you said off-power and mid-corner push, now you say its on-power push?????
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That's what I'm saying Cornerspeed
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On power.
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Old 02-03-2007, 10:55 AM
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If you're running 3* anti-squat try going to 2*.
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Old 02-03-2007, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by cornerspeed
First you said off-power and mid-corner push, now you say its on-power push?????
If you are refering to me.

My problem is getting the car to turn into the corner without having to completely lift off the throttle in entry and mid-corner. I can't seem to get the car to drive through the corners. If I apply any power it starts a push.
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Originally Posted by slow
I'm using 7075s with green and gold and I've been having problems with my engine killing late in the race when I hit the brakes. Could it be that my sping combo is not stiff enough to disengage the shoes?
Maybe your clutch shoes need the corners cleaned, you should check them every couple of days (or more often). If the aluminium starts to squish over the edges they can start to hang up on the fly wheel or clutch bell causing your engine to stall when you let off the gas.
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dose anyone know the effect of having your bump steer up instead of down witch is more commonly used i was just askin becuz i notice that i ran it up in my last race a crcrc and the car felt very twitchy
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Talking TOE-IN & BUMP STEER

Anyone here run around 1 degree to 2 degrees TOE-IN. Is toe-in a bad thing to run with the 3 degrees of rear toe-in.

I'm also wondering whether or not the car will handle better with the bump steer up or down.

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