Recent content by Ranger Mike

We use the torque link to help hook up t he hard spec tires we have to race! This lets us dial in amount of rear traction and it is one of the best ways to aid corner exit with the tires we have to run. Thanks again to Paved Track Stock Car Technology by Steve Smith! A lot of tuning advice on...

Thank you for the kind words. An inspiration to all of your racers. It is not me who does the hard work, long winter nights under the car in a cold garage! But you all know the feeling once you start getting real close! Good Job Low Bud!

same in racing , flyboy exactly correct ! driver safety is it!

You really have two Race cars - Corner Exit Fix Think about this, racers. Where are races won on the round track? On the straights! In road courses we win by out braking the other racers. We have 9 left hand and 8 right hand turns and only two to three straight we can out gun the other guys...

Mid turn Handling and corner exit cures Much has been written in this class about Roll center location and offset and the need for proper location. I have been sent many messages from racers thanking me for this information and now the car is pivoting, rotating and corner entry is much better...

Track Tuning Tips See post 1419 on page 41 for driver tips Track tuning Two things any crew chief better have in the tool box , next to the Rolaids, are Stagger tape and a Tire Pyrometer. Preferably one with a memory that will permit you to take readings and will display three readings per...

Yes a rt ft spring rate decrease is called for. Or add spring rate to right rear. Looks like we need to kill off some rt rear traction and cut down the PUSH. You are very close. you can soften the front ARB (sway bar) by lengthen the arm. you can raise the rear roll center with panhard bar...

Hallpro welcome absolutely cobble up trave indicators on all four corners. These are a must. Yes do check for chassis bind and make sure you do not have any. Initial look at tire temps say the ft and rear left side need more positive camber. add 1/2 degree + Rt ft to rt rear temp Ave is too...

I owned a Formula Continental car raced in SCCA. Was like an Indy car. The car had rocker arm suspension so we had wheel travel of 2 inches and shock travel of 1 inch. Ride height was 1 3/4 inch to 2 inches, road course dependent. The trend back then was to use Bump Stops and even droop...

i need tire temps on all 4 tires on a good run. outside middle and inside on each tire. do you know the location of the front roll center?

Hall welcome. my first question is what is the rear suspension? 3 Link? what is panhard bar setup? What rear roll steer do you have? what is rear track width? what is 3rd link location relative to the right rear tire centerline? Strictly by the number you need to get at least 48" rear weight...

Thank you Savem, Glad you changed the front roll center from the left side to the right side offset and right height! Kind words always appreciated. All I do is post what is in the books I reference and add a little clarity. You racers do all the work. the garage set up is half the battle...

Rear axle camber bending on stock rear ends. You can bolt on camber snouts to the quick change rear ends and get up to 2 1/2 ° camber. Now here is a trick to bend the stock Ford rear end and gain 1/2 ° camber. This is about all the stock splines and gears will take but adds significant...

bar is 145# at maximum 14" arm length 170# at 13" arm length 202# at 12" arm length 222# at ideal length of 11 1/2" at 11 Inch arm length bar has spring rate of 243# , write all these setting down so you can tune at the track. https://www.gtsparkplugs.com/Sway-Bar-Calculator.html once the...

this confirms the heavier rt rear spring on the old setup. Was to compensate for the lft rear getting more load due to 3rd link offset. the hollow sway bars are very sensitive to wall thickness. what is the wall thickness of the arb and what is the arm length and overall bar length?