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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    This may not be the right thread for this, but does anyone have any advice on what is the best bearing setup for wide 5 hubs? I was ideally looking for ceramic ball bearings but not seeing much results and was curious if anyone on here could share or recommend something! Thank you in advance!
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    RM- thank you for last few responses for me. I finally made it out to practice and my car actually rotates in the middle of the corner which is amazing since i have always been fighting with tight tight tight in the center of the corner. however i am slightly tight entering the corner and my RF...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    The bar is a one piece 45 1/2 inches wide center to center 14" arms and 3/4in inside diameter 1 1/8 in outside diameter so the thickness would be 3/8in.
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    This is the same car as before that I posted about in post #1692 and did the math for the 3rd link location and was off 3/4" and I've now changed it's location to correct it. My 1 1/8th sway bar is hollow however, would that change spring rates that I need?
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    And we aren't allowed to run bump stops so I'd assume we would have to run a more conventional spring setup!
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    RM- I am trying to select a good starting spring package for my asphalt late model and have read your post about selecting starting spring rates post #19. I'm surely not the smartest person at figuring things out so I am a bit lost on calculating the wheel rates and converting it to spring...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    On a prior post it was briefly discussed but what would be the ideal engine mounting location on an unequal lowers chassis in conjunction with Roll Center location if I have longer RF lower control arm than LF, should I place the engine in the center of chassis and then have the 3" RC to the...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    So my rear tread width is 65 1/2 (max allowed is 66") and my left weight percentage is 56.8% as mentioned above (max allowed under rules is 57%). Multiplying them comes out to 37 1/4" I measured that over from RR tire centerline and my current third link (solid bar) is an extra 3/4" farther to...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Yes I do. We ran last year around 50.5% Rear with a no ride height jacking force based setup that we were told most everyone else ran . 600 LF 250 RF 600 RR and 150 LR with a 1 5/8in. Diameter sway bar. Around 56% cross. and 56.8% left. Never paid attention to roll centers. Was competitive one...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    I have been reading a lot from Bob Bolles publications and he mentions a lot about matching front and rear roll angles, not the roll centers themselves front and rear but the actual chassis roll together so the chassis wants to roll the same going through the corners. I may have missed this...
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Thank you for the timely response. I've never heard of Mt Lawn until today but it does seem eerily similar to my track of Seekonk! I will most certainly will be implementing this new understanding to my car as well as other knowledge I have gotten from reading through prior posts. Thank you.
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    Automotive Race car suspension Class

    Hello Everyone, I am so glad to have found this forum in my search to making my asphalt super late model faster! I have recently come across information that some of my competitors are putting lead on their lower LF control arm and wrapping lead around the rear end housing to help with weight...
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