Recent content by Vintageracer13

The bar you see is a toe bar to keep the axle tube straight

I don't have a good enough understanding of why it works but it does. The car I copied has won every feature but 2 this year and won the championship last year. The car rolls the center very well and also doesn't have a panhard bar. With this setup I feel the panhard would cause a bind. To me it...

That makes sense. Eliminating the panhard bar saved me about 23 lbs of weight in the correct spot

Thank you sir! I will read up on it. I'm happy with the setup so far but I'm working to optimize it

Evening Ranger Mike. I'm using a triangulated 4 link on the rear of my vintage modified. Can you explain to me how changing the bar angles will affect the handling?

That is the tough part with a straight axle. The camber you have doesn't change. I have been experimenting with different angle kingpin snouts at different tracks and checking tire temps

Hi All. I had a good season this year and learned a lot including the value of less crossweight in my setup. I was wondering if anyone has used the Computerized Chassis Setup Software from Steve Smith. I have a straight axle car and this one has capability to work with my setup

Thank you sir

Ranger Mike can you direct me to what pages discuss roll center distance front vs rear? I need to change my rear frame panhard mount since installing my qc and so I want to know if I should match the measurement left to right to what I set the front at

Happy New Year to you too. Thank you for the help on finding the correct articles.

Ranger Mike I am putting a quick change in my car now and I have been thinking about front vs rear track width. What considerations should think about when setting this up?

I guess the best way to see is to measure it static and move it to what the shock indicators show and see what change there is

I would like to say I'm doing this to improve things but a hitting Sandusky Speedway's front stretch wall is really what started this! My question really concerns the angle of the radius rods. The car was good on entry this year but I read that having the rods higher towards the rear would help...

Well the racing season is over so now it is time to make some changes for next year. The radius rods I have on the front of my car are 35 inches long so I am shortening them up to prevent them from bending easily. My question concerns the mount to the frame. I wonder if it will help to angle the...