Ladder Bar pre-load issue? (video)
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:19 pm
Put a new engine setup in my ladder chassis and I’m having some issues. I dropped the ride height a notch and added a bunch of power, different converter etc. Car previously would take a 20+lb T-brake launch, plant the tires and dead hook. With 1.3x 60’s. 8.9x car at about 160.
Now I get very little tire hit (tiny bit of squat even) and 100 feet out the car wants to kick right. Is this too little preload in the pass side bar? Also noticed under power my pass side rear is squatting pretty hard. Friend suggested I raise the spring perch on the aft coil over and try to get the car level first.
Has double adjustable summit coil overs in the back. 90/10 up front. Had it on 6 clicks for compression, 3 extension. Second hole up from the bottom on the forward ladder mounts.
Suggestions?
Here you can see it kick right 100ft out or so. It usually kicks out so bad I have to lift.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_Cc6K--EM
If you slow the video to .25 you can see the car actually squats...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmEpIy1tN_I
Now I get very little tire hit (tiny bit of squat even) and 100 feet out the car wants to kick right. Is this too little preload in the pass side bar? Also noticed under power my pass side rear is squatting pretty hard. Friend suggested I raise the spring perch on the aft coil over and try to get the car level first.
Has double adjustable summit coil overs in the back. 90/10 up front. Had it on 6 clicks for compression, 3 extension. Second hole up from the bottom on the forward ladder mounts.
Suggestions?
Here you can see it kick right 100ft out or so. It usually kicks out so bad I have to lift.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_Cc6K--EM
If you slow the video to .25 you can see the car actually squats...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmEpIy1tN_I