strut/shock settings

[Fosters]

Little bit of detail about the car: strange adjustable struts up front, viking double adjustables in the rear, BMR drag springs, rear sway bar relocation kit, rest is all stock (control arms in the stock place, stock mounts, etc). No front swaybar.

Car is an auto with a 3C stall, has a paxton and is on a 15" dr - albeit a tiny one, MT 255/60/15, 27" stock diameter.

i've set the viking shocks to whatever they said in the directions, but the strange didn't come with any, and they seem to be so stiff now that it has less body roll than it did with the stock shocks and the front swaybar in. Needless to say there's little weight transfer to the back and traction is still a problem.

 

[rcm90]

Go full loose on the fronts to get the car to transfer. It should come up quick and max out causing the rear to unload a bit potentially causing the car to blow the tires off.. Then start stiffing the fronts until it rises smoothly without abruptly going to full extension. Once the front is done, you can tweak the rears so it "hits" the tires how you want without wadding the tires up.

***do this on a consistent surface and make only ONE change at a time while documenting every change and the result


FYI.. Don't ever go straight to full loose in the front on a fast car when trying to sort it out..It WILL rip the back bumper off


Also, look at the advanced datalog thread Linder put together, it will help you figure out what the car is doing. A video camera is your best friend when trying to get a car to leave.

 

[Fosters]

Thanks! Can't wait to monkey with it this weekend