sparks were flyin !!!!

Nick mark the shock so you know witch way to turn it to soften or tighten them up.I need to mark mine some times we get to adjusting things a forget one might turn counter clockwise and the other clockwise.Will make for adjustment down the road easier with a few things and helps the mind out the older we get.

A lot of suspension travel like your saying will cause the excess wheelie and tightening the shocks should help , but you got back in it after the bounce and multiplied the wheelie on that pass. I am not saying you could have rode it out and I think wheelie bars are a good idea , but I try to stay off mine and just tune with the suspension I don't even get on the bars until I get in the 1.10-1.08 60 times our cars are night and day difference though.

You shouldnt lift in a wheelie. Just grab second if it gets too high and it will come down smooth( fenders are cheaper than oil pans). You could also try moving you I/C back to keep the front end down and messing with the limiters to find your sweet spot. Wheelie bars definitely help too.

Barney wrote:....You could also try moving you I/C back to keep the front end down........

Moving the I/C forward and/or back doesn't always result in the expected outcome. I have seen some cars wheelstand higher with a shorter I/C, and some go higher with a longer I/C. It usually depends more on what a given car's combo really needs to work as efficiently as possible.

That's why I feel that on a lot of 4-link cars somewhere around the 45-50" range is usually a good starting point for the I/C length on a new car/combo. That way you have a decent amount of adjustment either direction to work with.

Of course moving the I/C forward-back wont help Nick much if he still has a ladder bar setup. If that's the case then wheelie bars, shock/strut valving, suspension travel, movable ballast, & air pressure will all become that much more important tools.

bruno wrote:what an idiot ..... i adjust the struts clockwise , thinking that is full tight ....well guess what ....not on the strange deals its counter clock wise for full tight .....im i right guys ?......

Don't be too hard on yourself, these things happen cuz different company's do things different.

On rear shocks both Koni & Santhuff each go different directions when tightening the top extension valving windows. Sometimes I do forget which shock's top adj window goes which direction. That's why I usually draw an arrow somewhere under the car on a piece of tape near each shock.

DILLIGASDAVE wrote:

bruno wrote:what an idiot ..... i adjust the struts clockwise , thinking that is full tight ....well guess what ....not on the strange deals its counter clock wise for full tight .....im i right guys ?......

Don't be too hard on yourself, these things happen cuz different company's do things different.

On rear shocks both Koni & Santhuff each go different directions when tightening the top extension valving windows. Sometimes I do forget which shock's top adj window goes which direction. That's why I usually draw an arrow somewhere under the car on a piece of tape near each shock.

that makes 2 of us Nick! mine were tight as they'd go. i dont want to talk about the tire guage issue............

Holy shit Nick.............

Baby steps brother , just don't do more than one thing at a time. sneak up on it.

engine sounds stout , is this with the c-headed deal ? , well either way you have to much travel up front , we have .5 on our dr car ----- if i was you i would put those shocks at full tight and start out at 1" of travel anything else is asking for trouble .


btw you have a bad machine there Bruno , hope you get the launch squared away

Whoa Bruno talk about some power. Get you some bars on it and be careful dude

IDT-572 wrote:Holy shit Nick.............

Baby steps brother , just don't do more than one thing at a time. sneak up on it.

that is baby steps ........ i havent even turned on the fogger yet

605FOX wrote:engine sounds stout , is this with the c-headed deal ? , well either way you have to much travel up front , we have .5 on our dr car ----- if i was you i would put those shocks at full tight and start out at 1" of travel anything else is asking for trouble .


btw you have a bad machine there Bruno , hope you get the launch squared away

c-heads what are those ........ yep we are going to put this front suspension on lockdown

bruno wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:Holy shit Nick.............

Baby steps brother , just don't do more than one thing at a time. sneak up on it.

that is baby steps ........ i havent even turned on the fogger yet

Those front tire really looked like they were taking baby steps.................

bigblockfox468 wrote:Whoa Bruno talk about some power. Get you some bars on it and be careful dude

we will .....

bruno wrote:

Frank Merkl wrote:can you say "Wheelie Bars" , all the fast cars run them! and they do have a purpose , tends to keep cars off the top of the guard rail!
Frank

bars are going on .......i want to keep the top side shiny

Sissy


Hate to see your car get damaged but good that it wasn't worse. Bars are my friends

bruno wrote:

605FOX wrote:engine sounds stout , is this with the c-headed deal ? , well either way you have to much travel up front , we have .5 on our dr car ----- if i was you i would put those shocks at full tight and start out at 1" of travel anything else is asking for trouble .


btw you have a bad machine there Bruno , hope you get the launch squared away

c-heads what are those ........ yep we are going to put this front suspension on lockdown

Eddys baby!

Come on man that baby wheel stand should'nt scared ya hope ya get it back soon looks killer

Come on Nick. Leave the sissy sticks off. lol. Tighten up that front end and you will see a huge difference. Do you have the front end tied down too? That is a good idea also.

jmayabb wrote:Come on Nick. Leave the sissy sticks off. lol. Tighten up that front end and you will see a huge difference. Do you have the front end tied down too? That is a good idea also.

i will Joe , im going to give it one more try this weekend without bars ......... got a grudge race set up at MMP friday night at the Patriot Event ...we shall see

no bars and go easy....i know, easier said than done....good luck, looks great!