I have the swaybars and still get a lot of lift most notably at Sears Point (ok
Infinion). We lowered the car during the post season so I don't know yet if
that will help. I know that some guys have swithch to some type of locking
read end as a solution. Gary- are you following this thread?
Ron Jacobs
Western Eagle Racing
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<chris@tr4-racing.de>: --------------
> I had this trouble too at my first race:
> http://www.tr4-racing.de/pic/2004/colmer/DSC_0084_ex.jpg
> Like a sailingboat at strong half wind.
>
> I cured it with swaybars at front and rear and I brought up the front
> suspension spring rate.
> At the rear I still use the standard leaf springs.
> Have a look now:
> http://www.tr4-racing.de/pic/2006/rgb/217-6901a_ex.jpg
>
> Cheers
> Chris
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> ...it seems that I'm lifting the rear inside wheel too much when I see
> photos
> of the car in tight
> corners. There still seems to be too much body roll. I assume that it
> is the springs. I'll be adding additional rate this year to the springs
> in hopes of reducing lift. I plan to go to 600 lbs/in rear and at
> least...
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> This seems counter-intuitive to me. If the body were fixed to the rear
> axle
> (unsprung) and encountered the centrifugal force of cornering, the inside
> wheel would have to lift, since the car's center of gravity is above the
> axis of the wheels. However if there was the ability for the body to roll
> to
> the outside under those cornering forces, wouldn't that alleviate the
> overturning forces being generated, thereby allowing the inside wheel
> more
> opportunity to stay in contact with the road?
> Steve P.
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