Reduce bouncing when coming down from wheelstand

Bobby Fazio · 04-12-2011, 07:20 AM

Hey guys, my car is hooking well and doing about 3 foot wheelie but when it comes down the front tires are bouncing back up in the air. Right now I am using ladder bar set for maximum weight transfer and double adjustable front QA1 shocks. I have extension all the way down to softest setting zero and compression set pretty stiff. Which do you think I need to move? Thanks.

Mike Pearson · 04-12-2011, 08:00 AM

If the car is bouncing the shocks are still too loose. Tighten the compression as tight as the shocks will go. The QA1 shocks might not get tight enough to control the bounce. I have Santhuff double adjustables on the front of my car. They are expensive but they will stop the bouncing

Marty Rinehart Jr · 04-12-2011, 05:31 PM

Santhuff

Alan Roehrich · 04-12-2011, 07:08 PM

Yep, Santhuff.

And dial in only the amount of bite you need. any excess wheel stand slows you down and worsens bounce. Take extension out until it stops hooking, and then loosen it back up a couple of clicks. That will keep it from bouncing back up.

Adger Smith · 04-13-2011, 12:54 AM

Move weight forward in the car and don't spend so much time in the air!

04-12-2011, 07:20 AM	#1
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,467 Likes: 1,444 Liked 4,365 Times in 501 Posts	Reduce bouncing when coming down from wheelstand Hey guys, my car is hooking well and doing about 3 foot wheelie but when it comes down the front tires are bouncing back up in the air. Right now I am using ladder bar set for maximum weight transfer and double adjustable front QA1 shocks. I have extension all the way down to softest setting zero and compression set pretty stiff. Which do you think I need to move? Thanks. __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

04-12-2011, 08:00 AM	#2
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,443 Likes: 613 Liked 1,916 Times in 574 Posts	Re: Reduce bouncing when coming down from wheelstand If the car is bouncing the shocks are still too loose. Tighten the compression as tight as the shocks will go. The QA1 shocks might not get tight enough to control the bounce. I have Santhuff double adjustables on the front of my car. They are expensive but they will stop the bouncing __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

04-12-2011, 05:31 PM	#3
Marty Rinehart Jr Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Rineharts Performance Race Cars, Thomasville,PA Posts: 492 Likes: 296 Liked 332 Times in 75 Posts	Re: Reduce bouncing when coming down from wheelstand Santhuff __________________ Marty Rinehart Jr 1125 SS STK SG SC SST

04-12-2011, 07:08 PM	#4
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,105 Likes: 1,561 Liked 1,788 Times in 408 Posts	Re: Reduce bouncing when coming down from wheelstand Yep, Santhuff. And dial in only the amount of bite you need. any excess wheel stand slows you down and worsens bounce. Take extension out until it stops hooking, and then loosen it back up a couple of clicks. That will keep it from bouncing back up. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

04-13-2011, 12:54 AM	#5
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Reduce bouncing when coming down from wheelstand Move weight forward in the car and don't spend so much time in the air! __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)