Effects of weight removal

[Greg Reimer 7376]

My comment doesn't relate to weight removal so much,since stockers have a minimum,establishing an absolute that always prevails, but when I built my first '68 Chevelle several years ago,I used 70 Monte Carlo 454 rear springs right out of the Moog catalog, used the lightest Moroso front springs i could and the loosest shocks I had, and the car used to hook pretty well, but it had a rotational effect upon initial launch. The car would leave,squat on the right rear,twist,and yank the left front tire pretty high.It always went straight, it was only a 327/250 horse, but there was a lot more going on than there needed to be.A rule change mandated that a 5 point roll bar be installed about a year later. That seemed to take some of the body roll out after I replaced the rear springs, then some Koni shocks and new front springs took most of the rest out. On an A body,I came to the conclusion that the right rear spring is as critical as the left front. Photos of the car leaving at Pomona seemed to reflect the fact that the body roll is nearly eliminated.It's easier to drive, as well. Larry Petersen's '71 B/SA car works about perfectly.