question about ladder bar/shock adjustments

68Mustang · 07-08-2010, 08:57 AM

I am running a bracket car that has ladder bar/coil overs it runs 6.80's in the 1/8th. The car works great when the track is good, but if the track goes away a little the car loses a BUNCH in 60ft.
I have been told several different things. My question is when the track is bad or starts to go away do i want to hit the tires harder or softer. I run QA1 single adjustable shocks in the rear, the last I was told was to soften the shocks up when the track is bad.

Also my bars are pointed down slightly, since the car is a footbrake car with a 54.4%/45.6% weight front to back could it not be hitting the tires hard enough. Would moving the bars up 1 hole be a move in the right direction.

Jeff Colvert · 07-08-2010, 12:15 PM

I like to see the ladder bar level to 1 1/2 deg down in front. With the single adj. shock you can put more hit to the tires by softing the setting. Best case would be to have double adj. shocks then you could loosen the top setting to hit tires harder and tighten the bottom setting to hold the tire to the ground longer. Also loosen front shocks on a slick track for more weight transfer. Anyway thats how I run my Mustang.

Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456

68Mustang · 07-08-2010, 12:22 PM

Jeff i was curious what your car weighs and what rate coil spring do you run in the rear

Mike Pearson · 07-08-2010, 03:40 PM

I would lower the front of the bars a little more. You cant adjust for a bad track. I run the same shock combo. Your ride height of the shock should be just a little more than half travel. QA-1 should give a ride height for your shock. Then install the softest spring to get the ride height.

07-08-2010, 08:57 AM	#1
68Mustang Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 47 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	question about ladder bar/shock adjustments I am running a bracket car that has ladder bar/coil overs it runs 6.80's in the 1/8th. The car works great when the track is good, but if the track goes away a little the car loses a BUNCH in 60ft. I have been told several different things. My question is when the track is bad or starts to go away do i want to hit the tires harder or softer. I run QA1 single adjustable shocks in the rear, the last I was told was to soften the shocks up when the track is bad. Also my bars are pointed down slightly, since the car is a footbrake car with a 54.4%/45.6% weight front to back could it not be hitting the tires hard enough. Would moving the bars up 1 hole be a move in the right direction.

07-08-2010, 12:15 PM	#2
Jeff Colvert Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkadelphia, AR Posts: 289 Likes: 8 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: question about ladder bar/shock adjustments I like to see the ladder bar level to 1 1/2 deg down in front. With the single adj. shock you can put more hit to the tires by softing the setting. Best case would be to have double adj. shocks then you could loosen the top setting to hit tires harder and tighten the bottom setting to hold the tire to the ground longer. Also loosen front shocks on a slick track for more weight transfer. Anyway thats how I run my Mustang. Jeff Colvert SS/G 4456 __________________ Jeff Colvert SS/G,F,GT/B 4456

07-08-2010, 12:22 PM	#3
68Mustang Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 47 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: question about ladder bar/shock adjustments Jeff i was curious what your car weighs and what rate coil spring do you run in the rear

07-08-2010, 03:40 PM	#4
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,321 Likes: 546 Liked 1,629 Times in 502 Posts	Re: question about ladder bar/shock adjustments I would lower the front of the bars a little more. You cant adjust for a bad track. I run the same shock combo. Your ride height of the shock should be just a little more than half travel. QA-1 should give a ride height for your shock. Then install the softest spring to get the ride height. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS