Whats wrong with this picture??

ericsz · 09-24-2009, 07:27 AM

Car is going LEFT BAD with wheels up..

Todd Bailey · 09-24-2009, 08:22 AM

Driver might have slightly turned the wheel to the right. Was trying to judge the rear wheels off of the break in the asphalt. Pictures can be deceiving.

Robert Simpson · 09-24-2009, 08:35 AM

Eric, did you change rear tires recently? If you did, was there any difference in roll out. Also the same thing with the bars. Have you changed anything, setting wise, or removed weight? I took some weight out of my car once, thought that since I only took out a smal amound of weight that I did not need to re-adjust my bars. I did after my first run. Just a thought. I take that this problem has happened on several occasions?

ericsz · 09-24-2009, 08:41 AM

The only thing I did was rotate the rear slicks, The slicks have probably 50 passes on them, and car went straight before rotating the tires, I am gonna put them back and see if that fixes it it just makes it a hand full. Roll Out on the tires were 93-3/4 marked on both. I guess that doesnt mean they were something different.

Michael Beard · 09-24-2009, 08:46 AM

It's probably the shift light. (J/K! Couldn't help it)

Check shocks, and try rotating the tires back.

It'd help if the starting line wasn't littered with ROCKS. That's absolutely ridiculous for a so-called national event track, or any track for that matter. Always check your wheel wells and rocker panels for sand or rocks. I've seen *tons* of photos of cars with the wheels up, and a stream of junk pouring out of the rocker panel right in front of the tires.

ericsz · 09-24-2009, 09:06 AM

Shift Lite that's funny stuff, so you read all that too... Man I must be a popular kinda guy.... Thanks for the input, ya there was a lot of junk out there this weekend on the starting line.

ericsz · 09-24-2009, 09:10 AM

Here is another view

http://www.mvehornphotography.com/9-...Finals.html#57

Doug Domm · 09-24-2009, 12:16 PM

Just my 2 cents but it appears you are using a slide a link or whatever Comp calls them and not a Caltracs bar. Could there be some deflection in that type of bar versus the Caltracs one piece bar?

Jeff Lee · 09-24-2009, 01:40 PM

My AMX got parked because it was getting worse at pulling left. Looking at the top of a guardrail is too exciting for me. I checked and tuned EVERYTHING. In the end? The driver side floor had pushed from the rocker panel. Always have had a CM roll-bar then when I went from Stock to SS I converted to a cage. I should have had a rocker bar from day one and I wouldn't have a problem. Another lesson learned.
There was some rust at the rear (front) seat mounting area. That's were it was weak.
So amongst other things getting done to the car, it's getting new floors.

Rob Petrie E395 · 09-24-2009, 02:49 PM

If it was not doing it before indy I would try it somewhere else before making big changes. I was up there myself and while the track prep crew was trying thier best the rocks and other debris were everywhere on the track at times. Before my burnout second run of friday they shut me off to clean the track because the rocks were so bad.

09-24-2009, 07:27 AM	#1
ericsz Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 140 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whats wrong with this picture?? Car is going LEFT BAD with wheels up.. __________________ Eric Bowling

09-24-2009, 08:22 AM	#2
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 302 Likes: 24 Liked 28 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? Driver might have slightly turned the wheel to the right. Was trying to judge the rear wheels off of the break in the asphalt. Pictures can be deceiving.

09-24-2009, 08:35 AM	#3
Robert Simpson Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 803 Likes: 6 Liked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? Eric, did you change rear tires recently? If you did, was there any difference in roll out. Also the same thing with the bars. Have you changed anything, setting wise, or removed weight? I took some weight out of my car once, thought that since I only took out a smal amound of weight that I did not need to re-adjust my bars. I did after my first run. Just a thought. I take that this problem has happened on several occasions?

09-24-2009, 08:41 AM	#4
ericsz Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 140 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? The only thing I did was rotate the rear slicks, The slicks have probably 50 passes on them, and car went straight before rotating the tires, I am gonna put them back and see if that fixes it it just makes it a hand full. Roll Out on the tires were 93-3/4 marked on both. I guess that doesnt mean they were something different. __________________ Eric Bowling

09-24-2009, 09:06 AM	#6
ericsz Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 140 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? Shift Lite that's funny stuff, so you read all that too... Man I must be a popular kinda guy.... Thanks for the input, ya there was a lot of junk out there this weekend on the starting line. __________________ Eric Bowling

09-24-2009, 08:46 AM	#5
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? It's probably the shift light. (J/K! Couldn't help it) Check shocks, and try rotating the tires back. It'd help if the starting line wasn't littered with ROCKS. That's absolutely ridiculous for a so-called national event track, or any track for that matter. Always check your wheel wells and rocker panels for sand or rocks. I've seen tons of photos of cars with the wheels up, and a stream of junk pouring out of the rocker panel right in front of the tires. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

09-24-2009, 09:10 AM	#7
ericsz Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 140 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? Here is another view http://www.mvehornphotography.com/9-...Finals.html#57 __________________ Eric Bowling

09-24-2009, 12:16 PM	#8
Doug Domm Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: canada Posts: 244 Likes: 26 Liked 41 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? Just my 2 cents but it appears you are using a slide a link or whatever Comp calls them and not a Caltracs bar. Could there be some deflection in that type of bar versus the Caltracs one piece bar?

09-24-2009, 01:40 PM	#9
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? My AMX got parked because it was getting worse at pulling left. Looking at the top of a guardrail is too exciting for me. I checked and tuned EVERYTHING. In the end? The driver side floor had pushed from the rocker panel. Always have had a CM roll-bar then when I went from Stock to SS I converted to a cage. I should have had a rocker bar from day one and I wouldn't have a problem. Another lesson learned. There was some rust at the rear (front) seat mounting area. That's were it was weak. So amongst other things getting done to the car, it's getting new floors. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

09-24-2009, 02:49 PM	#10
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,093 Likes: 162 Liked 220 Times in 79 Posts	Re: Whats wrong with this picture?? If it was not doing it before indy I would try it somewhere else before making big changes. I was up there myself and while the track prep crew was trying thier best the rocks and other debris were everywhere on the track at times. Before my burnout second run of friday they shut me off to clean the track because the rocks were so bad.