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12-30-2019, 04:12 PM
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Re: Help with preload for a ladder bar/coil over car
What is the issue?
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12-30-2019, 04:56 PM
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Re: Help with preload for a ladder bar/coil over car
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01-02-2020, 01:19 AM
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Re: Help with preload for a ladder bar/coil over car
Does it go left or right off line?
This suspension always is a struggle for me for as simple a deal that it is!
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Re: Help with preload for a ladder bar/coil over car
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When chasing a problem and/or something has changed in the car, first look at the parts. How old are the shocks and springs, tires, rod ends. I've seen guys with cheap 10 year old SA shocks, beat up and leaking, dead springs and/or a bent housing, complaining that they can't adjust an issue out of the car. Verify the condition of the parts and pieces and/or update accordingly. This should be part of the regular schedule. Weigh the car, 4 corners. Know where the weight is and what the preload (or lack of it) is. Keep track of it. If it moves around a bunch, something has worn out or bent. Good DA shocks are a necessity on a ladder bar car with decent power. There are different ways to adjust the weights beside preload, but I would verify and baseline everything, then let the car tell you what it wants from there. Video and playback (30 fps min.) is valuable as well. |
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