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May 26, 2012, 05:35:42 am
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having problems with the front end coming up before i go threw the traps
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this past year i was having trouble keeping the front end down at the end of the track. I didnt have this problem tell a raise the rear up cause it ws to low now the want to lift up a sway all over the track at the end.
Need to find out how to keep it down.
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Coming up? like on the back tires or just skating on the fronts.... Im thinking you need to give some car specs to help ya out.... Car weight, Eng Disp, ride height front and rear front suspension....
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skating on the front car weights 1450 with me in it. motor is a 2275 push 230 hp. riase it back to stock last year.
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1/8 or 1/4? Could be to high and air getting under it. Do you have caster shims behind the beam? These are 2 issues we have overcome in the past when ironed out, it drives like a cadillac
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Toss a couple of Sandbags in the front.
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1/8 i really dont about caster i plan getting drop spindles and adjustable control arm will this help
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Try caster shims first. They are real cheap. Just need longer bolts to hold the beam on too. Buy 4 so you can start out with 1 thick. And then double them and see how it works
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I'm try them thank for the help
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Caster is what it sounds like to me if you left the front down. When you raised the back and left the front down that effectively removed caster.
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Just remember the side profile of a VW looks an awful lot to the profile of todays modern airplane wing cross section so the more air you get under the car thee more lift the car will see
ONe might considering breaking the air out from under the car or diverting the air out to the sides
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