Front/Back & Cross Weights

[samgkd]

I new at dirt oval. A transplanted carpet oval racer. How do you adjust weight side to side and front to back. I have a Havoc LM chassis. In carpet I would adjust the center shock and the two rear side shocks to move the weight around. Would you move the shock mounting position and/or the shock adjusting nut to do this on a dirt chassis or would I move some lead weights around? I have a scale board ( 4 scales) that I used in carpet racing. It can be reconfigured for my Havoc. Is a scale a good way in dirt oval to check your car? Some help would really be apprecieted.

Sam

[overlandovalracer]

I new at dirt oval. A transplanted carpet oval racer. How do you adjust weight side to side and front to back. I have a Havoc LM chassis. In carpet I would adjust the center shock and the two rear side shocks to move the weight around. Would you move the shock mounting position and/or the shock adjusting nut to do this on a dirt chassis or would I move some lead weights around? I have a scale board ( 4 scales) that I used in carpet racing. It can be reconfigured for my Havoc. Is a scale a good way in dirt oval to check your car? Some help would really be apprecieted.

Sam

Yours is a VERY loaded question. Using scales for your dirt car is an additional tool that can absolutely help. The real trick is to find the set up that works for you that utilizes the weights/percentages, alignment(toe,caster,camber), & ride height. Every one of those settings has an effect on the other & having scale #s helps give you the result of making some changes.

Try this sometime, fill out a set up sheet on your car BEFORE you go to the track, go race, & make the adjustments you think you need to make. When your satisfied with your set up, fill out another set up sheet, including your weights/percentages. Compare the two sheets taking into account what adjustments you made & as you analyze the notes, you will learn how to make the correct adjustments to manipulate the suspension to your liking. The other thing I would suggest, is put your car on the scales,then adjust each corner individually, (with the collar,shock position,etc.) & notice how it changes the numbers everywhere else on the car.

In my experience, I've found that the heavier the L.R., the tighter the car will be, & the heavier the L.F. the car will turn more on corner exit. There are obviously way more scenarios that could be explained, but time & space here is limited. Sorry for the long post, & I hope this helps get you goin in the right(I meant left) direction.

[samgkd]

Thanks for the reply. It sounds like if I want to adjust corner weights, I adjust the nuts on the threaded shocks and/or change springs.

Sam

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