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Billy Nees 12-08-2020 10:33 AM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Meyer (Post 629473)
More stuff. Did you know that cavilers had three different spring packages for ride and handling. I think you could keep your weak springs in the front but go with heavier in the rear or stack 1/2 washers under the rear rear strut mounts and adding spring rubbers too, keeping more to the front and giving the car some front rake. Also make sure your rear struts are not leaking and are hard to compress. If you are doing stuff too the trans, welding the spiders may be a option, but you will have to get the front alignment right so it rolls easy. More to come. Tom
With the wheel/tire combo that's on the car it definitely has a forward rake. I've had to raise the front slightly to get to the 3" minimum ground clearance.

A million years ago, I played with "welding spiders" in a FWD car. That won't happen again.

Mark Yacavone 12-08-2020 12:23 PM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
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Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 629492)

A million years ago, I played with "welding spiders" in a FWD car. That won't happen again.
Times 2 !

Tom Meyer 12-08-2020 08:49 PM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
They do make LSD for these to. That would ruin the nickel part. We use spring rubbers on the dirt to make the car turn. Tom

vic guilmino 12-09-2020 11:38 AM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
anybody like to help me tune my 2005 GTP cone air filter and high flow cat. i have a hp tuner with O2 hook up.

Dave Noll 12-10-2020 03:41 AM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 629492)
A million years ago, I played with "welding spiders" in a FWD car. That won't happen again.

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 629507)
Times 2 !
Would be interested to hear about these as I was toying with doing this on the Escort. Is it the torque steer or something else. I did find an lsd for it though.

Dave Gantz 12-10-2020 10:31 AM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
Aren't welded spider gears illegal? I wouldn't want to be on either end of that law suit. (The one that could ensue when an accident occurs because a weld or gear broke.)

Billy Nees 12-10-2020 10:42 AM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Noll (Post 629600)
Would be interested to hear about these as I was toying with doing this on the Escort. Is it the torque steer or something else. I did find an lsd for it though.
First of all and probably the most important, it will be VERY difficult to steer the car and I mean just driving it around the pits. It will slow you down and not just a little bit. If you break your welded spiders, you had better hope that you do it on the line otherwise you WILL be going for a "ride".

Billy Nees 12-10-2020 10:48 AM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
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Originally Posted by Dave Gantz (Post 629608)
Aren't welded spider gears illegal?
Yup. Under General Regulations 2:11 Rear End,Welded spider gear rear ends prohibited in all classes.

Tom Meyer 12-10-2020 07:43 PM
Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close!
 
They do it a lot in the fwd Dirt cars, never ever hear of anybody breaking one. Seen a bunch blow the the trans apart from the spiders spinning and cutting the pin in half. For setup you run less air from left to right for stager to go around corners and with the gears harder than the shaft it eats it up. For some of the rwd classes they have to run a mini spool with just the pin making it solid. If you work on the PS a little it does not take away any hp. 99 % of the all the dirt cars and nascar run PS. Its a old wise tail now days. How many time do you hear that somebody lost there PS and fell back out of contention, back in the day when nobody had it took a man to drive 500 miles. Tom

Billy Nees 12-11-2020 09:35 AM
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Tom, I know that dirt tracks can get really "sticky" but, as I'm sure that you know, it's nothing like a "glued concrete" starting line. And there's not much need for P/S on a drag strip. Taking off the P/S pump and laying it aside was worth .08.


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