Ladder bar tuning / adjusting

nhramnl · 04-19-2017, 07:40 AM

I haven't owned a ladder bar car in a number of years, but I think I remember that the overall length of the bar has a significant effect on "hit" versus "wheelstand". Short bars smack the tire very hard, whereas longer bars tend to make the car wheelstand more. The principle still makes sense to me, because a longer bar essentially moves the intersect point forward, which would apply more rotational leverage to the chassis. I think...

04-19-2017, 07:40 AM	#7
nhramnl Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 507 Likes: 8 Liked 358 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Ladder bar tuning / adjusting I haven't owned a ladder bar car in a number of years, but I think I remember that the overall length of the bar has a significant effect on "hit" versus "wheelstand". Short bars smack the tire very hard, whereas longer bars tend to make the car wheelstand more. The principle still makes sense to me, because a longer bar essentially moves the intersect point forward, which would apply more rotational leverage to the chassis. I think...