Body roll part 2....see!!!

[Lapeeracing]

I have been following this thread with some interest. I find it hard to imagine that a sbc would create such a problem.
I think that if you go back to before anything was changed on the car-was there a problem with body roll? If the answer is no then-what has changed? You relocated the leaf springs and rear shocks and reused the existing parts. Now we have a problem-yes? Two shocks are not going to fix it-I doubt that a anti-roll will totally cure it! So,I think we are back to shocks and springs- maybe not in that order- I don't know how you checked those-but I think that is where the problem lies. I would suggest that you talk to the spring mfg and see what they think. I am of the opinion that replacing springs and shocks will take care of your problem. I have done the same on a bbc camaro and did not have that problem.Just my 2 cents-hope that helped with troubleshooting your car-good luck!

[ericsz]

Here is a picture of how it left before. Straight as can be.

[Mike Pearson]

the problem most likely is not shocks. One time I got to the track and found I had a broken shock mount. I just took both shocks off of the back of the car. The car ran just as good with out the shocks as with. I had monoleafs and ladder bars at the time. Car ran high tens at the time with 10.5 tire. I would check for a twisted axle tube on the rear. There is definately something wrong with the car. I have not had to use a sway bar on my camaro.

[Ernie Neal]

Eric, you have a pm

[L79racer]

I think you axle tube might be turning in the housing. Check the plug welds.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Wow....I dig a hairy ride, but the other pics well, I put a box of diapers and a roll of tp on the dash of the TR7 when it was together, I think I might have actually needed them on that launch. Then again if I can get the chally to launch that hard Ill be in heaven.....

Something changed somewhere. Simple, I dont know enough about chassis setup on a drag car but my dad always said, "Something Changed Somewhere" the trick is to find it, 9 times out of 10 for me its the thing I was sure hadnt. Breakage bent, even on something I just checked and voila......

There is an OLD trick used on bikes (yeah yeah) but frames with low torsional rigidity like the Kaw triples and Suzy trips we used a scribe mounted to a bolt touching a pad (usually a rearset plate) Not as fancy as electronic thingies but it works....maybe one on the rear housing 1 on the chassis ? see where the flex is occuring. Ive seen 2-3 inches of flex on a bike frame of a kaw triple, hence the nickname "Widowmakers" but you were good before, now youre not something changed right ? Grab a coulple nuts and weld on a scribe at a 90 deg angle and bend it so it touches a suface somewhere itll leave a mark behind.....?

Just guessing out loud here.....wow.......that looks like it would be fun to keep straight....

Originally Posted by ericsz

Here is a picture of how it left before. Straight as can be.

[ericsz]

Ernie, I didn't get anything..

[ericsz]

Here is a pic from this past weekend.. Its 5 times better than the first week out but still pretty bad, anti roll should be here this week and got a few more things to check out....

[ericsz]

I just wanted to let everyone know that the anti roll bar fixed and solved my issues!! I went with the DM Products bar and it fixed everythinhg. Thanks for all your help!

[72Malibu]

Its amazing what that little bar back there can do as far as stiffening and keeping a frame from twisting.