Thread: Front End Drift
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Old 01-07-2004, 03:17 AM
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Am I correct in saying we are not talking about a race situation. I was having the described situation at speeds as low as 40-50mph. After playing with the shocks, alignment & ride height, I finally fixed my problem with a pair of softer front coils. I can't say this is the cure-all, but what I can say is this: I wish I checked that first! It could of saved me 4 trips to the alignment shop. I tried raising/lowering the front/rear to shift weight to the front- lowering the front- all the shock settings etc...etc...then it came to me while watching a NASCAR Happyhour session that I was possibly overlooking the simplest thing. There they were, tossing coils in & out of this car & I thought what did I have to lose? There must be an easy formula for figuring the baseline lb spring rate needed for a cars front /rear axle weight but I never bothered asking. With an aluminum headed Windsor and narrow lightweight frontwheels, anyone care to guess the front axle weight of my car? Does anyone know the front axle weight of their own?
Ok, I gotta go sit by the fire now.....SEND HEAT!!
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