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Old 06-18-2011, 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by iamkeniff
i was thinking about having the passenger shock moved to the rear of the axle like the drivers and run a little stiffer shock. maybe an adjustable coilover style shock or something im not really sure.


i can do caltracs and a better shock if need be, but would it help doing the shock on the rear of the axle too?
my personal experience is moving the shocks to the rear of the axle would contribute to more aggressive spring wrap on hard acceleration..... actually broke a few leafs like this on another rig.
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Old 06-18-2011, 03:05 AM
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IMO, shocks should NEVER be used in attempt to control axle wrap. If the wrap is that bad, you need to correct the suspension(traction aids, spring rates, etc). The shock's job is dampening and controlling the spring, and nothing more.
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Old 07-15-2012, 09:20 AM
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Seems like a cheap and simple enough mod. Will have to look into making some of these for the next track day.
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Old 07-15-2012, 06:43 PM
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so clamp the front it is lol
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Old 07-15-2012, 09:51 PM
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Yep clamp the front to keep axle warp down. Mine never had an issue cutting a 1.76 60' on 28" DRs with a 3600/4:11 combo (my old 4L60e combo)
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Old 07-23-2012, 09:20 PM
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Clamps on the front. I cut 1.7s also on slicks with no issue
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