Um, no that doesn't transfer weight to the front wheels. It merely reduces the amount of traction on the rear tires. The idea is that the rear wheels will lose traction before the fronts, therefore causing the car to oversteer rather than understeer. The trick is not going too far and making the car difficult to drive.
Also left-foot braking will help with weight transfer entering the corners, sometimes allowing you to build some boost as you begin to exit the corner (especially with an automatic) Personally, my stock 86 Shelby Charger would lift the inside rear tire out of the box. It just didn't really do it early enough to make it helpful :) Instead of welding on the rear axle, I prefer building an adjustable bar out of a flat plate running the width of the rear axle. Clamp this steel plate to the rear axle using muffler clamps. To make it adjustable, drill multiple sets of holes and move the clamps further inward or add more clamps. To keep the assembly quiet, simply slip rubber hose over the clamps. Having an adjustable bar is especially important here in the NW where it can be a little wet sometimes and being able to reduce the tendency for the rear to step out really helps. Stefan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Pratt Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SD> l-body suspension Questions You can also "box" in the rear axle. It will act like a larger rear sway bar. Poly bushings in front also help. I autocrossed my Charger GLHS for a few years and and with the boxed rear axle I got the pee-ing dog look just like the VW GTI's, ie, lifting the opposite rear tire in a hard turn thereby transferring maximum weight to the front tires. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge
