street stock weight location

putting the wieght on theory will it work

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cottagehills

cottagehills

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  1. so where to put the weight on.
  2. most weight will got to the right rear side and some to the left rear.
  3. place weights up high for more transfer roll
  4. place wieghts in the middle places more to the overall roll and traction
  5. place weights low for more traction transfer
  6. so we will try this theory at the races
  7. input is welcomed
 
You’re thinkin’ WAY too hard today… Try a street stock set-up book as a place to start.

You do have a few thing right here… But remember you “high,” “middle” and “low” is in relation to the car’s roll-center. Which may not be exactly mid-way up the car.
 
but are any of my concepts even close with any of my postings? look i am not trying to ignore the fact this is our first year of racing, but iam wanting to put the information out here so that i could recall it again in the future, the books , i do not know if we are ready them yet, easy to go left than to read if you know what i mean, but i need the info/input that is what i drive for.
 
Just don’t spend you time tryin’ to reinvent the wheel… That’s why I’m strongly suggesting one of many books out there that are available already. I didn’t start doin’ my homework ‘til a couple years into racing myself. I regret spending the first couple of years literally spinning my wheels when some basic answers that I didn’t know were so easily accessible. I hate to think you’re doing the same thing considering you defiantly trying to get thing figured out.

As far as you theory here goes, your good on with rearguards to the higher the hanging weight to more weight will transfer. … BUT I don’t know as I ever heard of (or felt in the car for that matter) that lowing the weight really does anything to improve traction. Putting weight low on the car allows you to add weight at a corner of the car WITHOUT effecting lateral transfer.

General (and overly simplified) rules as far as I’m concerned are:

Right front weight helps the car get into the turn and will have some positive gain on the bite.

Right rear weight will help with side-bite.

Rear weight will help with traction. (But DO NOT put the hanging weight too much farther back than the rear-end housing. You’ll get a sling effect.)

Left side weight (front or rear) will help the car turn all the way though the corner.
 
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