Question: QA1 Shocks
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I didnt see any gains on street tires , but nothing i did showed any gains on street tires at my track
Camomax said he picked up .1 on his sixty with them . All i know is @ billings MT 3 trucks running , ME , Rob , and Matt larson all of us were on DR , and rob was in the 1.70 range , matt was in the 1.64-1.66 range and i was 1.60-1.56 range . They will help but it depends on what the truck is doing , if your front end is coming up like mine was they will help , if it isnt coming up then I dont know .
Well, my QA1's (along with the Caltracs) helped me go from a best 60' of 1.70 to a best of 1.66 on the Toyos, and my front end didnt jump up as harsh or as far as it used to. We'll see what happens next year with drag radials.
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see thats the problem with the decision I have cut 1.64's with just Proxes and clamps. I now have DR's but i've yet to use them on a prepped track
1.64 are great , the hard part is could you do it at any track you go to ? and every pass you make ? If yopu can i wouldnt spend the $$ . That is what the biggest benifit i have seen from the DR and a decent suspension setup is i can pretty we count on 1.64 or better at any track I visit and almost every pass i make , with in reason any way .
My truck end lifts WAY up when I launch and my rear end bounces through out the whole run. I am gonna run the DR's this weekend to see if they even help then go from there..
Thats probably smart , there is no recipe i have found that will work on every truck ..................... well unless you just have extra $$ lying around wanting to spend it :rofl: , best thing to do is see what it is doing and do what needs to be done the fix it , and if it aint broken dont fix it
If the front is lifting, you need less rebound/better shock in front. Clamp front and back of the spring, Mine hopped until I did. 38 front 35 rear with the M&H's is what worked best for me. Less in the front and you will see cuping in the tire. Less then 35 rear, and the truck transfered too much weight to the rear, and the front would spin! Figure the rest out on your own:thumb:
Alstons in Sacramento sells Varishock single adj. for $187, dual adj. for $299.
http://www.cachassisworks.com/iwwidb.pvx?;multi_item_submit
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If the front is lifting, you need less rebound/better shock in front. Clamp front and back of the spring, Mine hopped until I did. 38 front 35 rear with the M&H's is what worked best for me. Less in the front and you will see cuping in the tire. Less then 35 rear, and the truck transfered too much weight to the rear, and the front would spin! Figure the rest out on your own:thumb:
Alstons in Sacramento sells Varishock single adj. for $187, dual adj. for $299.
Russ do you remember what your race weight was?
7,460 with me in it and a little more then 1/4 tank. I only checked it once last year. I probably had it down to around 7,200 when I was in Idaho a few weeks ago. Your truck is a bunch lighter!
Possible, but the front of your truck is still going to try and transfer the weight. The less air in the rear, the more it will squat in the rear. Bring an air tank just incase you take too much out of the rear.