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i thought the pinion pointing downward would cause the front to lift? or have i got this a about face? at the present set up we lifted the front & pretty much dropped it straight back down. i was hoping to carry them a little further & was told lower the bars will do this. i cant test at present as the engine & trans are out while the car is getting a facelift but do adjustments at the rear whilst this is happening.



Like Mr P said, a lower point will "push" . This means it will help it pitch rotate upward in front on the hit. You will see a less aggressive lift in the back, or it may drop slightly if you end up with the front ladder bar below the neutral line. The neutral line is a line from the rear tire at ground level to about the top of the front tire.
Basically the lower point will give the front end a little help ,but engine torque has to be very high to carry the fronts out further by any large amount.


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