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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: RodStRace] #203882
01/27/09 11:27 AM
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Mr. P, I just wanted to thank you for all your input. You always have good advise that you share freely. That's what this forum is all about!




No problem... I try to help if I can with the little
bit I know

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: SKR8PN] #203883
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Lefty on the track. Righty on the street(except at stop lights and when practicing top end skills on the highway.)


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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: ajcasini] #203884
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Lefty on the track. Righty on the street(except at stop lights and when practicing top end skills on the highway.)


AJ



I got the "why do you do that?" from my passenger seat just the other night


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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Irun5snd8th] #203885
01/28/09 02:54 AM
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Mr. P-body- No, I don't have an anti-roll bar, as I have a 4-link/leaf set-up. There is a fine line between too much pre-load and not enough with my set-up. If it's loose, the back of the car gets wandering around at the top end, and if it's a tad tight, it does the little dodge to the right if you nail the brakes. It's not enough to get the car crossed up, it's more like how these things used to steer with the factory alignment and worn out bias ply tires, but I prefer that to the high gear "watoosie". I'm probably a quarter turn too tight on pre-load. On the other hand, I could probably make a full pass without a hand on the wheel until the traps with the current setting. Dead, dead straight on the hit.

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: bill_greenwood] #203886
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Mr. P-body- No, I don't have an anti-roll bar, as I have a 4-link/leaf set-up. There is a fine line between too much pre-load and not enough with my set-up. If it's loose, the back of the car gets wandering around at the top end, and if it's a tad tight, it does the little dodge to the right if you nail the brakes. It's not enough to get the car crossed up, it's more like how these things used to steer with the factory alignment and worn out bias ply tires, but I prefer that to the high gear "watoosie". I'm probably a quarter turn too tight on pre-load. On the other hand, I could probably make a full pass without a hand on the wheel until the traps with the current setting. Dead, dead straight on the hit.




Bill, how does that work with a leaf, dont you have
2 IC points(unless you have your 4-link IC at the
same IC point as the front eye of the leaf). I would
think there would be a binding if you have 2 IC points

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Irun5snd8th] #203887
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Lefty on the track. Righty on the street(except at stop lights and when practicing top end skills on the highway.)


AJ



I got the "why do you do that?" from my passenger seat just the other night




I get the same thing from my 16year old all the time. "Dad, you can't drive with both feet". Yes, I can and have for 23 years.

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Irun5snd8th] #203888
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Lefty on the track. Righty on the street(except at stop lights and when practicing top end skills on the highway.)


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I got the "why do you do that?" from my passenger seat just the other night





My passenger just shakes her head now. She knows whats coming...If she does ask I just say 'Practicing'




AJ

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: ajcasini] #203889
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Lefty on the track. Righty on the street(except at stop lights and when practicing top end skills on the highway.)


AJ



I got the "why do you do that?" from my passenger seat just the other night





My passenger just shakes her head now. She knows whats coming...If she does ask I just say 'Practicing'




AJ





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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Irun5snd8th] #203890
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I thought I was the only person who practiced leaving off a stoplight.

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: hemiparts] #203891
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Mr. P- I have the housing floated via two teflon-lined alum. bushings at the spring perch. This allows the housing to rotate freely. While the car is fairly stiff in compression, versus removing the bars, it is quite free if you raise the rear and let the housing hang on the springs. I suspect that if I did some more playing around with the pinion angle, I could find a little more freedom of movement throughout the suspension, but it doesn't work all that bad. Right now, the car basically rotates around the contact patch and hooks quite nicely.

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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: bill_greenwood] #203892
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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Ron Silva] #203893
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Nice challenger

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: 6packattk] #203894
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Nice challenger



Are you talking about the new one?


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Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Irun5snd8th] #203895
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Im a both footer too... in my everyday vehicle or a race car...

Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: Irun5snd8th] #203896
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My passenger just shakes her head now. She knows whats coming...If she does ask I just say 'Practicing'
eric sounds my wife and yours soon to be
before racing right foot 32 years now racing left foot street and strip .LEFT SNOW PLOWING ALSO SO WE DONT SLIDE INTO SOMETHING
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2009 418" build dan smith built new 9.96 131.82 6.23 108 1.30 60 foot best to date 9/15/09 8in 727 430 dana 2860 lb 3040 lb w driver
Re: R U a right or left foot braker??? [Re: 10 o to go] #203897
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In case anyone wants to know, here's a pic of the bushing-style housing floater I mentioned.

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