Car has a lot more front end grip than rear, based on your track vid you posted. Nice to see you back with an update! Does the 3 link give you rear spring rate options? Car definitely rotates nice it seems, just a little too much and some lift off oversteer...seemed really progressive and slow/controllable though. Little more spring rate in the rear or just getting that axle under control should make for a nice change. Not much of a live axle guy myself, so don't know much about suspension dynamics on a solid but...I talked with Bob Bondurant at a Corvette event one day...he said, "you young guys call it "drifting" today but, back in my day, that's just how you turned". Those old solid axles just rotated in a rear end slide..lol.
RC000E great observation...it has a lot of lift off oversteer but tons of mid corner understeer once the car is settled. The rear is super soft, I'm currently not even running a sway bar. It will be on 350lb springs when I go to the coilovers that are valves specifically for that spring rate. The front is going to a set of 650lb springs, I debated on going to 750lb but I plan on doing the "One Lap of America" next year with it and I don't want it too stiff for the road. -Adam
Matt no, the vibration is still there. I'm hoping the 3 link with adjustable upper and lower control arms and the ability to locate the rear axle exactly where it needs to be will cure the vibration. If it still doesn't I'll have another driveshaft made and go with a CV joint instead of U Joints. It should be a fun and cheap track car because it's light weight and isn't hard on the consumables like brakes and tires. -Adam
This channel is the best! Every episode of this build will be awesome.
WangChung thanks. -Adam
Car has a lot more front end grip than rear, based on your track vid you posted. Nice to see you back with an update! Does the 3 link give you rear spring rate options? Car definitely rotates nice it seems, just a little too much and some lift off oversteer...seemed really progressive and slow/controllable though. Little more spring rate in the rear or just getting that axle under control should make for a nice change. Not much of a live axle guy myself, so don't know much about suspension dynamics on a solid but...I talked with Bob Bondurant at a Corvette event one day...he said, "you young guys call it "drifting" today but, back in my day, that's just how you turned". Those old solid axles just rotated in a rear end slide..lol.
RC000E great observation...it has a lot of lift off oversteer but tons of mid corner understeer once the car is settled. The rear is super soft, I'm currently not even running a sway bar. It will be on 350lb springs when I go to the coilovers that are valves specifically for that spring rate. The front is going to a set of 650lb springs, I debated on going to 750lb but I plan on doing the "One Lap of America" next year with it and I don't want it too stiff for the road. -Adam
Fight On!!!
Nice updates! Glad you are able to make some progress on her.
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Car is really looking like it is going to be a sweet track car! So...I am guessing the driveline vibration worked itself out?
Matt no, the vibration is still there. I'm hoping the 3 link with adjustable upper and lower control arms and the ability to locate the rear axle exactly where it needs to be will cure the vibration. If it still doesn't I'll have another driveshaft made and go with a CV joint instead of U Joints. It should be a fun and cheap track car because it's light weight and isn't hard on the consumables like brakes and tires. -Adam