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Old 01-25-2007, 08:30 AM
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Here are the things to work out before you turn a wrench......

Instant Centers
Roll Center
Ride Height
Wheel Rate
Anti-Roll Bar Rate

Then
Springs from the Wheel Rate will tell you how to set the shocks
Shocks need to be set up on a shock dyno

Penske Shocks are so good because you can not only make changes with bump and rebound ...... but you can change the charge of Nitrogen to change spring rates.....

Then use roll bars to balance chassis based on tire temps.....

So my point is that there is a lot of thought that goes into setting a chassis up .... for any track ...... and each track is different.....

Unless you know all of this stuff..... you might want to use Tom.....as he and I talk and compare notes frequently and he is very knowledgeable about Cobra's.....and has the experence....... you need .....

We spend hours on scales just balancing the chassis and then time on a track balancing the front to rear roll rates.....

If I was out there ...we'd be glad to help .... but we are not.....

Go see Tom ...

Morris
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