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Post by Shade Racing on Dec 12, 2008 19:38:28 GMT -7
I been tuning my cars to rail ride this year, but was trying to get more consistent angles on my FDW axle do any of you know what a good degree of bend in the axle wood be for a good rail rider  |
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Post by Quillen Racing on Dec 13, 2008 1:48:23 GMT -7
I been tuning my cars to rail ride this year, but was trying to get more consistent angles on my FDW axle do any of you know what a good degree of bend in the axle wood be for a good rail rider I agree with LA, I just make a slight bend, then tune until the car does what I want it to do. |
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Post by 2FAST4U on Dec 13, 2008 15:26:37 GMT -7
I been tuning my cars to rail ride this year, but was trying to get more consistent angles on my FDW axle do any of you know what a good degree of bend in the axle wood be for a good rail rider it depends on the weight placement... the wheel base... the body style... |
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Post by 2FAST4U on Dec 13, 2008 15:36:20 GMT -7
just setting your front wheel angle at 1.5 degree's is not the only way to do it, to get the fastest speeds out of your car...
you may have to bend it 3 degree's..
I have a car that has a 4 - 5 degree front axles and that is where it runs its fastest times...
and i have a car that has no bend and it runs its fastest times as well...
so in my oppinion there is no set bend.
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Post by Bones on Dec 13, 2008 17:45:55 GMT -7
I have to agree with Fast on that one. My stock car De Ja Blue was at 1.5 deg and it's best time was 2.936. Just before shipping it to King of the HILL I bent it to about 3.5 deg. I figured what the heck it wasn't gonna do anything anyway, I was just trying to feed the winnings pot. That car ran the second fastest time of the day in the class at 2.930 and had a chance to win the whole thing. There is no magic answer to the question, every car will require different degrees of angle on the DFW. Hope this helps.
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Post by 2FAST4U on Dec 13, 2008 18:14:58 GMT -7
I have to agree with Fast on that one. My stock car De Ja Blue was at 1.5 deg and it's best time was 2.936. Just before shipping it to King of the HILL I bent it to about 3.5 deg. I figured what the heck it wasn't gonna do anything anyway, I was just trying to feed the winnings pot. That car ran the second fastest time of the day in the class at 2.930 and had a chance to win the whole thing. There is no magic answer to the question, every car will require different degrees of angle on the DFW. Hope this helps. trust me when I say this, LA was scared when your car was on the track... It was anyones race... Your car came and did better than I bet you thought it would... Nice job bones the car is very fast. you should be proud...  |
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Post by Carolina Gravity Sports on Dec 13, 2008 19:17:35 GMT -7
I too drill a 1.5 degree hole in the front and in the past I would make my mark on the axle, place it in my mini vice and take a small flathead screwdriver and hammer and give it a little tap. I never had any control over the bend it was what it was.
Now I make my mark on the axle where I want the bend, mount it in the lathe and with a little tool I got I can make my bend and then measure it with the micrometer. Now I can be dead precise on the amount of bend I put in the axle. I have just started doing this recently so I have no data yet to back up on the optimum angle. I guess that's going to change from car to car.
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Post by Bones on Dec 14, 2008 7:56:43 GMT -7
I have to agree with Fast on that one. My stock car De Ja Blue was at 1.5 deg and it's best time was 2.936. Just before shipping it to King of the HILL I bent it to about 3.5 deg. I figured what the heck it wasn't gonna do anything anyway, I was just trying to feed the winnings pot. That car ran the second fastest time of the day in the class at 2.930 and had a chance to win the whole thing. There is no magic answer to the question, every car will require different degrees of angle on the DFW. Hope this helps. trust me when I say this, LA was scared when your car was on the track... It was anyones race... Your car came and did better than I bet you thought it would... Nice job bones the car is very fast. you should be proud... I'm proud of the car but I can't imagine LA scared of any of my cars, maybe next year I'll have something to keep up with him though. |
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Post by Sarge on Dec 14, 2008 8:16:23 GMT -7
Bones if it means anything to you I was scared.
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Post by Bones on Dec 14, 2008 8:26:07 GMT -7
Thanks Sarge, I just got lucky with it, I didn't have the test track up so after I bent the axle some more I just kinda guessed with the tow in. I might do that more often, seems to work for me.
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