[diana]

Hello ,
Can anyone out there tell me the procedure for setting ride heights
I am using 21/2 blocks in the front and 23/4 left rear 23/8 right rear
I put the blocks between the axle and the bottom rail , loosen off the torsion stop bolt until it just touches
After I do this to the four corners I check my ride height not sure if this is right but I measure from the ground up to the bottom of the frame rail
Now if this is correct my ride height is to tall and I have to start turning torsion adjuster bolt to try and lower the car but it is already as low as I can get it
Plus how and when do I start adjusting corner weights I have heard you should have 100 lbs more in the left front than the right front and the back should be close to equal.
Bailey chassis. Any help would sure be helpful. Hope to hear from someone who knows mini sprint setup
Thank you

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[TQ29m]

Over the years, I have come up with a very easy first time set up proceedure that will work on most open wheel cars. Take 2, 2x4's, about 36" long, and slide them under the lower frame rail, so the chassis will contact them front and rear the same, as you let it down. Do what ever you need to do, moving stops, or whatever, to get the chassis so it just touches these 2x4's, sitting on edge. Now, slide them out, and put one turn IN the RF, and take one turn OUT of the left rear, and you have a simple, basic setup to start with, when you feel like you have a good starting point, then take some 2x4 blocks, and saw them to fit between the rear axle and chassis, and the same with the front axle and chassis, now with a few minor tweeks with stagger, and cross weight, you should have a car that will make you comfortable enough to hammer it, and see what else it needs. Bob

[diana]

Thanks Bob,

Any other tricks you might know
Thanks Diana

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[TQ29m]

If you are new to this sport, let me give you some advice, free. Not everything you hear, nor everything you read, will apply to you, it is a given, that no one has the same driving style, and will adapt to open wheel racing, so take everything with a grain of salt, very little will apply to you, that's why I just gave you a basic set up, to get you on the track, everthing else you will have to figure out yourself, and that's the harsh reality of it, some folks never ever understand what does what, and how things work, and a lot of it is brought on by asking too many people, that may even know less than you do, and get hung up on the stuff that doesn't apply, if you can, team up with someone who walks the walk, and talks the talk, and listen and learn, no one can teach YOU what You need, sorry, but that's 60 plus years of driving and building cars of all kinds. Good luck!

[micro94]

Originally Posted by TQ29m If you are new to this sport, let me give you some advice, free. Not everything you hear, nor everything you read, will apply to you, it is a given, that no one has the same driving style, and will adapt to open wheel racing, so take everything with a grain of salt, very little will apply to you, that's why I just gave you a basic set up, to get you on the track, everthing else you will have to figure out yourself, and that's the harsh reality of it, some folks never ever understand what does what, and how things work, and a lot of it is brought on by asking too many people, that may even know less than you do, and get hung up on the stuff that doesn't apply, if you can, team up with someone who walks the walk, and talks the talk, and listen and learn, no one can teach YOU what You need, sorry, but that's 60 plus years of driving and building cars of all kinds. Good luck!

That is probably the best info anybody could ever have given you right there. Nothing more needs to be said. Remember that is a basic setup or "starting point" but its a good one. Good Luck