Non Wing Coil Front vs Bars

race48 · 10/15/10, 5:46 PM

Can anyone explain the differences in a non wing sprint car between a coil front end and torsion bar front end in terms of handling characteristics, advantages on different track surfaces, ease of set up etc. Thanks

TQ29m · 10/15/10, 7:14 PM

Probably!

LEADERS EDGE · 10/17/10, 7:05 PM

Without being long-winded and boring.....

Coil cars tend to react quicker than a bar car. Alot of drivers feel a bar car is more forgiving and a coil car reacts more to bumps and a driver being in and out of throttle.(The nose will jump around if a driver jabs the throttle or dumps it.)

It's really a preference thing and if you can be smooth on the throttle and where you race doesn't rut up too bad....a coil car would be alright.

race48 · 10/17/10, 7:34 PM

Thanks for the response.

10/15/10, 7:14 PM	#2 Re: Non Wing Coil Front vs Bars
TQ29m Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,559	Probably! __________________ "Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!

10/15/10, 5:46 PM	#1 Non Wing Coil Front vs Bars
race48 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2	Can anyone explain the differences in a non wing sprint car between a coil front end and torsion bar front end in terms of handling characteristics, advantages on different track surfaces, ease of set up etc. Thanks

10/17/10, 7:05 PM	#3 Re: Non Wing Coil Front vs Bars
LEADERS EDGE Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 980	Without being long-winded and boring..... Coil cars tend to react quicker than a bar car. Alot of drivers feel a bar car is more forgiving and a coil car reacts more to bumps and a driver being in and out of throttle.(The nose will jump around if a driver jabs the throttle or dumps it.) It's really a preference thing and if you can be smooth on the throttle and where you race doesn't rut up too bad....a coil car would be alright.

10/17/10, 7:34 PM	#4 Re: Non Wing Coil Front vs Bars
race48 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2	Thanks for the response.