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2/21/17, 5:35 PM |
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To 5 bar or Not To 5 bar?
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Race Count This Year: 3 Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 572 |
When and why is running 5 bar an advantage? I see some teams with only 5 bar chassis and sometimes they utilize it and sometimes they don't. Other teams seem to never bother, is it just preference or does it enhance performance?
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2/21/17, 8:26 PM |
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its just to make people ask questions
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2/21/17, 8:45 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 5 Race Count Last Year: 21 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 327 |
This is why I don't like to run a 5 bar.
Jesse Hockett at Bloomington. Throttle stuck and he set the front end down real hard. Fast forward to 1:40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce2SMtDdVZU |
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2/21/17, 9:14 PM |
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2/21/17, 9:29 PM | #5 | ||
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When the throttle released and the nose slammed down, the sway bar tube dug in the track and launched the car. I think that was a Maxim and there is no kick up in the lower rail out to the sway bar tube. That makes the tube very low. Look at Dutcher or Brady Short"s cars as examples.
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2/21/17, 9:30 PM | #6 | |
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Haven't tested one yet, plan to at some point, but they can turn a bike into a nasty flip, don't run one currently. Got in to the back of someone one night front end dove over and caught the sway bar and took a ride. They have removable ones you can mount and dismount easily. If you get over on the rf hard they can dig into the dirt, can turn a slight rollover or no flip, into a wild one.
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2/21/17, 9:45 PM | #7 | |
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2/21/17, 9:47 PM | #8 | |
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Looks like it is working good too. Bob
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2/22/17, 11:13 AM |
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