I would guess the shock would have a much softer initial damping rate in bump and rebound which would make the car roll quicker and feel unsettled. I wonder how much oil has leaked out?

Looks good Steve, but I do think you should tighten up the shocks and you do need a rear bar for the street and on long sweepers. I doubt you need springs, but without driving it ll never know, but I think I have the same bar as you and I do have more spring as I have more weight. If you have adjustable shocks, Id stiffen them up by 2 in the front, one in the rear and add a bar for street driving, and for autox leave the bar off. That car looks bad ass though.

I had the leaking issue before the accident.. I thought it was the caliper.. but all that stuff is new and doesn't seem to be leaking.

I would guess it's been leaking for 500-600 miles... How much oil is even in a shock? There was enough this time (after a 35 mile drive) to be dripping off the inner fender well.

:hail: :hail: Penny :hail: :hail:

Awesome man!

Great car and great pics!!!

Alex

I wish I was a suspension Guru an could
 

tell you what to do. Here is my best guess

I know you are running 450's in the front which should be more than plenty of spring. No oil in the shock will cause it not to have any dampening, which sounds like part of your problem. There is not a ton of oil in a shock, but you know how it is when you spil a little bit of fluid on the floor, it looks like you dumped a whole quart when it spreads. I would also adjust the bounce a couple of clicks.

Too much rear tire is causing the push as much as anything. I am running 350's on the front of mine with the same bar and less back tire. I get a litte oversteer with mine. I am positive that your 3 link is working better than my leafs. Did you try less air pressure in the rear tires? After you get get the shocks checked out, see if you can borrow a different set of rims and tires(not as wide) for the rear and give those a whirl.

A stiffer spring up front would make it push more. By the photos it looks like you are getting good transfer which should help the bite...if it is leaning too much for your taste tune it with sway bars. You are gong to be driving this thing on the road and it you use higher spring rates front and rear to get the lean out of the car it will suck driving it on the road.

I am sure you can tune it for those huge rear tires...it will just be a bit more difficult.

Your car looks great and those pics are outstanding. Your photography has really improved over the years. You should get a job with a magizine. LOL

Oh yea, one more thing. Your numbers are great that is really hauling the mail. Were the best numbers with you or Nick in the car?

Yea, the mph number was great for the first run out.. happy with that. and the braking was very good.

Best numbers with Nick driving.. going though the cones is an "aquired" tallent and Nick has been our official driver in these tests for years. We also like to use the same two guys for all of our tests to eliminate the driver skill aspect and get fair comparison numbers.

Working on the video today.

Penny looks awesome being used like that.:thumbsup: It's nice to see action pics like that for us that are still in the "build" phase.....

Video added...

https://lateral-g.net/temp/PennyTest.wmv

Thanks to Scott for hosting :)

50mph.. just a bit over 1mph for me to catch up with our cone testing leader Art Morrison and his wicked 'Vette :unibrow:

Looks pretty quick!!!!!! The video puts the 50mph into reality.