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Old 11-04-2006, 10:39 AM
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As far as being able to feel what the car is doing, is something I have always been able to do. A lot of guys can feel their car and know what the car might need. The shop that is redoing my car is very experienced in such things and I explained to them my issues with this live axel rear setup. The cars I raced back in the day had a solid rear, but also had a watts link from the factory to control the rear from going back and fourth. Their design was not that great, so you would take it out for a panhard bar that would do the same thing without binding. I have talked to enough suspension experts that have told me that the way I drive, or might drive the car, tells them that a device like this is a good idea. Delum bushings and taking out the rear rubber pads (already done by the way) doesn't help the inherent problem with a live axel rear with no panhard bar or watts linkage to prevent the rear from fighting the front end on hard turns with smooth or rough pavement. I need that rear end to be stable at high speeds. I don't have it with the current setup, that's why I asked if they made anything for the camaro to counter this problem. I can see the problem with my sway bar taking off over 1 inch of paint on either side of the rear end because of the side to side movement. Too me that's a problem, because the rear end is moving during a hard corner. This is not an idea situation for a good handling car. I drove the car for 500 miles, and gave it to CAR and told them that the frame needs to be beefed up, the rear end moves, and the front geometry and shocks were not up to what I wanted. So that's why DSE weld in subframe connectors and extra custom frame braces are going in, a watts link, and a redone front end is also being done along with some other improvements. It's not a "bling" factor, it's a safety and handling factor. BTW I have never seen a race car with just leaf springs and no device to control side to side movement, if there is, they are more then likely weekend racers and not someone looking for every advantage on the track that they can get. I'm looking for every advantage I can get. Believe me, I know what makes a good handling car, I just don't know what's always available for them, that's why I ask..

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