31 days ago by Jim

Magic is an interesting concept. If we look back through the ages at things which were not understood at the time, they were often referred to as magic. Pinion angle is a term I hear tossed about as some sort of magic incantation quite often. Let’s dispel the myth. Pinion angle in and of itself does ...

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64 days ago by Jim

Ok, everyone seems to want to know how to setup their ladder bars, so I will see if I can shed some light on the subject. For those of you with four links. . . work it out yourself. No, no, I promise, I will do four links too, but they are a little more involved, and in effect build on the ladder ba ...

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91 days ago by Jim

This whole website is pretty cool. By watching the stats I can see that the most popular tags for searches which end up on my site is rear suspension setup, in particular four link setups. I will, in the next couple weeks, publish a very in depth post on adjusting your four link correctly. It will b ...

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97 days ago by Jim

Why not a four link? I am a big fan of ladder bars. For the majority of racers out there a ladder bar will do everything they require. But a four link is better, I hear this all the time, and yes in some perspectives a four link is a much better drag racing rear suspension setup. The biggest advanta ...

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