Has anyone ever heard of taking a set of Maverick/Comet 6 cylinder springs (for use in a v8 car) and having them compressed all the way to coil bind, then have them banded so they stay that way?? I was also told to leave them that way as long as possible and when you put them back in the car they will perform better and increase weight transfer therefore lowering 60' times. He also added that you would need a good shock to help control the spring. Has anyone ever heard of doing this??
I know of guys who run bikes at the track. They have someone push down on the front of the bike then they take a strap/ and strap the compressed forks to the handle bars, but I have never seen anything like that on a car. I know that is no help to you, but kinda the same.
I'm not into racing all that much, but I heard that if you use 6 cylinder springs on the V-8's it allows the front end to lift on launch thus transfering the weight to the rear wheels. Never personally experienced, just here say.
yeah right sounds like horse feathers would work better. Bogus info you have there. A suspension needs to work. Get the book Door Slammers. It's about suspensions and will help a lot.
Well....... Kinda the same but different, Jim (Purple 70) his car still has the original 200 6cyl springs,and shocks(he actually has a leaky shock to prove it) and his seems to launch great And from what Steve posted I think he was talking about compressing the to coil bind and leave em that way for a month or so then release em and then install them on the car ......But this would not be the first time I was wrong and shurly won't be the last!!!!
you're right Robert, leave them compressed for awhile and then release them and put them back into the car....
IMO, if the spring is compressed to its solid height, the material has already yielded (taken permanent set). I don't think it would matter how long it is compressed. Now, if one were to add the right amount of heat when it's in it's solid height.......????? A lot of racers run 6 cyl springs - like stated above - to get the maximum weight transfer to the rear tires. I chose to buy a set of racing springs from MOROSO (via PST). If they don't work as planned, I still have the stock 6 cyl springs to play with. my 02.
had a man make a set of trick springs for my maverick all he needs is the front in weigh with you in the car 135.00 a set i had the 6 cly springs they just didn.t do the job i use the the adjustable drag shock set at 40/60
I found some good info on choosing front springs.....http://www.nhra.com/dragster/1999/issue09/racing_technology.html
After using every spring set I could get my hands on, I'd have to say that the set I have now is the best. Stock 6 cyl springs with the bottom 2 coils heated to lower the car 1 1/2", then use suspension limiters to keep the front end from rising excessively during the launch. Works well, and the combination of the drag shocks, heated springs, and limiters have netted a best of 1.39 in the 60'. Holds the LF wheel about 2" off the pavement for 20' or so, then just dances. It's about as fast as I want to go for a stock front end. Next upgrade will be a M2, mostly for the rack and pinion steering. Good luck Oh, as a side note, I hope you all never try strapping the front end on a motorcycle. I've seen where the strap will break and jam in the front wheel which is not nice @ 100 mph or more.
