Does lowering your vette affect your 60 ft time?
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Melting Slicks
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Does lowering your vette affect your 60 ft time?
I'm sure it does affect the weight to transfer power, but I'm curious if it's a big deal or not?
Currently my car is lowered on stock bolts. I'll be mounting NT05r in the rear and I don't know if I should raise it back to stock or just leave it.
I would love to hear your thoughts. TIA!
Currently my car is lowered on stock bolts. I'll be mounting NT05r in the rear and I don't know if I should raise it back to stock or just leave it.
I would love to hear your thoughts. TIA!
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No In my opinion lowering the car will not help you in drag racing--Now in road racing yes it helps to keep the car as low as possible to lower the center of gravity and to make the car "flat" around the turns
In drag racing it's more about planting the rear end via weight transfer--this is not achieved by lowering the car but by changing the geometry and weight transfer--as well as having sticky drag tires in the rear
The most often reason people lower the car is to have a more aggressive looking stance-- the road racing advantage is at best minimal and the drag racing advantage is "0"
In drag racing it's more about planting the rear end via weight transfer--this is not achieved by lowering the car but by changing the geometry and weight transfer--as well as having sticky drag tires in the rear
The most often reason people lower the car is to have a more aggressive looking stance-- the road racing advantage is at best minimal and the drag racing advantage is "0"
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I'm sure it does affect the weight to transfer power, but I'm curious if it's a big deal or not?
Currently my car is lowered on stock bolts. I'll be mounting NT05r in the rear and I don't know if I should raise it back to stock or just leave it.
I would love to hear your thoughts. TIA!
Currently my car is lowered on stock bolts. I'll be mounting NT05r in the rear and I don't know if I should raise it back to stock or just leave it.
I would love to hear your thoughts. TIA!
Drifting
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Lowering your car will reduce reward weight transfer. This will reduce traction at launch a bit. If the car hooks up nicely now you are probably good to go but if you are traction limited at launch lowering the car will make things a bit worse.
Drifting
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Lower reduces weight transfer and reduces traction.
Higher increases weight transfer and increases traction.
This apples to launch traction only, for cornering lower is better.
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My car has been lowered with cut rear bushings for 9 years.
I have no problem getting 1.4 60 foots.
Your car being lowered won't hurt your 60 foots, your tire choice will. If you want good 60 foots I highly recommend Mickey Thompson drag radials.
I have no problem getting 1.4 60 foots.
Your car being lowered won't hurt your 60 foots, your tire choice will. If you want good 60 foots I highly recommend Mickey Thompson drag radials.
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I have a M6 with Nitto NT05R drag radial.
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St. Jude Donor '08
First, get some drag radials. You're wasting your time with street tires. I prefer Mickey Thompson as they last a long time and you can drive to/from the track with them.
Read this entire website, including very important section on clutch fluid.
www.rangeracceleration.com
And check out the tips in this thread. These tips are a bit more advanced, I wouldn't try these first time out.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...noob-here.html
You'll have a great time, at first it can be intimidating, but keep with it and Keep us posted!
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Melting Slicks
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Oh yes. I'll assign you some homework.
First, get some drag radials. You're wasting your time with street tires. I prefer Mickey Thompson as they last a long time and you can drive to/from the track with them.
Read this entire website, including very important section on clutch fluid.
www.rangeracceleration.com
And check out the tips in this thread. These tips are a bit more advanced, I wouldn't try these first time out.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...noob-here.html
You'll have a great time, at first it can be intimidating, but keep with it and Keep us posted!
First, get some drag radials. You're wasting your time with street tires. I prefer Mickey Thompson as they last a long time and you can drive to/from the track with them.
Read this entire website, including very important section on clutch fluid.
www.rangeracceleration.com
And check out the tips in this thread. These tips are a bit more advanced, I wouldn't try these first time out.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...noob-here.html
You'll have a great time, at first it can be intimidating, but keep with it and Keep us posted!
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my experience , last year i never ever had a issue of spinning. first thing this spring i cut one of the pads off on the rear to lower it some. bolts were stuck so i just cut pad. ive had hard time hooking all year. about a month ago i took the leaf out and broke the bolts loose and put another set of oem one back in and raise the car up. working like it should. now thats my case. my car is making 650ish rwhp and 690ish rwtq. it may be in my head but all iknow is im not going to lower it on stock bolts again. lol
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Melting Slicks
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my experience , last year i never ever had a issue of spinning. first thing this spring i cut one of the pads off on the rear to lower it some. bolts were stuck so i just cut pad. ive had hard time hooking all year. about a month ago i took the leaf out and broke the bolts loose and put another set of oem one back in and raise the car up. working like it should. now thats my case. my car is making 650ish rwhp and 690ish rwtq. it may be in my head but all iknow is im not going to lower it on stock bolts again. lol