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LEGENDS => Drivetrain & Gearing => Topic started by: car.3-can on June 20, 2012, 03:15:01 pm

Title: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: car.3-can on June 20, 2012, 03:15:01 pm

i was jest wondering how to make my car roll really easy do u guys have any ideas?

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: VMS Motorsports on June 20, 2012, 04:34:36 pm

Good calipers (less drag)
Good rotors (not warped or rusted)
Good wheel bearings
Straight and square rear end housing
Less toe in/ toe out

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: IraceLegends77 on June 20, 2012, 06:30:47 pm

Less pinion angle.............so on and so on

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: VMS Motorsports on June 20, 2012, 06:46:43 pm

Higher air pressure...

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: Racinjj on June 21, 2012, 11:47:49 am

Your lubricants help to, low drag wheel bearing grease and gear lube do help.

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: car.3-can on June 21, 2012, 01:21:32 pm

thanks for the input we have machined rotors and good pads

i dont know if i would play with higher tire pressures for resistance cause we like were we sit and were not as low as some other cars out there

as far as bearing id love to play with better bearings and different grease but is there any brands in particular, cause the average joe or me neither know what is the best

and our pinion angle is very crutial to our traction out of the corner we would like to try to get our rear end more square but its very hard to line up the front with it after the fact and keep our setup up but any wayss people move there front ends to line up more cause i seem to run into getting a odd setup

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: Legends57x on June 21, 2012, 01:31:50 pm

Car.2-can

What pinion angle seems to work best for you, assuming you're on asphalt?

Thanks!  ;D

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: justfreaky on June 21, 2012, 08:20:02 pm

I like Valvoline wheelbearing grease.

Tons of stuff you can do to lower rolling resistace. Your call as what you choose.

Steve

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: knoxracing on June 22, 2012, 08:48:27 am

If you are using pinion to gain traction, you are simply robbing horsepower and this gives you the feeling you are getting traction and less wheel spin. You have to figure out with your set up how to use the max horsepower and hook it up. As far as bearings and grease, and setting the front end, call me. It is to bad we are all so spread out, I really need to do a set-up school and go through the whole process.
Dennis Knox
330-310-9212

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: justfreaky on June 22, 2012, 08:48:32 pm

Dennis,

Do a set up school. I'll bet you could get people to attend. A lot of the classes are too far away for some to attend.

Steve

Title: Re: how to lessen rolling resistance
Post by: VMS Motorsports on June 22, 2012, 09:27:00 pm

Bulltown Legends in Iowa does one every year and people pay to go