VRA Dwarf Car Racing Association Bulletin Board

airsiler · Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 8

Need some help with shock, spring, etc for a M & M chassis? I would like to get information for Ventura, Victorville, and maybe Parris Speedway. What kind of right side lead if any do you run? Good location to start on the pan hard bar? What ride height do you run. What percentage left and rear do you run? What cross do you run? What toe end, camber do you run? Please personal email me if you would like. Do you run a biscuit for the third link on the rear of the car? Mind you that this is the first time driving on dirt. I am used to driving a Legend car, so I am not used to hanging the rear end out that much. So a setup that might help with this would be nice as well if one exist. My guess is I am going to have to learn to hang the rear end out.
Thanks for all the help

Bill Siler
661-435-3634

CHUCK · Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 81

YOU COULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE ASND TALK TO FRNK MONROE. HIS WEB SITE IS DWARFWORLD.COM. THAT'S JUST THOUGHT HE HAS RUN A CAR OR TWO ALL OF THE TRACK YOU ASKED ABOUT.

Stevens · Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 23

Go to Dwarfworld.com and on the bottom of the home page is Learn to Race and Win. That will give you a good starting piont and some good tips on adjusting your car.
Brent #77

Stevens · Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 23

You can also buy Dwarf car technologys book by Steve Smith. They have some on E-bay.

Brent #77

airsiler · Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 8

Brent thanks. I went to the site at dwarf car world. It does give you ride height camber etc. I does not give any information on shocks or springs. I have the book for Dwarf cars and Legend cars. I used to run a legends car for 3 years up until last year, it help a lot for tunning. Although that book says for Legends its only a guide line. If I ran the springs that they say to run for a paved track, we would of been so far off. The spring setup for instance that I ran for Irwindale was different than Orange Show and Willow Springs. My Orange Show setup was different than Willow Springs in spring rates cross camber etc. all though both tracks are 1/4 mile tracks. I bought set up manuals from two people for the legends cars, and all though most of what they did to the cars was the same, each one had some things that where different. I am new to the Dwarf cars, but would think it would be the same for Dwarf cars as a legend car. Each track is different. Lets look at banking, different banking required different camber settings for the Legend car. Does this apply to Dwarf cars as well. Are most tracks the same in banking and that is why you run one set camber for all tracks. Sorry for all the questions, but the one thing I don't want to do is come out the first time and be in peoples way because I have a set up on the car that I can not drive. I am sure I will be in the way for a while even if I get a good set up in the car, I don't want to compound this problem. I have sent Frank an email asking some of the same questions but have not got a response back. Will the shock set up in the Smith book get me started, or do you guys run something different? What about the spring set up, I have been given a spring set up already for Ventura, that is not even close to the Smith book. The front of the car is sprung a lot more than the book. Look forward to meeting all of you at the track.

Thanks
Bill