Frontend limiters · Aussieveedubbers

sauron · 28 Oct 2009, 6:56 am

I noticed at Warwick that a few racers had limiting straps on there frontends, I was wondering if they were home made or are they available over the counter (in Australia) I have seen them in Hot VWs mag. Anyone know?
MC

OLD-DOG · 28 Oct 2009, 9:34 am

Sauron...they are homemade from seat belt webbing & seat belt hardware.
If you have a link pin front end they function well from the top shock bolt &
then secured to the top link pin adjuster bolt.The seat belt base brackets
require minor drilling to fit the 12 mil upper shock bolts.Minor spacing is required to prevent fouling on the shock casing..Hope this helps-Ross

sauron · 29 Oct 2009, 6:45 am

thanks Ross
I guess all I need is to find someone who can sew some old belts up, again thanks.
MC

LOWBUG · 29 Oct 2009, 12:22 pm

Try Rocket Industries

fish26 · 29 Oct 2009, 1:44 pm

Interesting,
As I understand it, there are few things you need to consider before limiting the upward movement of your front end while transferring precious weight to the rear end which I assume is correctly set up, by strapping it down, because it doesn't mean that if some people are running that set up it will work for you.

In a car that runs 13-16 sec 1/4 mile you want the front end to stay loose and move up as the weight is transferred, hence 90/10 shocks and softer spring rate.
It is only when you start running 11-12 sec 1/4 mile that you want to stiffen the front end and limit its upward movement, the HP to run those times and a PROPER set up rear end will pull the front tires easy and you are limiting that pull using the strap.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

matberry · 29 Oct 2009, 2:26 pm

fish26 wrote:Interesting,
As I understand it, there are few things you need to consider before limiting the upward movement of your front end while transferring precious weight to the rear end which I assume is correctly set up, by strapping it down, because it doesn't mean that if some people are running that set up it will work for you.

In a car that runs 13-16 sec 1/4 mile you want the front end to stay loose and move up as the weight is transferred, hence 90/10 shocks and softer spring rate.
It is only when you start running 11-12 sec 1/4 mile that you want to stiffen the front end and limit its upward movement, the HP to run those times and a PROPER set up rear end will pull the front tires easy and you are limiting that pull using the strap.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

I think your right, but Sauron's car could/can run that fast.

Boostn · 29 Oct 2009, 4:10 pm

OLD-DOG wrote:Sauron...they are homemade from seat belt webbing & seat belt hardware.
If you have a link pin front end they function well from the top shock bolt &
then secured to the top link pin adjuster bolt.The seat belt base brackets
require minor drilling to fit the 12 mil upper shock bolts.Minor spacing is required to prevent fouling on the shock casing..Hope this helps-Ross

X2
Important on the rear on a swinger.

fish26 · 30 Oct 2009, 8:24 am

Boostn wrote:
OLD-DOG wrote:Sauron...they are homemade from seat belt webbing & seat belt hardware.
If you have a link pin front end they function well from the top shock bolt &
then secured to the top link pin adjuster bolt.The seat belt base brackets
require minor drilling to fit the 12 mil upper shock bolts.Minor spacing is required to prevent fouling on the shock casing..Hope this helps-Ross
X2
Important on the rear on a swinger.

definitely, minimizes the change in camber by limiting upward movement.