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Spring rate for coil springs Spring rate of leaf springs

0.875 wire thickness (inches) 2 width of main leaf (inches)

6.5 outside diameter of spring (inches) 60 length of main leaf (inches)
5 number of active coils 0.375 thickness of main leaf (inches)
4 number of leafs
926 spring rate
163 spring rate

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Sway bar rates (solid bars) Sway bar rates (hollow bars)

30 length of bar (inches) 30 length of bar (inches)

1.375 bar diameter (inches) 1.25 bar outside diameter (inches)
12.5 length of sway bar arm (inches) 0.68 bar inside diameter (inches)
12.5 length of sway bar arm (inches)
842 sway bar rate
525 sway bar rate

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Center of Gravity Height (CGH)

Step 1, enter the static information below

25 diameter of front tire (inches)
108 wheel base (inches)
2630 total weight of race car
585.5 left front static weight
585.5 right front static weight

Step 2, place a floor jack under the rear axle and elevate rear tires
30 rear tires elevated (inches)

Step 3, read new weights on front scales

591.5 new left front weight
591.5 new right front weight

14.20 CGH (inches)

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Cornering G Force Total weight transfer (side to side)

150 corner radius (feet) 14.2 center of gravity height (inches)

6.4 time to travel through corner (seconds)
1.12 G force
Note: this calculation is for
180 degree corners only
2630 total weight of race car (pounds)
60 race car track width (inches)
698.6 weight transfer (pounds)
Note: this calculation uses the G force
calculated on the lesft side of the
spread sheet

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Weight distribution

left front weight right front weight

875 lbs 825 lbs

left rear weight right rear weight

925 lbs 750 lbs

50.37% front
49.63% rear
53.33% left 46.67% right

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Engine displacement Compression ratio

4.030 bore (inches) 64 head CCs

3.480 stroke (inches)
8 number of cylinders
355.1 cubic inches
-4 piston dome volume CCs
0.015 deck clearence (inches)
0.022 head gasket thickness
10.61 to 1 compression ratio

Note: this calculation uses the bore and stroke

located on the left side of the spread sheet

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Gear ratio per tooth count Speed vs. RPM

32 small gear tooth count 6000 engine RPM

45 large gear tooth count 1.41 gear ratio
4.11 rear end ratio
1.41 to 1 gear ratio 27 tire diameter (inches)

83.1 MPH

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