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Charlie don't surf wrote:Where in the corner are you lacking on-power steering, entry or exit?

Lacking on entry is usually a instant weight transfer issue, because of damping/caster/tire. But that's only the norm, not the only item.

If you aren't transferring (and keeping) enough weight on the front end during initial turn-in(damping), the front end will rebound somewhere in the corner, changing the weight and decreasing the effective cornering. Too little (caster) keeps the tire too flat in the corner to be effective @ speed when the top of the tire tips out from lateral weight transition and imbalances the front to rear. Wrong tire or compound of course is what it is-
On a side note, your truck/car should roll through the corner (off power) at the rate of speed you expect it too, if you add power before that point, you shift the weight and alter the corner-

Lacking on exit is usually ride height/caster/front toe issue, But again- there are other factors that can make a big difference.

When accelerating out of a corner the front end unloads and goes "static" where no spring or oil forces are acting upon chassis weight (theoretically) so if you have too much (ride height) in the front you can lose any effective contact weight on the front end. Decreasing the ride height and "locking down" the front end reduces this. (Caster) too much caster jacks the front wheel beyond the effective scrub point. (Toe) in decreases the drag arc of the inside tire, and increases the turn radius. Sometimes adding 1-2* toe out makes the corners come alive-

On the T3 (as I recall) you can move the on-center king-pin up and down via shims between it and the caster block, this helps the truck have more aggressive steering characteristics, as the on-center pin really pushed the top of the tires out on the truck. 25* caster is also prob your best bet, 30's should be aggressive in, and dull on exit. The T3 also had a very laid down front shock option, far outside lower- inside upper, if you try this you have to raise the rear oil weight and decrease the front to balance it out. Overall, without knowing the track-tires-conditions-driving style etc (sounds like you have a pretty good handle on all that) I would bet it is a front or rear ride height issue-

Now...back to Calculus

RC10th wrote:I would try a little less rear toe to free up the rear, can't recall if the T3 has an antisquat adjustment but adding a degree or two will help with rotation...

MayorRC wrote:Yes, I'd try adding limiters to the front shocks. (In between pistons and shock body) to keep more weight towards the front.

I've also found that adding weight to the car is pretty important, expecially with most newer cars being much, much heavier. I run a full ounce of weight in the front, as well as a full ounce on the rear, in both my B3 and T3.

dldiaz wrote: I may eventually try some weight up front;
- any chance you could show exactly what you used for weight and where you mounted it?

jwscab wrote:someone had a picture of it before. they used a stick on 1:1 wheel weights, trimmed to fit up inside the bulkhead.

slotcarrod wrote:

jwscab wrote:someone had a picture of it before. they used a stick on 1:1 wheel weights, trimmed to fit up inside the bulkhead.

That was me on my B2, same bulkhead as B3 and T3. I think adding weight helped the most for me!

Great information as usual Reg!