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Old 24-06-2008
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Default Traction Roll Issue

I run on a hard packed dirt surface that stays moist. Little dust.
It has a lot of small holes requiring us to run a soft setup.
So I am running #4 and 32 wt oil in front and #3 and 27 wt oil in the rear.
I am running the largest Kit sway bar in the front and a custom .063 bar in the rear. I think the factory large bar is .056 So I am running a lot of bar I think.
But it still traction rolls if I don't reduce my speed below what I think would be normal. I run Taper Pins up front and Square Fuzzies in the front. If I use a tire with with good traction I roll at a slow speed.

Do I need to run more sway bar?
Do I need to go to a Larger Piston and Heavier Oil?
Smaller Piston and Lighter Oil?

I Don't Have a Lot of Practice Time to Try Different Setups.
So if anyone knows what direction I should start it would be very helpful.
Other wise I am going to just change and test durning the race.
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The thick bars are working against your soft setup, they will make the car worse over the bumps, is it possible the bumps are flipping the car not the traction?
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My advice would be to raise your roll centre, bringing it closer to the CoG, reducing roll. This is accomplished by lowering the camber braces.

Try running a lower ride height aswell, or using some limiters in the shocks to prevent huge amounts of droop, unless there are big jumps to deal with.
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Laying the shocks down on the tower will soften them but allow them to absorb the roll rather than throw the car over - worth a try. It's usually my first step when I'm getting a lot of grip roll.
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I do what Jimmy says and then also check how much camber gain your getting at the wheel under load
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I'd be looking to loose some grip at the tyre, that will make it better on bumps too.
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