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Jeff Braun Setup Change Database PDF

This document records vehicle setup changes and the results. It tests different configurations for front and rear springs, bump stops, rebound damping, anti-roll bars, tire pressures, wing adjustments, and ride height/preload on tracks like Willow Springs and Big Willow. Settings are adjusted and the impact on bumps, grip, balance, and nervousness is observed, with the goal of improving handling.

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Jeff Braun Setup Change Database PDF

This document records vehicle setup changes and the results. It tests different configurations for front and rear springs, bump stops, rebound damping, anti-roll bars, tire pressures, wing adjustments, and ride height/preload on tracks like Willow Springs and Big Willow. Settings are adjusted and the impact on bumps, grip, balance, and nervousness is observed, with the goal of improving handling.

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CHANGE CHANGE #2 QUANTIFY CHANGE PRIMARY PROBLEM SECONDARY PROBLEM RESULT DATE TRACK DRIVER FUEL F CONFIG R CONFIG

RESULT DATE TRACK DRIVER FUEL F CONFIG R CONFIG F TIRE PSI R TIRE PSI
BASELINE 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F BUMP Softer 12>24 Bad in bumps No help 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F REB Softer 12>24 Bad in bumps No help 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F SPRING Softer 900>700 Bad in bumps Better in bumps 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 3>0 Bad in bumps Bumps no help, more U/S 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
R BUMP Softer 12>24 Bad in bumps Nervous rear More rear grip - no change in bumps 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Stiffer 12>6 Bad in bumps Reduced pitch change - hurt it in bumps - rear nervous 12/10/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
BASELINE 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
BELVILLE Softer 1655(0pl)>599(5pl) U/S Reduced U/S by 50% - Same in bumps 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
BELVILLE Stiffer 599(5pl)>1655(3pl) U/S U/S gone - reduced U/S by a lot 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
F SPRING Softer 900>700 Bad in bumps Better in bumps now - slight nrevous rear 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
F TIRE PSI Lower17>13 Bad in bumps Slight help but not much better in bumps 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 13 19
PRELOAD Less 5>3 Testing Hurt turn in - small change 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD More 3>5 Testing Very little difference - slight more slip in car 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 3>0 Testing U/S Big time - not good 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
R BUMP Stiffer 12>6 Bad in bumps Worse in bumps - less nervous at rear 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
R SPRING Softer 1100>900 Bad in bumps Small improvement bumps - more grip - less O/S 12/10/02 Willow - Big Ross Var STD 15AE 17 19
F PRELOAD 700# spring 2.5 turns = #140 Testing Very bad in bumps - super harsh - cant drive it this way 12/11/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Softer 12>24 Bad in bumps Nervous rear Not much change at all in rear 12/11/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F&R WING Less F=37>15 R=27>3 Testing Felt faster in straight line - good balance 12/12/02 Willow - Big Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F&R WING Less F=37>15 R=27>3 Testing Felt faster in straight line - good balance 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F&R WING More F=15>37 R=15>27 Testing No change in grip - O/S balance bad 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 3>0 Bad in bumps Minimal change in bumps - O/S mid out 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD More 0>6 Bad in bumps Better in bumps - slight O/S 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
BASELINE 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 3>0 Bad in bumps Worse in bumps - very harsh 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD More 0>6 Bad in bumps Much better in bumps 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R SPRING Softer 900>700 Bad in bumps Bumps same - Power down better 12/12/02 Willow - Streets Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
BASELINE Testing 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R ARB Disconnected>13mm O/S Power down Better power down on exit. Less exit OS 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R ARB Stiffer 13mm>15mm O/S Power down Less power down OS. Better transition. More crisp 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R ARB Stiffer 15mm>17mm O/S Power down Less OS again. Car will carve at the rear now, not slide 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R ARB 13mm>disconnected Testing RARB fell off - big power on OS 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Stiffer 12>6 O/S Power down Much better center to exit. Less OS power down 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Stiffer 6>1 O/S Power down Better again with less OS on etit. More rear grip. 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Softer 1>6 O/S Power down Better grip on exit of slow turns now, still good fast turns 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Softer 6>12 O/S Power down Not much change at all in power down. No change in fast turn 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
R SPRING Stiffer 700>900 O/S Power down More support in high speed turns. Hurt Power down OS, slids now. 1/7/03 Buttonwillow - East Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
BELVILLE Softer 1655>480 US - Snap Nervous rear OS now - feel rear fall over. Lost support. No change in slow turns. 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD More 0>2 O/S Falling over Big US now. No falling over feeling at all. 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 2>0 U/S None Falling over feeling back. US when it does, but may not be pushing hard 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 3>0 US - Snap Nervous rear Less push and less snap on exit. No change in slow turns or turn in. 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Less 3>0 US - Snap Falling over Car is now connected. More US but still feels soft in the rear 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Sean Var STD 15AE 17 19
R BUMP More 12>20 Falling over U/S Falling over not as bad. Braking worse. OS slow turns on turn in 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Sean Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB More 12>4 Falling over Nervous rear Falling over reduced. Still feels soft at rear. Power down better. 1/8/03 Buttonwillow - East Sean Var STD 15AE 17 19
R REB Less 4>12 O/S Flat slide 1/9/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
R SPRING More 900>1000 Falling over None Better in the rear, not as much movement 1/9/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
NONE Testing None Car is very good in fast smooth turns from the rear. Needs more turn in bite. Feels too soft at front 1/9/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Sean Var STD 15AE 17 19
PRELOAD Softer 1655>798 U/S Flat slide Helped the turn in. It bites now with a little roll. This rear package in smooth turnsis great. It is not so good in the bumps - 17mm RARB? 1/9/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Sean Var STD 15AE 17 19
BASELINE Learning track. Car not good in bumps from the front. 1/23/03 Sebring Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
BELVILLE Softer 798>480 Bad in bumps Better in bumps at front. Now U/S in smooth turns 1/23/03 Sebring Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
BELVILLE Softer 480>399 PL 0>1.5 U/S Bad in bumps U/S is gone now in smooth turns and the car is about the same in the bumps 1/24/03 Sebring Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
F&R TIRE PSI Less F 17>15 R19>17 Bad in bumps Much better in the bumps now. This was a very good change for the exit out bumps 1/24/03 Sebring Justin Var STD 15AE 15 17
BASELINE Rig test ARC # 78 - Best comprimise - 15mm ARB Testing Very good. Turn 9 is much better, car has more grip, and is stable - I like this set up 3/3/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Joe Var STD 15AE 14 20
BASELINE Slight O/S high speed turns 3/3/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Joe Var STD 15AE 17 19
F WING Fwing 24>27 U/S Turn in Better in Talladaga turn (High speed), not too pointy 3/3/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Joe Var STD 15AE 17 17
R TIRE PSI Rear 19>17 O/S Less O/S now, still have some O/S in mid speed turns after the car takes a set 3/3/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Joe Var STD 15AE 17 17
BASELINE Big O/S in high speed turns 3/3/03 Buttonwillow - #16 Justin Var STD 15AE 17 19
F SPRING F PRELOAD R SPRING R PRELOAD BELVILLE PRELOAD BREAK POINT F DROOP R DROOP R ARB F TOE R TOE F CAMBER R CAMBER F RH R RH F BUMP F REB R BUMP R REB F WING R WING RATIOS TRACKS CHANGES DRIVER PROBLEM
900 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Vegas NONE Joe None
900 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 24 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Willow - Big BASELINE Justin Testing
900 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 24 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Willow - Streets TRACK Sean Bad in bumps
700 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Buttonwillow - East DRIVER Ross U/S - Low speed
900 0 1100 0 1655 0 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Buttonwillow - #16 FUEL Colin O/S - Low speed
700 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Sebring F CONFIG 7 post U/S - High speed
700 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 6 26.4 15.2 Mid 7 post rig R CONFIG O/S - High speed
900 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Pacific F&R TIRE PSI U/S - Mid/out
900 0 1100 0 599 5 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Thunderhill by pass F TIRE PSI O/S - Mid/out
900 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Thunderhill Corkscrew R TIRE PSI U/S - Entry
700 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Portland Festival F SPRING O/S - Entry
900 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Phoenix - PIR F PRELOAD Nervous rear
700 0 900 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Barber R SPRING Turn in
700 0 900 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Putnam Park R PRELOAD Power down
900 0 1100 0 1655 0 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Montreal BELVILLE U/S - Snap
700 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Watkins Glen PRELOAD Falling over
700 0 900 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Shannonville BREAK POINT Flat slide
700 2.5 turns 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 26.4 15.2 Mid Toronto F DROOP LIMITER Rain
700 0 1100 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 24 26.4 15.2 Mid Denver R DROOP LIMITER Lack of grip
700 0 1100 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 15.4 3 Mid Mont Tremblant R ARB Overstuck
700 0 900 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 15.4 3 Mid AMP F TOE
700 0 900 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 37.4 27.2 Mid R TOE
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 26.4 15.2 Mid F CAMBER
700 0 900 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 24 12 26.4 15.2 Mid R CAMBER
700 0 900 0 1655 3 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid F RH
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid R RH
700 0 900 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid F BUMP
700 0 700 0 1655 6 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 6 12 26.4 15.2 Mid F REB
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid R BUMP
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid R REB
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 1 24 15.5 Mid F&R SHOCKS
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 17mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 1 24 15.5 Mid F WING
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 0mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid R WING
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 6 24 15.5 Mid F&R Wing
700 0 700 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 13mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 1 24 15.5 Mid RATIOS
700 0 900 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 17mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 6 24 15.5 Mid NEW TIRES
700 0 900 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 17mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid OVAL SET UP
700 0 900 0 1655 3 2483 0 0 17mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 1 24 15.5 Mid RAIN SET UP
700 0 900 0 480 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 480 2 480 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 480 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 20 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 4 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 1000 0 1655 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 1000 0 1655 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 4 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 1655 0 0 0 0 17mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 798 0 0 0 0 17mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 24 34 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 798 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 480 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 399 1.5 .35mm 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 399 1.5 .35mm 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 700 0 399 0 0 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 24 24 18 18 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 399 1.5 .35mm 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 399 1.5 .35mm 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 27 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 399 1.5 .35mm 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid
700 0 900 0 399 1.5 .35mm 0 0 15mm 4mm 4mm 4.5 3 30 40 12 12 12 12 24 15.5 Mid

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