There are two ways to start on this.

1) Start with any known setup what was basically a balanced car. (factory setup, or something someone else has said works). With this info, you could -- start with the same thing and go testing, or recognize that you would probably want stiffer and make a calculated changes as to starting points to try (basically you keep the ratios the same front & rear).

2) Gather real engineering data on the car such as: Suspension Geometry (motion ratios, roll center heights, camber curves, etc), Weight distribution, and Center of Gravity height, unsprung weight for front & rear corners. Given this we could determine a desired maximum roll angle, and calculate the springs and anti-roll bars that would achieve this goal.

If you just want to start with what you have, and you anticipate a push (due to the locked rear end), here are changes that you may want to try:

- Disconnect front ARB. Stiffen rear ARB if adjustable.
- Install stiffer rear springs (might try Nascar-style spring rubbers as a cheap alternative), Softer front springs
- Lower the front (lowers roll center with double-A-arm suspension). Raise rear roll center (I think raising the end of the panard bar will do this, but I don't really have any live axle experience).
- Change brake bias more toward the rear (softer shoes in rear, harder pads in front, adjust pressure limiiting valve if available)
- Add more static negative-camber to the front.
- Change driving style -- pitch & catch (ie, rotate the car then catch it with power) can work with a solid rear end.

[This message has been edited by David Ferguson (edited July 08, 2005).]