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TWEaK - THEORY
A “tweaked” car is an unbalanced car, and has a tendency to pull to one side under acceleration or braking. Tweak is caused by an uneven wheel-load on
one particular axle. You should check for suspension tweak after you have set up the suspension settings.
The HUDY All-In-One Set-Up System uses a unique tweak station to set and measure tweak. The HUDY Professional Tweak Station has a sensitive,
ball-bearing supported level built into one end, and this indicates when one end of the car is tweaked. With the set-up stands mounted on the car,
one set of stands (front or rear) is set on the tweak station and keyed to the protruding pins. The other two stands (at the other end of the car) rest
on the set-up board.
Other “bubble-type” tweak stations are not as effective at measuring tweak as the HUDY Professional Tweak Station. Bubble-type tweak stations
are difficult and non-effective to use, as they must work on an ultra-flat surface, and if it is not then the readings will not be accurate. The HUDY
Professional Tweak Station uses the tension of the suspension to determine the tweak,so you can use the tweak station under any conditions or on
any surface. Also, the rear and front suspensions do not have to be aligned.
The HUDY Professional Tweak Station level indicates the amount of tweak of the end of the car resting on the set-up board (not the end of the car on
the tweak station). For example, by placing the REAR stands on the tweak station and the front stands on the set-up board, the tweak station indicates
the amount of tweak at the FRONT of the car.
TWEaK - MEaSURING
1. Assemble the set-up stands.
. Mount the set-up stands on the axles.
. Place the tweak station upright on the set-up board.
. Mount the FRONT set-up stands on the tweak station pins. Place the REAR set-up stands on the set-up
board. (You do this to check for tweak at the REAR of the car).
If the pins do not fit in the front set-up stands, use the adjustment knob on the side of the tweak station to
change the track-width setting. Do this until the pins fit in the stands.
NOTE: It is very important that the car has symmetrical track-width at front and rear. For more information,
see “Track-Width” section.
. Push down and release the front and rear suspension a few times to settle it.
. Look at the level at the edge of the tweak station to determine if there is tweak at the rear of the car.
InITIAl STepS
SeT-Up cOmpOnenTS:
Prepare the car as follows:
Use the following set-up components:
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Shocks: Attach the front and rear shocks.
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Anti-roll bars: Detach the anti-roll bars.
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Wheels: Remove the wheels.
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assembled set-up stands
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tweak station
TWEAK
