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Offline lincoln welder

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gettin it to hook?
« on: January 20, 2009, 03:50:44 pm »
In the final stages of my build. 83' stepside 2wd, 500 HP 489 BB :o, 350 trans, 9" rear w 4.11 gears,31"x16.5" tires. Im running the stock leaf spring configuration and planing on fabricating traction bars. anyone had experience drag-in a heavy chevy?
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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2009, 03:55:43 pm »
Cal-tracs hands down if you want bolt on traction.
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Offline lincoln welder

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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2009, 04:09:39 pm »
thats the going reply. some one said adjustable bars from under the rear to the bottom of the frame below the back of the cab was extremely effective.
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06' 3500 duramax
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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2009, 05:32:47 pm »
HaulinIt has a "duped" version of Caltracs on his drag truck.
If you "link" a leaf setup, you have to have housing floaters on the connection to allow the links to travel without binding.

http://www.competitionengineering.com/articles/chassis2.asp
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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2009, 05:58:45 pm »
Cal-tracs.
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Offline lincoln welder

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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2009, 06:14:42 pm »
thanks guys, shootin for mid 11's.
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Offline joesgarage71

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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2009, 07:25:27 pm »
Quote from: lincoln welder on January 20, 2009, 04:09:39 pm
some one said adjustable bars from under the rear to the bottom of the frame below the back of the cab was extremely effective.

 Thats right Truck arms done right is hard to beat.
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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2009, 07:44:03 pm »
CLICK Here for a company that specializes in truck-arm suspension, if you are interested.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2009, 12:48:17 pm by Captkaos »
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Re: gettin it to hook?
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2009, 12:48:44 pm »
event. I bolded and changed that since I couldn't tell you linked it.
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