Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing?
12-17-2001, 03:46 PM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? As far as street use I don't see any problem with them. You will probably get some road noise & some vibration with them. The only problem I forsee is maybe having to replace the LCA bushings fairly often. They do not come with LCAs. We use Hotchkis on the car and they were pre drilled for the front brackets. They clear the Wolfe swaybar no problem. Again on the one pass we have made the car lifted much more evenly, not as much twist on the launch.
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12-17-2001, 04:02 PM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? [quote]Originally posted by Colonel:
<strong>That was the wrong number for A.T.E.. <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Wrong phone# ? 315-483-6412 Damn I am getting blind in my old age.
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[ December 17, 2001: Message edited by: The BeaSSt ]</p>
<strong>That was the wrong number for A.T.E.. <img src="gr_sad.gif" border="0"> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Wrong phone# ? 315-483-6412 Damn I am getting blind in my old age.
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[ December 17, 2001: Message edited by: The BeaSSt ]</p>
12-17-2001, 04:57 PM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? I wonder if it will work on lowered cars, who have LCA relocation brackets. Very nice piece. My R/T arm didn't seem to help with traction. Also wonder how it might be in an autox; my bird servers both purposes well.
12-17-2001, 05:17 PM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? I guess you would have to have some sort of box'd lca's for this to bolt to? <img src="images/icons/confused.gif" border="0">
12-17-2001, 05:26 PM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? So you do still need an anti-sway bar with these pieces? (they don't act like ladder bars?)
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12-17-2001, 05:42 PM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? From the pic I don't see how it works? Where does it mount to the rear end it self? Looks like it just loops fomr one part of the LCA to the other.
04-05-2002, 06:57 AM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? We are a dealer for ATE. We have installed numerous sets of the lift bars. I can sell them to you for $425.00
The streetability isnt the greatest. They are very noisy BUT if you want traction then you gotta deal with noise. Also you have to make your T/A float it CANNOT be mounted to anything.
The streetability isnt the greatest. They are very noisy BUT if you want traction then you gotta deal with noise. Also you have to make your T/A float it CANNOT be mounted to anything.
04-06-2002, 12:12 AM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? Others probably covered it, but here goes:
If you're dead hooking you want as close to 0 pinion angle as possible, as its more efficient down the track. If you're spinning, you want to go down slightly as extra pinion angle will help absorb the initial shock.
The reality of pinion angle is its a bitch to adjust and doesn't seem to effect 60' times or MPH much no matter how you adjust it as long as its not way off. Just set it at -2 and you should be fine.
If you're dead hooking you want as close to 0 pinion angle as possible, as its more efficient down the track. If you're spinning, you want to go down slightly as extra pinion angle will help absorb the initial shock.
The reality of pinion angle is its a bitch to adjust and doesn't seem to effect 60' times or MPH much no matter how you adjust it as long as its not way off. Just set it at -2 and you should be fine.
04-08-2002, 06:54 AM
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Re: Pinion Angle - How important is it for Drag Racing? Check out www.madmanandcoracing.com there is pricing and some pics.
