Whats your torque arm and60'?
06-05-2008, 10:26 PM
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You guys with Crossmember relocation, what ones are you using? I'm using a Yank crossmember and spohn TA and it vibrates like a bastard, I've adjusted the pinion angle everywhere from -3 to -1 and I still got it, -1 helps though.
I have a prothane Tranny mount, do you guys go with poly or stick with the stock rubber mount?
I have a prothane Tranny mount, do you guys go with poly or stick with the stock rubber mount?
Tell them the rest of the story 
06-06-2008, 11:21 PM
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random tech full length mounted on the cross member, 1.25.....when i dont do 100 foot wheelies, but they are fun....by the way 1.29 with the rear wheels, car weighs 3255 (3rd gen but whos counting)
06-07-2008, 08:43 PM
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Just kidding them. Yeah, I use a variation on the "Pete Z bars" deal. My torque arm doesn't do much. No, it's not boxed, welded, nothing. I love it when a kid at the track gets up from looking under it and tells his buddys "This thing has a stock torque arm!". All it does is take some violence out of the hits, just smooths things out. Here is a link to a picture of me, first round of eliminations at the Topeka national event last weekend.
https://www.autoimagery.com/store/cg...0822-04397.jpg
Crap air, crap starting line. No problem keeping it off the bumper there.
https://www.autoimagery.com/store/cg...0822-04397.jpg
Crap air, crap starting line. No problem keeping it off the bumper there.
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06-08-2008, 02:55 PM
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Sorry, thought everybody on here knew by now. I think most of the kids that look under mine don't know to look for them. If you go to a big race, and look under 90% (or more) of the fastest late F body NHRA & IHRA stock Eliminator cars, you will see them. No anti-roll bars, no air bags, etc. Madman sells (or used to) his version of them as, as does FJ Smith race cars and others. They make the lower control arms act like short ladder bars. The car won't fall over on the right side, and if goes left or right while up on the rear tires the upper links are adjusted to correct it. Al Corda's nine second LS1 stocker used them. (I believe it lives in Lousiana now) A couple of guys I know only use one on the right side. Mine goes 60's as quick (so far quicker) as any pro built, 4 link, big tire car I have raced in my class. Mine is only mini-tubbed with 10.5" tires. They seem to work pretty well.
06-08-2008, 10:02 PM
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Sorry, thought everybody on here knew by now. I think most of the kids that look under mine don't know to look for them. If you go to a big race, and look under 90% (or more) of the fastest late F body NHRA & IHRA stock Eliminator cars, you will see them. No anti-roll bars, no air bags, etc. Madman sells (or used to) his version of them as, as does FJ Smith race cars and others. They make the lower control arms act like short ladder bars. The car won't fall over on the right side, and if goes left or right while up on the rear tires the upper links are adjusted to correct it. Al Corda's nine second LS1 stocker used them. (I believe it lives in Lousiana now) A couple of guys I know only use one on the right side. Mine goes 60's as quick (so far quicker) as any pro built, 4 link, big tire car I have raced in my class. Mine is only mini-tubbed with 10.5" tires. They seem to work pretty well.
06-09-2008, 06:05 AM
#58
It ended up being the torque arm mount. The bushing and clamp were upside down. I fixed it up and re-checked the pinion angle to make sure it was still -1.5 - 2. It smoothed right out, although I do have some vibration on decel from over 100mph. But it's like 90% better than before.
06-09-2008, 06:41 AM
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Good to hear that's strait now.
If you were having 60 foot issues Dan, any chance the car was spinning? reason I ask, is by lowering the front of the tq arm the car won't hit the tires as hard, and with 17 inch wheels I know you have to hit the tire really hard to get them to hook up.
If you were having 60 foot issues Dan, any chance the car was spinning? reason I ask, is by lowering the front of the tq arm the car won't hit the tires as hard, and with 17 inch wheels I know you have to hit the tire really hard to get them to hook up.
06-09-2008, 06:53 AM
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Good to hear that's strait now.
If you were having 60 foot issues Dan, any chance the car was spinning? reason I ask, is by lowering the front of the tq arm the car won't hit the tires as hard, and with 17 inch wheels I know you have to hit the tire really hard to get them to hook up.
If you were having 60 foot issues Dan, any chance the car was spinning? reason I ask, is by lowering the front of the tq arm the car won't hit the tires as hard, and with 17 inch wheels I know you have to hit the tire really hard to get them to hook up.
When that happens I got relocation brackets ready to weld on.