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Dot Racing
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: newark
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Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Moline Il
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![]() I made spacers that fit between the springs and the spring perch on the body to adjust my ride height. After 12-15 passes on my 26x10 MT ET Drags the sidewalls would go away and they would not hook. You didnt mention whether you were running an auto, or stick. The lift bars hit the tires a little harder which works good for autos. I always liked the straight bars, myself.
What does your car weigh? 10.90's at 123 is pretty good. Andy
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Dot Racing
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: newark
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![]() The car weights 2908 without me 3150 with me. I'm running a tremec 5 speed. I had straight bars at first, but went to ssm thinking it would be better. I also didn't realize that the street tires have a smaller tread with than slicks even if the're the same size. How do I make these spacers? Supposing the spacers work, what tire can i fit under there. I would like to go a bit bigger than 26 x 10 because my shift light is turning on about 100 feet before the finish line. Any advice will be appreciated. I have read a lot of your replies in other post and I respect your knowledge.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Moline Il
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![]() I made the spacers out of a sheet of 3/8" plastic. I took a hole saw and drilled out the I.D. then cut the O.D with a bandsaw. I made 1 for the lower perch and 2 for the upper. The only time I needed them was when I had all the ballast in the car. With no ballast the rear sat where I wanted it with the stock V-8 springs. If the money is in the budget, I'd recommend coil overs in the rear. Ride height adjustments are pretty simple with them. There also may come a time where you want to ditch the air bag and install an anti-roll bar.
You should be able to fit a 28x10 under there, but you might need to do a few things. 1) Get a wheel with the proper backspace. 2) Massage the inner wheelwells with a big hammer. 3) Trim the lip off of the outer wheelwell opening. I wouldnt worry about the shift light at the end of the track. A general rule of thumb is to run through the lights about 10% above peak power. My engine peaked at 7200, I shifted at 7600, and I went through the lights about 8000. Hope this helps. Andy
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