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Help with suspention #1265387 07/10/12 10:48 PM 07/10/12 10:48 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa R runner12 OP enthusiast
runner12 OP enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa	Can someone point me in the right direction I am using 90/10 on the front and S/S on the rear 4:10 with m/t et streets and a pinion snubber on a 69 RR and nothing seems to be working

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265388 07/10/12 10:54 PM 07/10/12 10:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Thats some pretty limited info.... tell us everything you can... also name the shocks...all are not equal

Re: Help with suspention [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1265389 07/10/12 10:59 PM 07/10/12 10:59 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa R runner12 OP enthusiast
runner12 OP enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa	comp eng shocks.727 3000 stall built by ultimate. 500ci 440 eddy heads ,victor 850dp TTI 2in primaries 3 1/2 into 3 in flow master ,full int 1969 RR

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265390 07/11/12 12:10 AM 07/11/12 12:10 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: comp eng shocks.727 3000 stall built by ultimate. 500ci 440 eddy heads ,victor 850dp TTI 2in primaries 3 1/2 into 3 in flow master ,full int 1969 RR OK... lets start with... whats the time slip show.. give us the break down..tire pressure(rear) rpm you launch at.... how much front end travel from curb height... also I'll tell you now ... I'm not a fan of CE shocks and flow masters... both are JUNK...I assume this is a street car that you play on the track once in a while

Re: Help with suspention [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1265391 07/11/12 01:19 PM 07/11/12 01:19 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,522 Ste-Sophie, Quebec, Canada W Wedgeman pro stock
Wedgeman pro stock W Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,522 Ste-Sophie, Quebec, Canada	Same here.......nothing seems to be working.... best '60...1.62 67 cuda 408 Indy heads CE front 90/10 4500 stall 904 trans SS spring Rancho schocks 4.30 30X9 slicks

Re: Help with suspention [Re: Wedgeman] #1265392 07/11/12 01:55 PM 07/11/12 01:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada 10.90 Racer super street
10.90 Racer super street Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada	Quote: Same here.......nothing seems to be working.... best '60...1.62 67 cuda 408 Indy heads CE front 90/10 4500 stall 904 trans SS spring Rancho schocks 4.30 30X9 slicks Who built your converter?? Front shocks are huge, buy the best you can possibly swing, also loosen up the uca bushings and use a poly lca bushing.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: 10.90 Racer] #1265393 07/11/12 02:19 PM 07/11/12 02:19 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,522 Ste-Sophie, Quebec, Canada W Wedgeman pro stock
Wedgeman pro stock W Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,522 Ste-Sophie, Quebec, Canada	Rebuilt by PTC converter Front schocks are huge ???? what do you mean ? these are standard 3 way adj competion engineering drag schocks ! What do you mean by loosening up the lca bushungs ? Dan

Re: Help with suspention [Re: Wedgeman] #1265394 07/11/12 02:28 PM 07/11/12 02:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio dartman366 I Live Here
dartman366 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio	lca- lower controll arm bushings,,uca upper controll arm bushings,, you want to loosen the front suspension up so that it takes minimal effort to move the tire and rim up and down and lets the front of the body rise quicker on acceleration giving more weight transferr to the rear...in a nut shell. Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: Wedgeman] #1265395 07/11/12 03:24 PM 07/11/12 03:24 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Same here.......nothing seems to be working.... best '60...1.62 67 cuda 408 Indy heads CE front 90/10 4500 stall 904 trans SS spring Rancho schocks 4.30 30X9 slicks If you dont have the front end travel just about anything you do on the rear will be a waste of time

Re: Help with suspention [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1265396 07/11/12 04:42 PM 07/11/12 04:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	If you have them we need time slips. Knowing the 60 ft times and 1/8 & 1/4 times along with mph will help alot in knowing what you are doing and what most think it can do. Ron

Re: Help with suspention [Re: 383man] #1265397 07/11/12 06:06 PM 07/11/12 06:06 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa R runner12 OP enthusiast
runner12 OP enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa	Well I guess because I have a street car and not a high dollar race car everything I have will be junk! No time slips. No s/s lift or front just spin.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265398 07/11/12 06:12 PM 07/11/12 06:12 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 635 mississippi bentwheel43 mopar
bentwheel43 mopar Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 635 mississippi	Tires . The car is big and if you have an 8 3/4" look out if it hooks.I get away with it @3200# so far.You have power. 7287929-Picture.jpg (54 downloads) Last edited by bentwheel43; 07/11/12 06:15 PM. Section 8 Racing We are nuts about racing.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265399 07/11/12 06:21 PM 07/11/12 06:21 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Well I guess because I have a street car and not a high dollar race car everything I have will be junk! No time slips. No s/s lift or front just spin. Just saying that the muffs you have are big on back pressure... and the CE shocks... well use them if you want... do you know how much front travel you have... and its not a bash on weather its a race car or street car

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265400 07/11/12 06:31 PM 07/11/12 06:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 635 mississippi bentwheel43 mopar
bentwheel43 mopar Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 635 mississippi	The 511" in my car will spin street tire from 40 MPH both tires about 50' with 4.10 gears. Now its a 4.56 with 4000tc 1.40 60ft 1/8 mile car. 7287962-003.JPG (32 downloads) Section 8 Racing We are nuts about racing.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: bentwheel43] #1265401 07/11/12 06:39 PM 07/11/12 06:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 635 mississippi bentwheel43 mopar
bentwheel43 mopar Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 635 mississippi	By the way I had them M/T streets alittle over 10",they sound like I ran over 2 big dogs just spin them suckers. But I have a 308 roller cam. 7287972-002.JPG (33 downloads) Last edited by bentwheel43; 07/11/12 06:43 PM. Section 8 Racing We are nuts about racing.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: bentwheel43] #1265402 07/11/12 07:50 PM 07/11/12 07:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa R runner12 OP enthusiast
runner12 OP enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa	M/t et streets with 15 lb just spin and 30 tall . Hughes 592 / 606 Hyd lift . The thing that is bothering me Is it did just lift and go and over the last 6 months just driving and beating on it went away???

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265403 07/11/12 07:55 PM 07/11/12 07:55 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3,210 robin hood country deaks master
deaks master Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3,210 robin hood country	Quote: Well I guess because I have a street car and not a high dollar race car everything I have will be junk! No time slips. No s/s lift or front just spin. With all due respect Mike wasn't bashing your car he was just expressing an opinion, he is one of the most helpful people on here. Give as much info as possible, then people on here will help you as much as they can. For what it's worth, i found that running my ranchos on 8 or 9 worked best for my car on decent tracks but as Mike says, if the front isn't working, it means nothing. The CE shocks are a little stiff, even on the 90/10 setting, I use the calvert 3 ways, they extend a lot easier and are relatively inexpensive. Mick 69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36

Re: Help with suspention [Re: deaks] #1265404 07/11/12 08:19 PM 07/11/12 08:19 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa R runner12 OP enthusiast
runner12 OP enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa	I know. Had a bad day (again)! Thanks mr p body. When you try to buil it right on a shoestring and things go wrong it can be a real kick in the beans!!!

Re: Help with suspention [Re: runner12] #1265405 07/11/12 08:51 PM 07/11/12 08:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	Quote: Well I guess because I have a street car and not a high dollar race car everything I have will be junk! No time slips. No s/s lift or front just spin. I am not bashing your car at all either. It just gives an idea of how well it hooks if you have raced it at the track and have 60 ft times. I just asumed that you had raced at the track but its no big deal if you have not. I can say that most cars will not hook good on the street no matter what tires they use. I drive around on Hoosier radial slicks and they dont hook at all on the street for me as its not a good surface with rubber laid down like the track. I hook good at the track if I line up right and the track is good but no way on the street. I remember racing an SRT-8 Challenger on the street (which I dont like to do) and he put almost 2 cars on me when we took off since I spun so much and that was on slicks. I had to ease up and ease into to catch and beat him. Sounds like everyone has given you good advice. As was said good front end travel helps alot and using a sticky drag radial cant hurt. Good luck , Ron Last edited by 383man; 07/11/12 08:55 PM.

Re: Help with suspention [Re: 383man] #1265406 07/11/12 10:45 PM 07/11/12 10:45 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa R runner12 OP enthusiast
runner12 OP enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 255 Washington, Pa	im looking for any advice , because usually its something stupid that you overlook. I like to take my car to the local flashlight drags and have fun once a month.Like I said I did hook at one tim and it went away??

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