wheelstands and 60' times
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12/21/13 09:57 PM
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chryco
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Do wheelstands effect 60' times ? Better to set up high or low. My car's currently 60ing at 1.37 and the bars are set low with about 4 - 5" under the wheels. thx chryco
Last edited by chryco; 12/22/13 12:52 PM.
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: chryco]
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All you can do is try it out and see what happens. Go up about a foot and see what the slip says. My car responds best to about a two foot wheel stand. Pro Stocks, on the other hand, need less Isn't the track a little slippery this time of year? I grew up in the Grand Forks area, never had good traction from December till April!
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: ProSport]
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12/21/13 11:37 PM
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They do when the rear tires are tripping the beams... ...this one went out 120ft. Normally I'm 1.24 or so...it was a 1.33 60ft.
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: dvw]
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12/22/13 01:21 AM
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This car is lightweight, 2750 lbs. with me in it, it is nose heavy, over 55% on the nose and doesn't have a lot of power either 676 HP. It does 60 ft well, 1.27, with the chassis barely lifting the front tires Powerglide with 5.86 rear gears in this run I have to throttle stop it down to 10.00 and under 135 MPh t allow me to drive it legaly
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: Brian Hafliger]
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12/22/13 03:18 AM
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I know that others will disagree but with my car bigger wheelstands equal better 60 ft! Don't know exactly why but that is just my experience!! Mike
My car does this too!
I can tell you why, if your car is better in the 60' with the wheels up in the air you need the extra rotation to plant the tires and make it hook.
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: Quicktree]
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12/22/13 11:45 AM
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Bigger wheelstands like this one below, slow down mine around .3 in the 1/4. Best Et's and 60ft's come from touching down just before 60ft.
'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials. 9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge. RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: chryco]
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12/22/13 01:58 PM
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I see it as a situation of how quick total weight transfer can occur. A slow stocker doesn't have the power to weight to transfer quick enough to not have to use artificial weight transfer, like rear suspension reaction , soft front springs and travel. The more powerful the car, and the sharper the setup, (CG, suspension, applied power at the hit)the quicker all the weight gets on the rear, and the lower the wheelstand needs to be. If you watch a video of Billy Gliddens Mustang, you will see a car that has a better setup than most of the class he runs in. The car flat leaves with the fronts just off the ground, where others are pulling wheelstands to achieve the same thing, but not getting down track as fast. I suspect he learned a lot from another Glidden.
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Re: wheelstands and 60' times
[Re: gregsdart]
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12/22/13 06:45 PM
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When you leave and the front tires go straight up does that effect your reaction time. Mine pulls them straight up at the hit and I have been having a problem red lighting. Thanks...
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