Chip i dont have a trans brake or radials on but i would preload the Cal-tracs and make the rear shocks Less Stiff.I would slow down the front end also with a adjustable shock or you could try a stock front shock if you have some at the house.

chip, i wish i could help you. but, i don't know too much about caltracks.i do know that you have a good motor{it has to be to move your car that fast}, and you don't have much tire. it sure be nice to throw a nice set of slicks on that baby. i have never seen a car react the way you said yours is doing. usually if they stand up on the footbrake, they will drag the bumper on the t-brake.

Chip tie the frontend down maybe 1 to 2 inchs travel.If it gets better you know the front end needs to slow down.If it gets worse you know it's in the shocks.Lenny

what about thicker torsion bars

Talked with Matt at Calvert Racing a little while ago, never talked to him before, but a cool fella. He recommended me to soften up the shocks a lot. They're currently set on 9, he said loosen them to 1 or 2.
He also said that I went in the right direction with the air pressure by lowering it.
While I was on the phone with him I went ahead and ordered a pair of their 90/10 shocks.

So Lenny, I will try to tie down the front end this weekend and see what happens. I needed new shocks for the front anyway. Then I'll try softening up the shocks and play with the air pressure.

So I guess we'll see if it the rear tires go up in smoke, the front tires go up in the air, or if parts hit the ground. Whatever happens, I'm just happy to be back on the track after everything that's gone on recently. Last Saturday night was the first time I'd been back on the track since the explosion before Halloween. CHIP

CHIP, I'd be very interested in how going that soft on shocks works out for you, after I read that I realized I'd never really visited the "soft" side, I started at 5, on Rancho's and dial them stiffer until the car worked ok, but maybe there is something to be had on the soft side, let us know how that works, may give it a shot myself, when I started at 5, mine just hopped down the track, so I went stiffer.

wyoming...Same here, I started out on 5 and kept goin up. It kept getting quicker as I went up. Yes, I have Rancho 9 ways. I'll try it and letcha know how it works. CHIP

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Chip, I realize matt is a expert,but lowering the air pressure and the rear shock will give you the same thing.
I say to keep the tire pressure and lower the rear shock until you get some spinning off the line.
The tire was hooking and unloading because the front rise was to fast.The cal trac shock might help you if its slower than you had, but a adjustable front shock would of done the trick.
You would still want the most air pressure possible in the rear tires and the rear shocks at the highest setting possible for the 60 foot.A limiter will stop the front from going all the way down but will be hit and miss till you find the best spot.my

Like has been said try slowing the front end rise. We used to run the front shocks at 90/10 and the car would lift the front end so fast that it would blow the rear tires off. We wound up setting the front shocks to 50/50 and it helped. Sounds like you need to get some adjustable front shocks for the car.