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Re: Tory Shellehamer K member
[Re: cdwmotorsports]
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02/15/24 09:23 PM
02/15/24 09:23 PM
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jcc
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[quote=jcc]That looks nice, as also do a number of others being offered, if drag use and occasionally street use is the goal.
No way are any of these offerings is adequate for track day use or street use compared to an OEM, With no? sway bar included/pictured its obviously not meant to turn corners, The structure relied on for upper coil over support is it's biggest weak link in the design IMO.
It offers a rack, which is nice, geometry is an unknown, likely lighter weight, a positive, better header clearance, but lacks like so many others, stoutness, no matter how well fabricated. [/quote
My stock K-member doesnt have a sway bar either so that's not a good indicator of use If you say so.
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Re: Tory Shellehamer K member
[Re: J_BODY]
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02/16/24 12:40 AM
02/16/24 12:40 AM
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OK this is JMO after using Torys front for 4 years. It's the lightest setup you can get, great for a drag car, but I wouldn't put it on a car I was going to daily drive or put a lot of street miles on every year.
Ohhhh I can guarantee there’s lighter….. but mine is definitely NOT FOR STREET USE  My K-frame is lighter than yours.....Shock towers stay on the car..... 
67 Barracuda street/bracket car 11.27-119
68 Dart 502 BB 8.70s-152
414 cid SB Dragster 7.65-174
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Re: Tory Shellehamer K member
[Re: mopar dave]
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02/16/24 12:48 PM
02/16/24 12:48 PM
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Not trying to be a dyck, but if it's only going to be a street car, why worry about the big headers?
From what you describe, you need a Reilly front end, but those are in the same ballpark as the rest of them.
My car has a rack mounted into the front of the stock K, but still has torsion bars. I can't really recommend it for a street car though.
Speed costs money, how fast you wanna spend?
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Re: Tory Shellehamer K member
[Re: mopar dave]
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02/16/24 02:34 PM
02/16/24 02:34 PM
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Yes, i agree. Im to the point of keeping the stock K and the manual gear box and possibly use the HDK torsion bar eliminator just to create some room for headers. The gentleman over on B bodies made over 850hp with the 2 1/8 header on his 572 Hemi. Thats plenty. We've made that with a 1 3/4" header on spray! 
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11.19 @ 121 mph
Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
9.92 @ 135mph with a 350 shot of nitrous and 93 octane pump. 1.43 60 ft. 3,750 lbs.
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