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Drag race front end tricks #832383 10/17/10 09:38 PM 10/17/10 09:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada 10.90 Racer OP super street
10.90 Racer OP super street Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada	What can you do to a 69 A body to loosen the front end and have 5" of travel?? Has anyone gone smaller then the .810 Drag bar???

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: 10.90 Racer] #832384 10/17/10 09:52 PM 10/17/10 09:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,491 Oologah, Oklahoma Big Squeeze pro stock
Big Squeeze pro stock Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,491 Oologah, Oklahoma	Quote: What can you do to a 69 A body to loosen the front end and have 5" of travel?? Has anyone gone smaller then the .810 Drag bar??? I've just used the 6 cylider bars........Just Supsension urethane lower control arm bushings......heim joint strut rods and heim joint tubular upper control arms from RMS........Cal-Trac front shocks.........and as tall of a front tire that will fit...... If you can't handle the truth, you're living a lie.......

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: Big Squeeze] #832385 10/17/10 11:25 PM 10/17/10 11:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY challengermike super stock
challengermike super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,062 Amherst,NY	How are the 6 cyl bars when street driving?

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: challengermike] #832386 10/18/10 12:09 AM 10/18/10 12:09 AM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,491 Oologah, Oklahoma Big Squeeze pro stock
Big Squeeze pro stock Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,491 Oologah, Oklahoma	Quote: How are the 6 cyl bars when street driving? They've been OK for me.....I usually run a sway bar with them though......There isn't one on my GTS though.......but it wasn't built to carve corners either....... If you can't handle the truth, you're living a lie.......

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: Big Squeeze] #832387 10/18/10 12:48 AM 10/18/10 12:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington T Triple Threat master
Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	Stock front suspension, 6 cylinder bars, rubber bushings. Calvert 90/10 front shocks, caltracs and monos rear. I have just at 4.5" front travel with a 25" tall front tire. Here's the car at rest for comparison: -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: Big Squeeze] #832388 10/18/10 01:41 PM 10/18/10 01:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada 10.90 Racer OP super street
10.90 Racer OP super street Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada	Quote: Quote: What can you do to a 69 A body to loosen the front end and have 5" of travel?? Has anyone gone smaller then the .810 Drag bar??? I've just used the 6 cylider bars........Just Supsension urethane lower control arm bushings......heim joint strut rods and heim joint tubular upper control arms from RMS........Cal-Trac front shocks.........and as tall of a front tire that will fit...... Big Squeeze I have been reading some of your posts. Good info. I'm going to use an adjustable strut rod and replace my lca bushings with poly ones. I was thinking about the FFI greesable pins and bushings.

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: 10.90 Racer] #832389 10/18/10 02:26 PM 10/18/10 02:26 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	I have 5 1/2" on my 69 Dart with factory a arms, no (rubber) bumpers, 273 torsion bars, .870" I think, stock strut rods and rubber bushings. It's a 3260# pump gas street/strip 408, it made four passes Saturday night, the best 60' was 1.388, the worst was 1.407. That was with what one esteemed member here said was junk comp 3 way front shocks.

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: justinp61] #832390 10/18/10 04:15 PM 10/18/10 04:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 42 England P pete walton member
pete walton member P Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 42 England	My ole race car has 6cyl torsion bars and comp engineering three way shocks up front.Not to sure how much travel but there is a lot .I think this is exagerated by the big ole skins on the rear.Rear springs are 2800lbs super stocks with strange 20 adjustables...Car weighs 2780lbs with me... 6256597-pic48.jpg (66 downloads) Last edited by pete walton; 10/18/10 04:18 PM.

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: 10.90 Racer] #832391 10/18/10 05:29 PM 10/18/10 05:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,544 Syracuse,NY CompWedgeEngines master
CompWedgeEngines master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,544 Syracuse,NY	Check your PMs. RIP Monte Smith Your work is a reflection of yourself, autograph it with quality. WD for Diamond Pistons,Sidewinder cylinder heads, Wiseco, K1 rods and cranks,BAM lifters, Morel lifters, Molnar Technologies, Harland Sharp, Pro Gear, Cometic, King Engine Bearings and many others.

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: CompWedgeEngines] #832392 10/18/10 06:23 PM 10/18/10 06:23 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada 10.90 Racer OP super street
10.90 Racer OP super street Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,409 Ont. Canada	I sent a reply......

Re: Drag race front end tricks [Re: pete walton] #832393 10/18/10 08:06 PM 10/18/10 08:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,476 Oh RacerGofKGB Got The Big One
RacerGofKGB Got The Big One Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,476 Oh	Quote: My ole race car has 6cyl torsion bars and comp engineering three way shocks up front.Not to sure how much travel but there is a lot .I think this is exagerated by the big ole skins on the rear.Rear springs are 2800lbs super stocks with strange 20 adjustables...Car weighs 2780lbs with me... That thing looks BAD @ZZ. Love it.

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