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thanks eric for asking
this car is a 67 coronet
440 tweek to 474 now 8 ta conv 4200
on alk, dominator.
car started life as a 12.20 car 30 over 440, full stock inter say 3800 # w 430 gears 29 tire
we put some work in it put new hd springs on it
it then ran 12.0s sixty 1.67 -1.70
since those days it now has the 474 in it
410 gear same tire 29,
running alk and as only ran the best of 11.0 s
at 123 plus mph and 60 has been in the 1.67-1.68 range
we have 60 better with the ss springs at a 1.59
there is alot going on with this combo as you can tell by
the frustration in writting
this car should be running i think alot faster
as the mph suggest
as for cal tracks the money we spent vs the money we spent on ss
we do not see any pickup any where for that
we can rebolt the ss back on this car and have
and duplicated the 1.59 60 , so idono?

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Dennis..am I correct in saying you used the HD springs with the Caltracs?...if so..that may have been the mickey in the works. The Caltracs work best with the mono or worn springs. Not very well at all with a SS or a HD spring. I'm not saying you guys don't know your stuff..but there are many out there, including myself, who have had great success with the Caltracs. Is a ladder bar a better race application..sure...even better with a 4-link in most cases...but the Caltracs do work for most...

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guys have run 7's with them soooooo........

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Mustang 10.5 tire guys have run sixes with stock rear suspension As far as leaf springs running in the 8s or 9s Bob Brandt did that back in the early 1980s with a 1963 or 64 shoebox Nova with mono leafs on a set of 28x10x15 slicks corked up on the street and at LACR using a SB Chevy on squeeze I drive my duster on the street with ladder bars and coil overs, no big deal

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if he is ruuning a basic street car ss springs will be
all he needs ,
ss spring will run in the 8 -9 sec zone without any hassel!!
i have run stock springs at 11,0 s
there is alot of stupid things i have done thru out the years
waste money is one of them
there is alot to be said about the front end of the car
and making the car leave than tons of money spent on the rear
for no good reason

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When complaints rise about how bad S/S springs are I find in most cases it's incorrect pinion and shackle angle, not the springs.

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i'd love to see an 8 or 9 sec ss leaf spring car!! w a 8,9 or even a 10" tire..please show me?

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i'd love to see an 8 or 9 sec ss leaf spring car!! w a 8,9 or even a 10" tire..please show me?

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Cuda will be going for low compression 340 to a 550+ hp 418. I already have M/T Drag Radials, but have been recommended Caltracs. I'm a novice, so who here runs them? Are they worth the $$$ and hassle? Is there a better alternative? Not crazy about the traction bar look, but if it's necessary, I'll do what I need to for traction.

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Bolting the cal-tracs to your existing springs will give you an improvement in traction without changing the ride stance of your car, all for about $340. The 9-way shocks are nice for additional adjust-ability, but not 100% necessary. The mono-springs will add a little more movement for extra traction if needed.

One of the nice advantages of the cal-tracs is being able to add pre-load to the passenger side to insure even traction on both sides for a straighter launch. Something that can not be done with SS springs.

SS springs will raise the back of the car about 2" which some feel is a "proper" stance for a Mopar. But now days, the "low" look seems to be more desired, and is my preference.

I have run SS-springs, Cal-tracs, and ladder bars on the street and the track since 1982. I remember adding 1/4" steel plates to the pinion snubber area for the SS springs as the original floor pan distorted. The ladder bars worked great, but rode stiff and noisy.

I feel that for a street driven car, the Cal-tracs are my top choice for a traction aid.



Scott

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i'd love to see an 8 or 9 sec ss leaf spring car!! w a 8,9 or even a 10" tire..please show me?

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Is that Gene Buells car? If so, it never hit the 9`s............knew him well and did some work on his motor when I worked at Pettis. If not, my bad.

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Cuda will be going for low compression 340 to a 550+ hp 418. I already have M/T Drag Radials, but have been recommended Caltracs. I'm a novice, so who here runs them? Are they worth the $$$ and hassle? Is there a better alternative? Not crazy about the traction bar look, but if it's necessary, I'll do what I need to for traction.

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Bolting the cal-tracs to your existing springs will give you an improvement in traction without changing the ride stance of your car, all for about $340. The 9-way shocks are nice for additional adjust-ability, but not 100% necessary. The mono-springs will add a little more movement for extra traction if needed.

One of the nice advantages of the cal-tracs is being able to add pre-load to the passenger side to insure even traction on both sides for a straighter launch. Something that can not be done with SS springs.

SS springs will raise the back of the car about 2" which some feel is a "proper" stance for a Mopar. But now days, the "low" look seems to be more desired, and is my preference.

I have run SS-springs, Cal-tracs, and ladder bars on the street and the track since 1982. I remember adding 1/4" steel plates to the pinion snubber area for the SS springs as the original floor pan distorted. The ladder bars worked great, but rode stiff and noisy.

I feel that for a street driven car, the Cal-tracs are my top choice for a traction aid.



Scott

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I could not of said it any better