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Old 03-01-2008, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by BillyShope
Originally Posted by denn468
i want the car to come up a couple of feet....
Why? Once the fronts are unloaded, all the weight is at the rear and that's as good as it gets!

And, if the wheelie bars are carrying any part of the load, that means you're losing rear wheel loading and hurting your performance.

Assuming you're interested in bettering your 60 foot times...instead of winning wheelie contests..., you should be figuring out what you can do to shift weight forward and eliminate the need for wheelie bars.
I'd have to agree here with Billy.

Doing wheelies like this is a lack of horse power and wheel speed.
If it were me I'd be looking at the rear end gear ratio.Thats how your going to calm that car down and get better 60' as well as ET's


Also you may need to make a ladder bar change to move some of the weight forward.Do you know what weight percentages your car is now?

Also limiting the front suspenion will help also.

What rear gear do you have in the car now?Also what transmission do you have? Whats the 1st gear ratio?
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