Parachute mounting

01-31-2009, 05:28 PM

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one fast bird,,met his limit hey ! 8.50 !

02-09-2009, 07:26 AM

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Good rule of thumb is installing the anchoring point at camshaft level. Too low and you lift the rear of the car when the chute fills, too high and the front tires loose steering traction.

http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/parachutes.html

http://stroudsafety.com/DragChutes.html

http://www.simpsonraceproducts.com/safety-chutes/

02-09-2009, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DrivingMissDD

very good information there drivingmissDD;;i also needed this same information for mounting my chute;;;;THANKS

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