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Old 04-06-2017, 09:44 PM   #24
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Re: No traction

Lots of good input here. Just thought I should tell you anti-squat modifications are for road handling not drag racing. You want the rear end forced down under acceleration for better traction. (This wont happen until you get a certain amount of traction, so take care of some other things first.) That is one reason those exotic sports cars do poorly at the drags, they have lots of anti-squat. You can do one or the other well, but not both. The cheapest and easiest thing is learn how to drive the truck out of the hole with the traction you have. This is something every drag racer learns, from John Force on down. John Force wins fans with burnouts not races. With the rear gears you have once the wheels are spinning they are not likely to stop, so take it easy at the start. I used to run 13.70's in my GTO with 2:75 rear gears (@ 106 MPH) on L-60 street tires. Its lots of fun to pass them on the top end.
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