best way to get the front wheels up
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best way to get the front wheels up
ok what is the best suspension set up to use to get the front wheels to pull up off the ground......? please help wanna yank them up.....
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talk to ed maher on this board he has a reletivley stock 305 tpi a4 vert and he yanks the wheels on launch....its gonna be hard to do witha stick but an auto is easier....and yes TORQUE
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Originally posted by f-crazy
he yanks the wheels on launch....its gonna be hard to do witha stick but an auto is easier....
he yanks the wheels on launch....its gonna be hard to do witha stick but an auto is easier....
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yea i have tried the 125 dry shot off the line with 28 inch tall slicks goes ape wild off the line but cant get it up.... stock stall and tranny and 3.08 gears
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unbolt drivers side swaybar end link. Get some gears. battery in trunk... and yes... 2 ton jack would be easier.
The name of the game is forward... not up.
The name of the game is forward... not up.
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My front end rises a lot from weight transfer but even I don't hike the front wheels up and I've seen video of my car launching. As nice as it looks, you can run quicker by keeping the wheels on the ground. Lifting the wheels is available energy going in the wrong way.
The easiest way is weight distribution. Third gens are very nose heavy. The more weight you can remove from the front or transfer to the rear, the easier it will be to raise the front end.
The trouble with producing lots of torque to pull the front end up is that you need to get that torque to the ground. Although it's possible, small slicks just don't provide enough traction to easily do it.
Watching a SuperStock car doing it looks easy but they also leave the line at around 7000+ rpm.
The easiest way is weight distribution. Third gens are very nose heavy. The more weight you can remove from the front or transfer to the rear, the easier it will be to raise the front end.
The trouble with producing lots of torque to pull the front end up is that you need to get that torque to the ground. Although it's possible, small slicks just don't provide enough traction to easily do it.
Watching a SuperStock car doing it looks easy but they also leave the line at around 7000+ rpm.
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Are you sure about Ed Maher pullin wheelies? His car is a mostly stock 305 auto convertable. Headers, custom PROM, and Vigilante Torque convertor. I just can't see that combo doin gettin the front tires off the ground.
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Ed Maher doesnt pull the front wheels but he does get full suspension travel up front witht he sway bar disconnected.
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