Best handling truck in all of PT.Net lets. Discuss
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Originally Posted by 5.3serria03
some very very very very very very sticky tires and a low center of gravity.
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you'd have to do something about the leaf springs for sure I would think... I know sway bars help that out a lot but there's still a lot of room to grow.
I dont have any idea on the shocks... I would think some amount of negative camber would make the tire actually roll onto the contact patch better under cornering loads.... I know mine cornered better when I had a little neg camber after my drop and before I got it aligned.
The tires would have to be something with a STIFF sidewall because you are trying to make a Mack truck run in a circle basically. I would guess a 305 or larger tread width would be a must... something like a 305/35 Michelin pilot or something... Thats just stuff off the top of my head but. I really would have to look into it more. with most of the weight of the truck being in the frontend, you'd have to do something with the weight distribution if you didnt just want to do donuts instead.....anyone else???? F-body guys???
I dont have any idea on the shocks... I would think some amount of negative camber would make the tire actually roll onto the contact patch better under cornering loads.... I know mine cornered better when I had a little neg camber after my drop and before I got it aligned.
The tires would have to be something with a STIFF sidewall because you are trying to make a Mack truck run in a circle basically. I would guess a 305 or larger tread width would be a must... something like a 305/35 Michelin pilot or something... Thats just stuff off the top of my head but. I really would have to look into it more. with most of the weight of the truck being in the frontend, you'd have to do something with the weight distribution if you didnt just want to do donuts instead.....anyone else???? F-body guys???
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I remember there was a truck that a magazine did that had a corvette suspension. Independent rear suspension and I guess(but not 100% sure) they swapped out the front stuff too. This was with a 88-98 truck & LT1 vette motor/auto tranny not sure about wheels though.
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a HotchkisTVS, another 2" of drop, the right shocks, and a good set of tires on 20" rims SHOULD do it, I know sport truck pulled .97 in a lightning with a TVS and tires on the stock 18" rims. (article 1g for 1g or something like that)
anyways, that should be about it.
anyways, that should be about it.
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Originally Posted by mwalls54
Ah some good sway bars and awd should get you close I know with my awd it really sticks to the pavement even with stock goodyear tires
I've seen some NBS Chevy's with that AirRide Technologies set-up carve some nice corners... but it sounds like you're trying to stay away from bags though.
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sorry man wasn't tryin to be a smartass (though it probably came across that way) . just sayin that from what i know how many g's you can pull on a skidpad has more to do with what tires your running than your actual suspension setup. how to make a truck actually handle well outside of a 200ft circle i'm not sure.