horsepower is useless if you cant plant it, with that said theres no other options!!

ladder bar!! esier to set and dont have to change from track to track.

 

OP # 1 with some Drag Radials

What do you want more Corey?, heck yeah its a tough decision.

You'll also need a winter project.

 

Well i am still deciding it is kinda a tough choice. If i do ladder bars or a 4-link it will be mounted on the outside of the frame rails which i have seen done a few times. I am not sure how that would affect the articulation. Then again if i decide to mount them on the inside of the frame rails i will have to swap to a fuel cell, which i will do eventually. So i want to do things in order so i dont waste money redoing the same thing multiple times.

 

The 4 Link Is the best option because its the most universal set up you could do. It will work no matter How many changes you make. The down side is that you might have to make adjustments to dial it in. Usually once you set it up on scales the adjustments are usually minor at the track. Once its set up and dialed in it usually doesn't need to be Adjusted.

The ladder bar is simpler but again you may still have to make small adjustments.

I am not saying you can't run fast with a ladder bar, but there is a point when you can no longer transfer the power effectively with them. You Can't pin point the exact HP range because weight, chassis configuration, ride height an so on all have an effect on it. I believe it has been said that around the 900 hp range in a door car is around the limit. I can't find my chassis books right now to confirm. Keep in mind those around the 3000 pound range.

Couldn't have said it better. Just make sure you get an adjustable set up thats rebuildable. The affco's are usually popular choice. I went with Koni's double adjustable's on My race car.

Its actually a cross between a ladderbar and a truck arm. More of a high bird ladderbar set up if anything.

 

Hmmm. I thi k i am gonna hold off on the rear suspension stuff until winter. Seems like i have alot of research/educating myself todo on rear suspensions before i dive into it.

 

Good idea. There are a few good books. Some are tougher then others to read and understand.

Jerry Bickel has a book called "Jerry Bickel's Complete Guide to Chassis Performance" and then there is another book called "Door Slammers: The Chassis Book" by Dave morgan

 

BTW Are you still on a 10b ???

 

Lol i ordered the Door Slammers book last week . I will check out the other one.
Yep still on a 10bolt. I am not really planning huge power in the future. I just really enjoy learning new things and building stuff. Eventually after i buy a new car for the wife i am going to start building a race car. But that is about a year out

 

If you plan to DD this thing for now, keep it simple for reliability.

Race car suspension is hard on the street.

 

I started looking at some 4-link software today, i think i am going to order this:

4 (four) Link Software Program for Drag Racing Suspension

Seems todo everything i will need.


also i have access to a set of scales but just for ***** I looked up some pricing on them... $700-$1000 depending on the features... Kinda spendy....