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: spring clamps or ???


sharpshooter
10-31-2010, 08:28 PM
I have cognito braces & sleeves on my truck to help with toe in/bunny hop at the track but now I have another issue.I still am having the bunny hop issue without the toe in now.
Let me start by saying I have limiting chains on the front so when I launch the front doesn't totally rise up and I don't decrank the t-bars.I want to run my truck at the track just like it is on the street.

So my problem is when I launch the rear squats causing the fronts to bounce, loose traction and cause a rough start.I still pulled a 1.7 60' the other night but it is not pretty.

options:
1.spring clamps on front of rear leaves
2.caltracs
3.suspension stops on outside of frame to the top of the spring packs- these can't be run on the street though

Ultimately the rear squats because of axle wrap and not do to weight transfer right?


I'm a member of performancetrucks.net but I'm one of a few lifted trucks on the site.Most are lowered which leads me over here because the lowered trucks don't have the same issues launching.I know my truck would be faster lowered but that's not what I wanted to build.

Thanks for any help!


truck and mods:

6.0 LQ4/crane cam 216 224 .551 .551 lsa115/Procharger D1SC,3 core FMIC, 3.7" pulley /044 Bosch in tank/60# motrons/Pacesetter LT, ORY and Corsa cat back/perma cool fans/Circle D 12" billet converter/FLT4L65E LVL5 with billet output/Yukon 4.11's front and rear [9.5" 14 bolt]with eaton posi / meth/PLX wideband/ JUSTIN TUNED and a few other mods

12.3 @ 109 as you see it in the pic


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nmband13
11-01-2010, 08:51 AM
I always thought your suppose to clamp the front and rear of the springs so axle wrap doesn't occur.

Pretty sick truck you have, btw

JustinD
11-01-2010, 09:33 AM
I clamp my springs only in the front, I have cut 1.71 60' like that, goes 12.65 I'm not sure you want "limiting chains" it might be part of the problem, just lower your torsion bars all the way clamp the springs and go. I bet your lift kit is hurting you too.

Sounpopular
11-01-2010, 11:41 AM
just lower your torsion bars all the way clamp the springs and go.

What are you guys referring to when you say to clamp the springs in front?

JustinD
11-01-2010, 12:51 PM
Ahead of the tires, just clamp the overload spring to the rest of the spring pack. I used to clamp front and rear but the rear isn't nessacary.

Sounpopular
11-01-2010, 01:01 PM
Thanks!

sharpshooter
11-01-2010, 01:40 PM
how would spring clamps compare to long bars?

JustinD
11-01-2010, 02:55 PM
Long bars??? Like traction bars? I use both I have Procomp bars they are big and ugly but they seem to work great.