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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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i cant get my truck to hook on the track or the street even if im not spraying and when i run it i put on ET streets help
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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shock upgrade, ladder bars, 4-link, or just pour some lead in the bed of the truck. i you warming up the ET's before you launch it? but i would look into the shock thing first.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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i have koni 50/50s on the rear and 90/10s on the front and my cover adds some weight 120 pounds of sand my bottle and 2 batteries still no traction
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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What front springs are you running?? And I would suggest Looking into a set of caltracs or something similar.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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Go with a set of ladder bars and leaf spring floats, or a full 4-link set up.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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Fill the spare with water!lol
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by virgils4.85spd
Fill the spare with water!lol
^^^^^^^^^ listen to this man, his idea is genius
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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the front springs (i think) are lowering springs from belltech. i have looked for caltracks bars but cant seem to find them and i cant do much like a four link or anything this is my daily driver and i drve 60+ miles a day so i dont have the time to take it down for a week
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad88Chevy
the front springs (i think) are lowering springs from belltech. i have looked for caltracks bars but cant seem to find them and i cant do much like a four link or anything this is my daily driver and i drve 60+ miles a day so i dont have the time to take it down for a week
The lowering spring will kill you they won't transfer any weight. I would recomend caltracs for a driver can be installed in a half a day.heres the website. http://www.calvertracing.com/app/app.htm
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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i have heard alot of good out of the caltracks. are the front springs chopped? that would kill ya. or are they stock belltechs? i would say go to some 90/10's but you are driving it everyday. try dropping some wieght in the rear. im glad that i got a 4x i dont have this problem at all.
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