Cal Tracs for Americans/Rogues/SCRamblers/AMX/Jav

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 amx39068 wrote:

everything I hear about them is very positive.  The lesser traction masters fixed the wheel hop in first and second but it slammed so hard in third that it bent the springs, the axle and springs rotated so far that the pumpkin bumped the gas tank and the pinion hit the floor, all with rear end staying tied tight to the ubolts so it was all spring wrap.  The rear of the car was nearly two inches lower than before I started so I installed some air shocks as an interim solution to get the ride height back to normal.

The 401 in this car is a torque animal and twisted up those springs worse than anything I have seen before. 

 Dan, don't allow you're pinion angle to go positive, it puts a VERY severe bind on the entire driveline. I have a friend that races a high 10 second Ford Maveric, his 9" ford rear end bent the back of the mounts which resulted in the housing tubes to collapse inward and allowed the pinion to rotate upward. Obviousely it had been going slowely without notice, but finally it became severe enough that at half track all heck broke loose, the binding resulted in the tranny drveshaft yoke and tail housing breaking along with the converter housing exploding. The whole underside of the car became a fire ball which scorched the paint before he could get stopped.

 SKeown 