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Originally Posted by sskwb
First, HI! To everyone. This is my 1st post
I asked this Question over on the bracket race forum and didn't get a lot of response. so i thought i would fire it to the T/D crowd.
After an absence of more than a few years, I'm looking to get back into doing some local bracket racing. I have a question about bracket racing a dragster(I ran door cars and an altered before). In the 8.30-8.90 et and 145-165 mph 550 HP range, is there any advantage or disadvantage to running a long 240"-260" either hardtail or suspended car? I am aware of the advantages to running a suspended car and other than the obvious trailer size and a longer car being a bit of a pain. I'm also aware of the longer car being more stable at the type of speed a T/D runs. So i guess the question is.Can a relatively low HP (small block or big block) car be run consistently with a longer wheelbase car? with all racing at northeast Div 1 type tracks
All opinions and comments are welcome
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Well a longer dragster maybe a little more stable at speed but most are in the 225-229" range and a longer wheel base will put the rear tires in a different spot (further back) and a 225" will fit in a more common 24' trailer The suspended cars really shine under braking but they cost twice as much.
Just put as large a tire as you can find under it (33X17-15 or 33X17-16) . Mine is 229" hard tail and drives like a caddy at 180.
However if your thinking about T/D racing the longer wheel base makes sense but to make a 32 car T/D show you will need to run mid to low 7's and those 632's are not cheap!
Good Luck!