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Scott P3274 · 05-15-2013, 02:44 PM

The Nova weighs 3400 with me in it. The front has QA1 single adjustable stocker star R serise shocks with moroso trick springs. The rear has landrum mono leafs with cal tracks and new QA1 duble adjustable stocker stars. The engine made 568hp and 533 torque on the dyno. The trans is a TH 350 and has a 8' 5000 stall converter. The rear is a 12 bolt with 4.56 gears. I am running 29.5 x 9" M/T slicks and they have 16psi in them. The cal traks have two flats of pre load in the passenger side and 0 pre load in the drivers side. The bar is in the lower hole.
Foot braking the car at 2800 nets pretty consistent 1.44 60ft times and has run a best of 6.67 at 101.50 in the 1/8th. (10.58 at 125 in the 1/4) It has only hooked once on the trans brake and it went 1.39 60ft and 6.65/10.54 in the quarter. (With an almost bumper dragging wheel stand.)
Before I will need wheelie bars, I need it to conssistently hook with the trans brake. I will test tonight if possible with some softer extension/slightly softer compression and keep adjusting until it consistently hooks. The shock instructions for the rear suggest 0-4 clicks on extension and 12-16 clicks on compression. I have ignored that so far but will try it tonight.
I will also try Ian's suggestions as needed.
I greatly appreciate all the feedback and hope anyone reading this will continue to share success stories and recommendations. Hopefully I will get this worked out sooner than later.
THANK YOU ALL!!

05-15-2013, 02:44 PM	#27
Scott P3274 Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Setting up Cal Tracs The Nova weighs 3400 with me in it. The front has QA1 single adjustable stocker star R serise shocks with moroso trick springs. The rear has landrum mono leafs with cal tracks and new QA1 duble adjustable stocker stars. The engine made 568hp and 533 torque on the dyno. The trans is a TH 350 and has a 8' 5000 stall converter. The rear is a 12 bolt with 4.56 gears. I am running 29.5 x 9" M/T slicks and they have 16psi in them. The cal traks have two flats of pre load in the passenger side and 0 pre load in the drivers side. The bar is in the lower hole. Foot braking the car at 2800 nets pretty consistent 1.44 60ft times and has run a best of 6.67 at 101.50 in the 1/8th. (10.58 at 125 in the 1/4) It has only hooked once on the trans brake and it went 1.39 60ft and 6.65/10.54 in the quarter. (With an almost bumper dragging wheel stand.) Before I will need wheelie bars, I need it to conssistently hook with the trans brake. I will test tonight if possible with some softer extension/slightly softer compression and keep adjusting until it consistently hooks. The shock instructions for the rear suggest 0-4 clicks on extension and 12-16 clicks on compression. I have ignored that so far but will try it tonight. I will also try Ian's suggestions as needed. I greatly appreciate all the feedback and hope anyone reading this will continue to share success stories and recommendations. Hopefully I will get this worked out sooner than later. THANK YOU ALL!!