wheelie bars?

[Bob Pagano]

Ian Hill, John's new bar is in conjunction with the bars that were deemed illegal by nhra for stock, they are reworked and his are legal now and work very well, Find a video of his Thunderbolt.

[Jeff Lee]

I raced (car being rebuilt) a '70 AMX with 634 HP AMC AMX in SS/H using Cal-Track Springs, bars and AFCO DA shocks with 9x29.5" slicks. So probably not much different than yours (Ran 10.00's). I was using AJE wheelie bars which I highly recommend for your suspension. Do not use solid bars. I've tried. Alternatively, I would thing the Ken Kier or even Calvert wheelie bar mentioned below would work. I like the idea of a single bar.
I think 60" bars are over-kill, some kid will trip over them and I think on a 9 or 10 second car they rank right up there with 4" OD exhaust tips on ricers.
That's my .02!

[Richard Grant]

Most low ten second cars I see running are lifting the wheels a lot more than a foot so that may be a challenge. Remember the more pre load you place on Cal Trac bars the less they wheelstand, however you may also have less traction. Actually riding out a two to three foot wheelstand is loads of fun. Why don't you just try to imitate a A/B class stocker?

[pfordamx]

I'm guessing wheel stands are just one of those thing you have to do once or twice to get used to it and I'm sure they are fun. makes me wish I could go for a ride in someone's car that pulled them consistently

[Mike Pearson]

The way to control wheel standing is with the front shocks. I have double adjustable Santhuff shocks on my camaro. I can adjust from a 3ft wheelstand to almost nothing with a couple of turns of the shocks. The wheelie bars on my car are an old set of moroso bars.They are sprung but a little heavy. I keep them set high so the front will come up and just touch the wheelie bars. The shocks are what I use to get the balance. It really depends on your combo if the car will like the front high in the air. I had one engine that liked a big wheel stand. The one I have in the car now likes the front down. Good luck with your project

[Patric Fox]

I would also start with the front shocks, I modified a set of Koni adjustable shocks to fit the AMX I drive. I don't have any experence with wheelie bars on this AMX, because I have not needed them yet.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

The way to control wheel standing is with the front shocks. I have double adjustable Santhuff shocks on my camaro. I can adjust from a 3ft wheelstand to almost nothing with a couple of turns of the shocks.

same here but my shocks are double adjustable Afco.

[Richard Grant]

Yes, you can adjust the front shocks to reduce the wheelstand however as the case with adjusting the bars it will reduce traction. Maybe your car won't mind the adjustments or it could cause you to spin the tires. I tried adjusting my front shocks and it caused tire spin. You'll just have to experiment with shock settings and bar setting to determine what the car likes. If your car is balanced correctly 1ft. to 3 ft. wheelstands won't be a problem, just ride them out. You may find that you can adjust for slight or no wheelstands and still hook consistently depending on the track, the tire and the gears that you run. Each car is different. LOL