sprung or unsprung wheelie bars

[72Malibu]

I'm not a SS racer, just a bracket racer. Have you tried limiting the front end travel? Mine was carrying the front wheels 100-150' tripping the 60's with the back tires. I took 1" of travel out of the front end and it still carries the wheels but they are back on the ground before the 60' beams.

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Damien, Ladder bar set ups are much more violent on the hit, mainly because of their short and low pickup point. Yes limiting your frt. suspension rise rate and amount would change how hard the car gets to the bars,however it also changes the way the car leaves. There are alot of variables involved in the"set up" changing one thing can often impact other things in a negative way. From my experience you really need a quality bar on the back to have repeatable results. Joe

[luckydog]

Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen

From my experience you really need a quality bar on the back to have repeatable results. Joe

Thanks for the info Joe. Back when the car used to stand up I used travel to help keep the front end down a little, but it only works to a certain extent. Also, with less travel, of course, the car doesn't transfer the weight as well. Which quality bar do you recommend?

[buzzinhalfdozen]

A.R.T. makes a good sprung tubular bar, I've put them on several hard leaving ladder bar cars with very good results. As i said you can make these "solid" if you desire, which I haven't had to do yet on any that I've set up, I believe the spring feature gives you more control at least in "slowing" the rise rate. Joe Forgot to mention I'd go with the longest bar that is feasible to use, Longer bars are less violent. Good luck!