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Originally Posted by bill dedman
Well, I think it's newer than the S/S springs... lol! That's all I meant.
Now, I need some 28"-tall, 9"-wide, 15" wheel-diameter slicks that are really sticky...
Got any ideas?
Anybody??
Bill
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Bill....We always had great life (over 100 runs) and luck with 9 inch "WHOS-YER-DADDYS" . They were 92 and sometimes 94 inch radials on 8 1/2 inch wide rim. 1965 Plymouth IHRA crate motor car. 3730 lbs with driver and a 116 inch wheel base. 2.75 low gear 904 trans.(found that Turbo Action trans and converter was about a 10th better than all the others tried) 4.88 rear and S/S springs. cheap no name rear shocks. NEVER spun a tire. wt distribution 49/51. car ran as fast as 11.38 in K/CM. Ran 11.60's and 70's in bracket mode every where. 6700 RPM shift points. Stock V8 torsion bars in the front. Got tired of readjusting the bars when we ran the 6 cyl versions. Never used a 2-step. Always foot braked.