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Kegracing · 03-31-2012, 09:53 AM

Good to see a parent getting back in a car (even if just for a while) and keeping our kids in the sport! Here are some suggestions to get a simple but consistant car back together, without breaking the bank. Make the car work, even if not the fastest for now, and it will be more fun to race and learn with... Not having to fight a dial in is worth a lot!
As you are just trying to get this thing back running, and it will be a bracket car, I would look at the Mickey bias tires. Lots of sizes out there, cheaper than radials, last much longer, and will hook better on a lose track or with a suspension that is not maxed yet...
Lot of people run the 10.5x28 on an 8" rim, with 4.5 back space. Wheels are easy to find used, will fit without having to "exact measure" the rear end in the wheel well, etc.
I have a 67 Firebird stocker, and I have radials, different wheels, etc. While for stock it is pretty much a requirement, for bracket racing, no so much.
I recommend the Caltrac's. Call them, and they can set you up with a good package that will last. Their bars, rancho rear shocks, and their front shocks will make your "stock" suspension work well. Again, lets make the car consistent, and hook. Calvert has great tech support, along with a ton of racers on here that will help. They do have adjustments to keep the car down, it is starts wheel standing. Best part, no matter how hard you want to run it later, the Caltrac setup will grow with you... some of the fastest stockers and a few super stockers in the country are running their stuff.
One other suggestion for now. Put a glide in it instead of the th350. One less gear change to worry about. Will make the car leave a little easier too. If you use a turbo input, you can use the same converter, and its same overall length, so just change yoke on your drive shaft and you are good. Again, can do this stuff without breaking the bank, and have a much easier to drive and consistent car.
Good luck and let us know how it goes!

03-31-2012, 09:53 AM	#10
Kegracing Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Red Oak, TX Posts: 441 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: info on caltracs and tire? Good to see a parent getting back in a car (even if just for a while) and keeping our kids in the sport! Here are some suggestions to get a simple but consistant car back together, without breaking the bank. Make the car work, even if not the fastest for now, and it will be more fun to race and learn with... Not having to fight a dial in is worth a lot! As you are just trying to get this thing back running, and it will be a bracket car, I would look at the Mickey bias tires. Lots of sizes out there, cheaper than radials, last much longer, and will hook better on a lose track or with a suspension that is not maxed yet... Lot of people run the 10.5x28 on an 8" rim, with 4.5 back space. Wheels are easy to find used, will fit without having to "exact measure" the rear end in the wheel well, etc. I have a 67 Firebird stocker, and I have radials, different wheels, etc. While for stock it is pretty much a requirement, for bracket racing, no so much. I recommend the Caltrac's. Call them, and they can set you up with a good package that will last. Their bars, rancho rear shocks, and their front shocks will make your "stock" suspension work well. Again, lets make the car consistent, and hook. Calvert has great tech support, along with a ton of racers on here that will help. They do have adjustments to keep the car down, it is starts wheel standing. Best part, no matter how hard you want to run it later, the Caltrac setup will grow with you... some of the fastest stockers and a few super stockers in the country are running their stuff. One other suggestion for now. Put a glide in it instead of the th350. One less gear change to worry about. Will make the car leave a little easier too. If you use a turbo input, you can use the same converter, and its same overall length, so just change yoke on your drive shaft and you are good. Again, can do this stuff without breaking the bank, and have a much easier to drive and consistent car. Good luck and let us know how it goes!