Stock Class Chassis Rules

RickF · 02-19-2019, 11:31 AM

Have the chassis rules been loosened in stock Elim. I see a number of cars, especially 66-67 Novas, with tires I am sure do not fit in stock wheel wells?

dartman · 02-19-2019, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RickF

Have the chassis rules been loosened in stock Elim. I see a number of cars, especially 66-67 Novas, with tires I am sure do not fit in stock wheel wells?

nope

MR DERBY CITY · 02-19-2019, 02:03 PM

Ingenuity and a BFH...(Big Fricken Hammer) , was what it took to fit those 9 X 30 slicks on a 66 nova....that and the fact that I have never seen a tech man measure a rear end housing in a Stocker.....LOL....

Mark Yacavone · 02-19-2019, 02:18 PM

Rules haven't changed. Enforcement has.

Yes ,you can still trim the inner flange away. You can legally stretch the front and rear opening..(safety, don't ya' know), and as MJ said, some judicious work with the Ford tool on the wheel wells, has been going on forever.
But I have to say , some of the stuff I've seen lately, back a generation ago, Marty Barrett, Greg X, or Wesley would have bounced you so hard and fast, your azz would be on fire.

So, welcome to the new NHRA and Bracket II.

GTX JOHN · 02-19-2019, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Rules haven't changed. Enforcement has.

Yes ,you can still trim the inner flange away. You can legally stretch the front and rear opening..(safety, don't ya' know), and as MJ said, some judicious work with the Ford tool on the wheel wells, has been going on forever.
But I have to say , some of the stuff I've seen lately, back a generation ago, Marty Barrett, Greg X, or Wesley would have bounced you so hard and fast, your azz would be on fire.

So, welcome to the new NHRA and Bracket II.

Boy is THAT ever the truth!

carbuilder · 02-21-2019, 10:36 AM

Who cares ? put your dial in on the window and have at it

RickF · 02-22-2019, 11:46 AM

Had a newly built SS/GA Camaro bounced at Columbus, first year for big tires. Didn’t like the way Mike Fons installed rear frame rails. The next year the rule book showed a drawing of the same method he used.

02-19-2019, 11:31 AM	#1
RickF Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 16 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Stock Class Chassis Rules Have the chassis rules been loosened in stock Elim. I see a number of cars, especially 66-67 Novas, with tires I am sure do not fit in stock wheel wells?

02-19-2019, 02:03 PM	#3
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,649 Likes: 1,085 Liked 8,023 Times in 1,527 Posts	Re: Stock Class Chassis Rules Ingenuity and a BFH...(Big Fricken Hammer) , was what it took to fit those 9 X 30 slicks on a 66 nova....that and the fact that I have never seen a tech man measure a rear end housing in a Stocker.....LOL....

02-19-2019, 02:18 PM	#4
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,820 Likes: 2,910 Liked 5,129 Times in 1,956 Posts	Re: Stock Class Chassis Rules Rules haven't changed. Enforcement has. Yes ,you can still trim the inner flange away. You can legally stretch the front and rear opening..(safety, don't ya' know), and as MJ said, some judicious work with the Ford tool on the wheel wells, has been going on forever. But I have to say , some of the stuff I've seen lately, back a generation ago, Marty Barrett, Greg X, or Wesley would have bounced you so hard and fast, your azz would be on fire. So, welcome to the new NHRA and Bracket II. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

02-21-2019, 10:36 AM	#6
carbuilder Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: detroit area Posts: 27 Likes: 9 Liked 19 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Stock Class Chassis Rules Who cares ? put your dial in on the window and have at it

02-22-2019, 11:46 AM	#7
RickF Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 16 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Stock Class Chassis Rules Had a newly built SS/GA Camaro bounced at Columbus, first year for big tires. Didn’t like the way Mike Fons installed rear frame rails. The next year the rule book showed a drawing of the same method he used.