Cal-Tracs Equipped Car "bucking" on launch

[Greg Hill]

I would try tightening up the back shocks.

[340Cuda]

I would call Calvert and talk to Travis or John. Best customer service in racing.

I thought my car had too much rise. I emailed a photo and they agree and sent me another pair of springs, no charge. I assumed they wanted the first ones returned and I sent them back, however they never asked for them.

Bill Lamb

[Jim Bailey]

Chad, you'll have to figure out what works for your car. The longer wheelbase cars, like mine, Shaul's Plymouth, etc. seem to like the bottom hole. Most of the really good running shorter wheelbase cars seem to be running the upper hole. My car bucked until I had the rear shocks hard enough, and enough pre load. I set my shocks as stiff as possible, and use one full turn of preload, set with me sitting in the car. Hope this helps. JB

[carbuilder]

Cal Tracs? you kidding,,put on a old set of Lakewood bars an forget about it,,,Cal Tracs are a pretzel making device for leaf springs

[Sean Haning]

Originally Posted by carbuilder

Cal Tracs? you kidding,,Cal Tracs are a pretzel making device for leaf springs

Nice second post and not even any factual information to support the statement.

[carbuilder]

leaf springs wont live long when placed in a bind,thats what a Cal Trac bar does,sooner or later the front of the spring will be bent from fatigue. A Lakewood bar does a better job,no bind on spring.Check out the set up on Ficcachis car or better yet,Checkmate car of Mercures. With all the bind placed on spring,it actually stiffens the spring rate,ALL the spring is supposed to do is HOLD the car up.Steve and Pauls car will hook on a skating rink!

[Rod Greene]

Don't you just love these no name no class snipers. I have made thousands of passes with Cal Tracs never bent a spring. Johns operation is first class.

[bobby]

I had actually built a set of bars like the caltracs. I ran the bottom bar level with the ground. after running these for 10 years, the right rear stock leaf spring decided it didnt want to go down the track anymore, so I put some ladder bars and coil overs on it.