rear battery relocation
 

Is it worth doing ? It's a daily driven street truck, I'm just looking to improve traction. Will have a potent 350 or 383 in the future but it already has traction issues on launch as it is right now. I'm planning to add caltrac bars when money permits. Just wanted to know if doing this gives a marked improvement in traction or if i'm better off leaving it in front.

Re: rear battery relocation
 

Pyro: Moving the battery to the back won't do much if anything to help traction. You are going to need some serious weight over the rear axel. Actually, just behind the rear axel is better. If it's a daily driver and you don't want to be hauling extra weight around, build a framework (3/4" plywood bottom & 2X6 framing) behind the wheel wells and fill it with wheel weights or you could get a piece of 1/2 steel plate 4' wide & 8' long and lay it in there. OR, you could line it with rubber, fill it with hot soapy water & some lovely bathing beauties. Jokeing there, but that would be cool. jim

Re: rear battery relocation
 

Replace your gas tank with one out of a Blazer. In other words, move it behind the rear axle. A full 20 gallon tank is somewhere around 160 pounds. Make a hell of a lot more difference than a 30-40 pound battery.

Re: rear battery relocation
 

I think it depends on how serious you are about drag racing - at the track. For a daily driver on the street, I would not bother. But if you are into bracket racing, it would be a good idea at some point to re-locate the battery. But be aware that NHRA requires a kill switch on the exterior of the vehicle if the battery is moved to the rear.

When you add up the costs for a battery box, all the cables, kill switch, etc, etc... you almost have enought to buy the CalTracs. That's a much better investment in my opinion.

Re: rear battery relocation
 

I moved the battery to the back and it really didn't help matters much at all. Go with the CalTracs instead, alot better way to spend the money.

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I think this would be your best bet. I am going to put a blazer tank in my truck as soon as I find one. My truck is like driving a bar of soap when it rains. I need all the weight I can get in the back. It's not removing weight, just relocating it.