Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

71Rat · 09-24-2007, 06:41 PM

as the title says, for all of you hardcore drag racers to weekend warriors what rear suspension set-up are you running and what times are you turning? pictures would be great also....

thanks
71rat

71Dragtruck · 09-24-2007, 09:42 PM

I run a 4-link rear in my truck with coil overs. I've ran a 10.77 with a 1.56 60' at 3975'DA. I had a few 1.52 60' the one weekend and likely would of had a low 10.7 to a high 10.6 with the good air, but was bracket racing with a high dial in and had to get on the brakes hard at the end.

71Rat · 09-25-2007, 05:20 PM

71dragtruck: looks nice! how long are your bars? also did you c-notch your frame?

anyone else? come on i know more of you race!

71Dragtruck · 09-25-2007, 05:40 PM

Bars are about 2 1/2 feet long, it's not c-notched now, but will likely have the frame rails kicked up when I go to a narrowed 9" rear this spring.

djracer · 09-25-2007, 09:15 PM

Trailing arms baby! I have been 9.39 @ 133(with only 6 seconds of nitrous)! Looking to go in the eights by the end of the year. My truck has coilover shocks and an antiroll bar. My frame is c notched but its just to make it sit low!

fast_dev · 09-25-2007, 09:15 PM

stock mostly. it actually sounds bad but its working. still got the original bushings in the trailing arms and panhard bar, stock old springs, only change is lakewood drag shocks. 6 lug truck rear with 4:88's and a spool. 1.6 60ft times, 11.91 best in the 1/4, pullin' the left front about 6" every pass. Dev.

bigjimzlll · 09-25-2007, 09:46 PM

9.70's at 138 in 3500' DA

Burn out video
Click here to watch MOV00769-86

kelsfine69 · 09-25-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fast_dev

stock mostly. it actually sounds bad but its working. still got the original bushings in the trailing arms and panhard bar, stock old springs, only change is lakewood drag shocks. 6 lug truck rear with 4:88's and a spool. 1.6 60ft times, 11.91 best in the 1/4, pullin' the left front about 6" every pass. Dev.

Any Pics, of the shocks?

fast_dev · 09-25-2007, 10:24 PM

all my pics are at my parents on discs, sorry. i went on a parts website to find the stock length rear shock for our trucks then went on the lakewood site and found the closest thing with eye to eye. however the closest thing was longer so i swapped the shock brackets from left to right which moves the mount lower allowing for the longer shock (some simple mods are required, cut the lip and flatten it, you'll see if you try it) fronts are closest available but were eye to stud, made an eyelet from pipe and took barstock and drilled and tapped it, welded them together = eye to eye. Dev.

franks72 · 09-25-2007, 11:43 PM

I've got the stock trailing arms,rancho 9 way adjustable shocks and mickey drag radials .It hooks good now but I'm going to put a looser converter in it and change the 3.73s to 4.10s I'm stuck at 14.00 and its making me nuts ..I hope it will still hook with the new converter and gears........You know as I type this I start to understand how crazy this dragracing makes ya. I'm in the middle of putting together my 69 rs camaro thats going to be a low 9sec street car. And I'm still playing with this truck..crazy.....

RatPwrd72 · 09-26-2007, 03:29 AM

This is a pic of my family's '67 back in 1992 about to leave the line (we are currently restoring it). It has run 10.60 with stock trailing arms (front mount moved down 4 inches), a stock Camaro width 12 bolt and wore out (read:Soft) coil springs, stock shocks, and a 32x14x15 slick.

djracer · 09-26-2007, 08:38 AM

here'a a pic of my setup

nitrofn · 09-26-2007, 12:10 PM

no times yet but getting close

djracer · 09-26-2007, 12:18 PM

Lookin sweet I wish I had a fab housing!

sleepyboy · 09-26-2007, 12:37 PM

nitrofn..sweet truck..gonna be FUN!!!

**Tom Vogel** · 09-26-2007, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djracer

Trailing arms baby! I have been 9.39 @ 133(with only 6 seconds of nitrous)! Looking to go in the eights by the end of the year. My truck has coilover shocks and an antiroll bar. My frame is c notched but its just to make it sit low!

Dont want to hyjack the thread, but is that an Alston anti roll bar? Do you like it, that is to say, would you buy another or go with some other option?
TIA, Tom

71Rat · 09-26-2007, 04:09 PM

NICE! looks like stock isnt a bad idea, everyone else who linked it good job!

nitrofn: I cant wait to see the finished truck and hear how it does on the track

djracer: along the lines of tom's question, do you have another shot of your rear to show the antiroll bar and its links better?

Ackattack · 09-26-2007, 05:45 PM

in my GMC, I am running leaf springs with 1 leaf removed to lower it. Well when I finally got some traction (street tires) it wheel hopped so bad that it completely sheared off one "knob" of a u-joint.

my 68 chevy that I'm shooting for mid 12s in, I'm planning on running trailing arms, hopefully with some type of drag shocks (if I can find some that will work with air bags) as well as a camaro rear sway bar.

09-24-2007, 06:41 PM	#1
71Rat ran out of money Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: northern, NJ Posts: 925	Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? as the title says, for all of you hardcore drag racers to weekend warriors what rear suspension set-up are you running and what times are you turning? pictures would be great also.... thanks 71rat __________________ Modify everything, leave nothing alone!~

09-24-2007, 09:42 PM	#2
71Dragtruck Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,368	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? I run a 4-link rear in my truck with coil overs. I've ran a 10.77 with a 1.56 60' at 3975'DA. I had a few 1.52 60' the one weekend and likely would of had a low 10.7 to a high 10.6 with the good air, but was bracket racing with a high dial in and had to get on the brakes hard at the end. Attached Images __________________ Speed is just a matter of money, question is how fast can you afford to go? 8.95@148.97mph all motor haven't tried bottle yet Sponsored by: Getz Oilfield Consulting Hard Candy Customs

09-25-2007, 05:20 PM	#3
71Rat ran out of money Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: northern, NJ Posts: 925	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? 71dragtruck: looks nice! how long are your bars? also did you c-notch your frame? anyone else? come on i know more of you race! __________________ Modify everything, leave nothing alone!~

09-25-2007, 05:40 PM	#4
71Dragtruck Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,368	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? Bars are about 2 1/2 feet long, it's not c-notched now, but will likely have the frame rails kicked up when I go to a narrowed 9" rear this spring. __________________ Speed is just a matter of money, question is how fast can you afford to go? 8.95@148.97mph all motor haven't tried bottle yet Sponsored by: Getz Oilfield Consulting Hard Candy Customs

09-25-2007, 09:15 PM	#5
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,892	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? Trailing arms baby! I have been 9.39 @ 133(with only 6 seconds of nitrous)! Looking to go in the eights by the end of the year. My truck has coilover shocks and an antiroll bar. My frame is c notched but its just to make it sit low! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

09-25-2007, 09:15 PM	#6
fast_dev Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ringtown,PA Posts: 555	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? stock mostly. it actually sounds bad but its working. still got the original bushings in the trailing arms and panhard bar, stock old springs, only change is lakewood drag shocks. 6 lug truck rear with 4:88's and a spool. 1.6 60ft times, 11.91 best in the 1/4, pullin' the left front about 6" every pass. Dev. __________________ 68 chevy 406 small block, budget drag racer, new best e.t 11.91 @112 67 nova numbers matching 327 4 speed 13.6 @ 102mph 70 longhorn c-30 402/4 speed 70 c-10 swb 402, muncie 4 speed 94 s-10 350/th350 3:73 posi 71 c-20 402/th400 towrig for racetruck. 72 4wd lifted on 35's 72 350/3 speed winter beater

09-25-2007, 09:46 PM	#7
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? 9.70's at 138 in 3500' DA Burn out video Click here to watch MOV00769-86 __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

09-25-2007, 10:24 PM	#9
fast_dev Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ringtown,PA Posts: 555	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? all my pics are at my parents on discs, sorry. i went on a parts website to find the stock length rear shock for our trucks then went on the lakewood site and found the closest thing with eye to eye. however the closest thing was longer so i swapped the shock brackets from left to right which moves the mount lower allowing for the longer shock (some simple mods are required, cut the lip and flatten it, you'll see if you try it) fronts are closest available but were eye to stud, made an eyelet from pipe and took barstock and drilled and tapped it, welded them together = eye to eye. Dev. __________________ 68 chevy 406 small block, budget drag racer, new best e.t 11.91 @112 67 nova numbers matching 327 4 speed 13.6 @ 102mph 70 longhorn c-30 402/4 speed 70 c-10 swb 402, muncie 4 speed 94 s-10 350/th350 3:73 posi 71 c-20 402/th400 towrig for racetruck. 72 4wd lifted on 35's 72 350/3 speed winter beater

09-25-2007, 11:43 PM	#10
franks72 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington DE Posts: 218	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? I've got the stock trailing arms,rancho 9 way adjustable shocks and mickey drag radials .It hooks good now but I'm going to put a looser converter in it and change the 3.73s to 4.10s I'm stuck at 14.00 and its making me nuts ..I hope it will still hook with the new converter and gears........You know as I type this I start to understand how crazy this dragracing makes ya. I'm in the middle of putting together my 69 rs camaro thats going to be a low 9sec street car. And I'm still playing with this truck..crazy.....

09-26-2007, 03:29 AM	#11
RatPwrd72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Maysville, OK Posts: 227	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? This is a pic of my family's '67 back in 1992 about to leave the line (we are currently restoring it). It has run 10.60 with stock trailing arms (front mount moved down 4 inches), a stock Camaro width 12 bolt and wore out (read:Soft) coil springs, stock shocks, and a 32x14x15 slick. __________________ 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super- Pump gas 496,TH-400, TCI Stall, 3.73's,Ochre & White two-tone w/Olive Interior 1967 Chevy Short Step Drag Truck-Iron Headed 468 Making Memories My momma took me off the bottle years ago.....

09-26-2007, 08:38 AM	#12
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,892	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? here'a a pic of my setup Attached Images __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

09-26-2007, 12:10 PM	#13
nitrofn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Santa Fe Posts: 42	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? no times yet but getting close Attached Images

09-26-2007, 12:18 PM	#14
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,892	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? Lookin sweet I wish I had a fab housing! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

09-26-2007, 12:37 PM	#15
sleepyboy '69 Step Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Marion, Texas Posts: 722	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? nitrofn..sweet truck..gonna be FUN!!! __________________ It's my truck, and Yes, I CUT the dash, so what??

09-26-2007, 04:09 PM	#17
71Rat ran out of money Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: northern, NJ Posts: 925	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? NICE! looks like stock isnt a bad idea, everyone else who linked it good job! nitrofn: I cant wait to see the finished truck and hear how it does on the track djracer: along the lines of tom's question, do you have another shot of your rear to show the antiroll bar and its links better? __________________ Modify everything, leave nothing alone!~



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09-26-2007, 05:45 PM	#18
Ackattack Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley Center KS Posts: 3,524	Re: Drag Racers! what rear suspension you running? in my GMC, I am running leaf springs with 1 leaf removed to lower it. Well when I finally got some traction (street tires) it wheel hopped so bad that it completely sheared off one "knob" of a u-joint. my 68 chevy that I'm shooting for mid 12s in, I'm planning on running trailing arms, hopefully with some type of drag shocks (if I can find some that will work with air bags) as well as a camaro rear sway bar. __________________ Project Bruiser: 68 Pro-Touring C-10 5.3L / 4L60E Project Ironhide: 97 GMC Crew Cab 4x4 Cummins SOLD: '69 GMC 1/2T SWB TBI'd: Project No Buck Assembly Manual Index Sign up Thread!!! Factory Service Manual Index

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