Traction Issue

[1980GreenMachine]

i have a 1980 c10. i recently had an engine built for it. i cant seem to get any traction at all. i have 15x10 wheels with 295/50/15 tires. it has a 700r4 tranny with a 2500 stall. i have ladder bars but it doesnt seem to even faze it. at 50 mph it gets plum sideways. any advice?

[KQQL IT]

3 leaf rear pack.
Drag radials and cal trac bars, and their recommendations on shocks.

[Oberon67]

I bet you've got a big block under the hood and you've got a short bed, maybe a significantly lightened short bed, in the back. Serious front-end weight bias. See if you can find a way to move the center of mass of the thing rearward.

[Firebirdjones]

A scoop of dirt in the back should fix it

[Firebirdjones]

My duramax does the same thing, roll into the throttle and it hazes tires up through the gears. Fun actually. On the rare occasion someone really wants to play I just reach over and hit the 4x4 button, problem solved

[the_fuzz]

I'd throw some weight in the back and see if that works. If not then stickier tires.

[87 STEPPER]

It's a truck with a built eng. in it what do you expect?

You described my truck to a T! But I like the no traction action with the posi lotta FUN!

I say short of back halfin' it there really isn't anything you can do that you havent' already.

[slotard]

Originally Posted by Oberon67

I bet you've got a big block under the hood and you've got a short bed, maybe a significantly lightened short bed, in the back. Serious front-end weight bias. See if you can find a way to move the center of mass of the thing rearward.

I'd expect a short bed to have a better weight bias - and certainly easier weight transfer - than a long bed. That's certainly how it is with C&Cs with no bed.

[KQQL IT]

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[KQQL IT]

Added weight isn't necessary.

[Oberon67]

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

Added weight isn't necessary.

No it's not... and it's never a good idea when you're trying to go fast, either.

But different weight distribution might be a good idea if you can swing it... move the battery to the back, shift the gas tank rearward, etc. etc.

[cadillac_al]

I used to have the same problem with my old C10; decent power and no traction. Gotta love those little Hondas revving up their fart cans and leaving me at the stop light because I'm spinning. I always said I was going to but 31 or 32" BFG AT's on it to see if that would hook up, never got around to it.

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

Added weight isn't necessary.

It was a joke hence the smiley face.

Technically speaking, even hooking with stock tires is doable with some suspension tricks. I run 1.8 60 foot times on the original F70-14 bias plys in one of my cars. With a few simple tricks on my chevelle it goes 1.5 60's on a drag radial.

With the right setup a pickup truck can be easily made to hook at the track. Just have to spend some money and tweak on it, and it can be done with a small tire

['76 Big Block]

The PO put traction bars on my '76 step side.
The bumper on the right side is hammered flat, while the driver's side is still in decent shape.
My guess is that there's some serious wheel hop issues when he got a heavy foot. I wouldn't know----I'm just proud to drive it---too cheap to pay tickets, and don't have much to prove to the kids, anyway...

[Wingnut Way]

Tires. By some stickys

[Sucios78stepside]

I would just throw some real good stickys on it. No point in adding sandbags in the bed if youre looking to get power out of it.