how to hook leaf spring car?

[69fstback 10]

So... i had a 351 in the car.. puting out about 375-400hp at the motor nothing crazy.. im swaping that out for a 460 stroker to a 496.. this will make about 400-450 at the wheels no to mention close to 500 torque...plus once its dialed in i have a 125 shot for it...

 

how am i going to get this to hook at the track?

 

here is what i have so far... 5 leaf rear springs, 50/50 shocks, cheapo traction bars, with a 27x9' micket thomps et street... skinnys up front

3.89 gear..

 

might put the battery in the trunk....by he way its a steet car... drive to local car shows and the track..

 

Im hoping this should hook up ok... i never did get the 351 to the track with the sticky tires only street tires and only could muster a 12.57...

 

anymore ideas how to got it to hook better with leafs let me know please..

[Grabber70Mach 107]

http://www.calvertracing.com/

 

or

 

http://www.maierracing.com/

[69fstback 10]

cala-tracs seem to always come up. must be the way to go. thanks

[sportsroof69 13]

Caltracs are awesome. You may want to look into their split mono leafs as well. Multi leafs have a hard time hooking, as compared to the split monos. The spilt leafs can pivot in the middle, which helps their geometry.

 

I have the Calvert Racing 90/10 shocks on the front, with an otherwise stock front suspension, and I have CalTracs on stock multi leafs, with the Rancho RS9000 adjustable shocks. The next time out, I will have split monoleafs. With this setup, my car consitantly cuts a low 1.5x 60's, even with the stock multi leafs. The great thing about the Caltracs is the adjustability. My car was driving off the right rear tire pretty hard, so I just put a turn on the left CalTrac, and now it comes out straight, with the front tires about 2' off the ground.

Edited November 27, 2011 by sportsroof69