First time at the track...did not go so well

[acammer]

Originally Posted by go_go_gadget88

Thanks for the input! I knew they weren't a popular performance tire, but didn't know they were necessarily bad either. I was just shocked at the violent wheel hop, I really figured they would just light up and I'd spin the first 100' (which they will if you try and leave really hard).

I know it can use more gear, but since I plan on going FI in the next couple years, I thought 3.91s were probably as far as I want to go gearing wise. And with my 1" drop and GFX, I don't want to go much shorter on the tire or she's gonna be damn near draggin the ground! I am wanting to get a car trailer for bringing it to the track or shows, and already worried how I am going to get it on one


I did pull the trigger on a drag pack for wheels. They will be here today. Now I just need to aqcuire some rubber for them and it should fare much better next time I hit up the track...provided I can learn to drive it!

I feel like the motor has 11's in it easy enough. Just need to get the rest sorted out!

Definitely should have 11's in it. Wheels/tires will make a huge difference. 3.91 makes more sense if you're adding boost. It becomes a bit of a balancing act between 1st gear traction and appropriate 4th gear trap speed rpm, I think 3.91 is a nice balance there for a boosted car.

With a 1" drop take a hard look at Hendrix offset bushings - they help restore a more reasonable cv shaft angle on lowered cars. If you're gonna do drag race stuff, they should be on your short list of to-dos.

[go_go_gadget88]

Originally Posted by acammer

they should be on your short list of to-dos.

Funny, I feel like this "short" list keeps growing!

I figured it was a balancing act. I went back and forth many times before finally settling on the 3.91's. If I didn't plan to go FI down the road, I would have went with the 4.10s for sure! Could reeeeaaaally use it after the 3-4 shift on the track!

I will look into offset bushings. I thought they weren't as necessary until you dropped farther than 1". I planned to do an LPW cover and diff bushings when it is down next winter. Can certainly look into offset ones instead. We will see how the stock posi holds up once I get a stickier tire under it too. That may be getting switched out at the same time