LBZ: First Run at the Strip
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On street tires (true street tires, not drag radials or cheaters) 1.6 is about the best you'll typically get, as Josh said 1.7s are good, and 1.8s are average/getting bad. That is half a second faster just to the 60' mark from what you are running. I air street tires down to about 28PSI in the rear and 36-38 in the front - the pressure depends on the size and type of tire though, you want a good flat contact patch - if your tires break loose and you see 2 marks per tire on the outside edges than you need more air; 1 skinny mark in the middle you need less air. I have never launched at less than 1800 RPM and just go up from there until you can't hold traction.
LBZs have gone 12s on bone stock trans with a lift pump, and with a bone stock fuel system (no lift pump) and built trans - I don't know of any that have gotten 12s (or tried) on a stock trans without a lift pump, but I'm sure someone has done it.
LBZs have gone 12s on bone stock trans with a lift pump, and with a bone stock fuel system (no lift pump) and built trans - I don't know of any that have gotten 12s (or tried) on a stock trans without a lift pump, but I'm sure someone has done it.
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I am using 265 Nitto Terras. They werent aired down. Once these tires wear out I think I am going to get a new set of tires/wheels for daily driving and use the stock wheels with some drag radials for track use.
On that size tire I usually run about 30-32 in the front tires and 28-26 in the back tires. You'll also want to lower your torsion bars all the way. Run up to about 2000 RPM or 12-15 PSI. If it spins, back down the RPMs a little. If it doesn't, raise it a little.
On a 2WD it's excellent :hug:
Both. The flatter the CV and tie rods the better.
I like to keep more pressure in the front to keep it from adding so much rolling resistance from plowing a half flat tire down the track with that much weight on it.
I'm getting the sleeves on right now for the race tomorrow night.
I'm running 285/75/16 Hankook Dynapro ATM's.
There's not a air compressor at the track for me to air my tires up if I let them down.
So, we will see.
I'm running 285/75/16 Hankook Dynapro ATM's.
There's not a air compressor at the track for me to air my tires up if I let them down.
So, we will see.
I drive home with my tires aired down all them time... Makes for some interesting stop light races on the way home, lol. I just air up when I get to the first place with free air.
This was probably why my truck hopped like a bunny rabit on one pass. I didn't air down at all, I probably should of.
My 2wd did that. I had somewhere in the neighborhood of 3000 lbs in the bed and 80 psi in the stock tires. Truck felt like a it had a pogo under the rear axle. Aired them down and it hooked better. Made the same pass though with spring clamps and that solved the hopping issue.