The trick is to get the truck to not level out and keep the nose down. With the torsion bar bolts out the front will just sit on the bump stops on the lower control arm. Can put as much weight on there as you want, it won't matter. Until you bend the control arm that is.
Info: Hanging weights-Regular cab
- Thread starter jnieberlein
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U want all the weight u can get on the front and ad far out as allowed.. Puttin weight in the bed is a waist.. The sled puts more pressure on the rear than u can hang off the front.. Hence the reason 4wd gas/alcohol pulling trucks can pick there ass end up with one finger.... Boom!
There is more to it that that. theres a big differnce between weighing 6500lbs and 8000, theres a difference in cut pulling tires and DOT tires, track length and surface have a lot to do with it aswell. not to mention pulling style hitchs vrs receiver (reese) style hitchs. There are plenty of guys hangin weight in the rear.
:thumb: he has a huge point there 6200 with 34" pullers and 8k with dot tires is difference. I know guys with 4x4 mod trucks in the northeast that puts weights in the back to get them off the line also on soft tracks
thats why i run 400lbs in the bed. Rearend had a bad hop to it until the sled loaded the rear of truck when i ran all 1500lbs up front
make sure that you weld the tubes to the axle housing too, often over looked
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you cant deny the fact that the sled transfer and ass load of weight to the rear. people even at 8000lbs spend big money on rearend parts and axles to free weight up...usually putting it up front
Only advise is do what you think will work best... And yes the transfer sled adds a bunch of weight to the rear of the truck... At te end of the track. Not so much at the start or middle where on a loose track will help take off and getting it hooked and to speed. I can only say what I've seen and tried but I'm only 24 and don't know everything I'm always learning with these 4x4s only my 5th year at it.
Well a lil update, hung about 600lbs and had a set of wheels and tires in the bed, the track was pure grease, however I ended up Third place put 4 tenths of an inch on a dodge I normally pull against that always puts 20-50ft on me, was pretty damn excited, he was running dual tires and I know he has about 150hp on me , Thanx for all the help guys :thumb:
, Thanx for all the help guys :thumb:
Well around here ( Ohio valley area) more than likely all your weight is goin on the front... Whether its a diesel truck or an alcohol/gas truck... Around here is the best dirt in the country.. Iv never saw a dedicated gas pullin truck (pro stock) put any weights in the bed/rear. And it doesn't matter whether your truck levels out or nose dives the whole way down the track.. Weight transfer happens all the same in either situation.. Of course it looks better if its level personally but it jus doesn't matter.. If u wanna have a good set up block rear and block front, keep front axle level.. Keep hitch height at max, when u take off u don't want the front to raise at all... That drops the rear down( lowers hitch height) and your basically unloading the rear( less pull down from sled).. Schew.... Done