I have a 36" toy hauler that I would like to tow to the races then unload and hit the track. Need ideas that won't take half a day to setup lol. Thanks for your input.
Ideas please! traction setup for drag racing but still tow heavy?
- Thread starter NemesisDP
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Air bags, caltracks, double adjustable shocks, clamp the front end of your springs and leave them on.
How does that ride on the street with the clamps on. As you know our roads are so bad I'm looking for whatever traction I can get regardless of the weather.
I could always get a larger tire to soak up the bouncing and bumps but I'm not a large tire kinda guy
Sounds good so far. Have bags and clamps but was wondering about how it would tow with bars from DHD or Cal tracks
I have had anti axle wrap bars, they were not good with pulling the 5th wheel, they made it ride very rough.
With the Cal-Tracs the ride is fine. The Cal-Tracs do not seem to effect the ride at all.
How do you have them adjusted? This is the opposite that I've always heard people describe them. The truck I have been in with them, u could definitely tell they were there, noise and ride.
How do you have them adjusted? This is the opposite that I've always heard people describe them. The truck I have been in with them, u could definitely tell they were there, noise and ride.
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I hate mine with a passion on the street, enough that they are never on unless I am at the track
I have the new style with the hard rubber bushing that presses on top of the leaf spring. I adjust them by tighting 1/4 turn past the rubber bushing touching the leaf spring.
I have always been to much of a pus-y to haul my 5er to the nhrda race and then run my truck. However I have caltracs, I set them just touching leaf to pin for daily driving, plus I now have rancho 9000xl all the way around. The caltracs can be noisy at times on a crap road.
Iv used cal tracs and bags for years on my dually and my srw. No complaints. I mean the ride is gonna stiffen a bit but if that's a issue back them off so they don't touch. I leave mine on constantly to were they have slight pressure on the spring. I have never needed to clamp my springs , the caltracs did the job on both trucks it has never hopped and always seemed to provide plenty of traction. I also tow a considerable amount with them on. Iv towed up to. 33000 with them on with no issues. The only time in my opinion it gets to stiff is with the air bags inflated and cal tracs applied, and it would certainly be too stiff with the springs clamped.