Max'd Out back on the track

[Rhall]

One big safety factor with a locker is if you break a front axle, your truck will pull very abruptly toward the side that breaks (just ask Jeff). I have an ARB now, and I'm on the fence as to whether or not I should use it at the strip.

I never thought about that, that makes me think twice...

 

[Subman]

Sub, any chance of you guys catching a race over this way this year?(missed you guys at Indy) By "this way", I mean mid-country-ish. Sure would like to check it out!

Probably not this year, are planning to next year for sure.

 

[IdahoRob]

I never thought about that, that makes me think twice...

Rob, they work great until something breaks. I've seen the trucks swap lanes on the drag strip when the front locker breaks, and at 130-140mph, I'd rather give up a bit of ET, then wreck a competitor and/or the truck.

Besides, my family might have something to say to me as I've quit other forms of racing for this "safe" one if I get into a major wreak. I'd hate to prove myself wrong, again.

 

[jpowel29]

What are you running in the rear diff?

 

[05smoker]

I never thought about that, that makes me think twice...

Ask Sting about his experiences with the front locked . Almost rubbed the wall.

 

[05smoker]

Did the collar that engages the front diff break and get the housing?

 

[MadMaxRacing]

Rob,what happened to tne first motor?????

 

[Subman]

Did the collar that engages the front diff break and get the housing?

Don't know yet till we get it torn down.

 

[Subman]

Rob,what happened to tne first motor?????

I'll answer and Rob can add to it if needed, we thought we lifted a head when we were in Fallon, when we pulled the motor and checked the heads couldn't find anything for certain. We have a real small expansion tank on the cooling system, we may have just gotten it hot and blew coolant all over the place. Wanted to swap motors anyway, this one has a filled blocked and the heads are a little more tricked up. We also bent a couple of push rods in the last motor so want to have the heads looked at and the valve clearences checked.

I decided early on having a spare of about everything is probably a good idea at the hp and et's we are trying to achieve.

 

[LBZ]

I'll answer and Rob can add to it if needed, we thought we lifted a head when we were in Fallon, when we pulled the motor and checked the heads couldn't find anything for certain. We have a real small expansion tank on the cooling system, we may have just gotten it hot and blew coolant all over the place. Wanted to swap motors anyway, this one has a filled blocked and the heads are a little more tricked up. We also bent a couple of push rods in the last motor so want to have the heads looked at and the valve clearences checked.

I decided early on having a spare of about everything is probably a good idea at the hp and et's we are trying to achieve.

OT, but just out of curiousity, how many qt's is your expansion tank?

 

[Idaho CTD]

1.5 quarts.