Pulling Carnage?

[8100 Power]

I've got a basically stock truck.

EFI Live, Lift Pump (on order), Suncoast IV/1056, are my mods.

When pulling, is it common to break at my power level? Things like driveshafts?

Pulling coming up in October and I don't want to embarrass myself.

I've pulled once with just a tune, and I didn't break, but I only pulled 250ft.

 

[Kat]

Make sure you have sleeves and at least braces

 

[8100 Power]

I have sleeves....Forgot about that..

I don't have braces. That will be my next purchase then.

 

[Alligator]

Spring clamps would make a nice addition too. Let me know if you need braces, I have them in stock.

 

[03 D-max]

i have never broken anything and i am close to your power level runnin 35's
Spring clamps front and back work very well

 

[05smoker]

Suspension blocks for the rear maybe. Just strap the front and you're fine.

Here's my most recent pull. EFI, lift pump, rear blocks and spring clamps. Front strapped, no braces, stock centerlink, not even tie rod sleeves.

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[Iceman56]

Definitely need braces and spring clamps. On a hard pulling track my truck eats drive shafts like candy but with your power level I wouldn't be worried at all.

 

[JD4440]

I have sleeves....Forgot about that..

I don't have braces. That will be my next purchase then.

Braces and spring clamps should do you good man. That's all I ran in addition to what you have for my first 5 hooks

 

[bonescarolfi]

You can throw some weight on your passenger floor or backseat if you dont or cant run a weight bracket out front. I use sandbags on my passenger floor (cant find tractor weights cheap enough). Should help the front end a bit.

 

[05smoker]

We've got trucks that have pulled for years at 500hp with no braces. Save your money.

 

[Iceman56]

We've got trucks that have pulled for years at 500hp with no braces. Save your money.

Without strapping the front?? my buddy just pulled with just a 100hp LBZ tune, sleeves and T-bars down, and his front end looked horrible it honestly made me cringe watching. Extremely hard pulling track though

 

[giterdirty06]

Should be fine with just sleeves and t-bars down, that's how I pull haven't run into any issues.

 

[Philtopgun]

We've got trucks that have pulled for years at 500hp with no braces. Save your money.

wonder if this is just luck? With my banks(maybe 420hp to rear?) on and pulling exhibition(less weight?), t bars all the way down and my front wheels turned in couple times...

Now you saying with straps you dont need braces?
just learnin:book:
phil

 

[05smoker]

Now you saying with straps you dont need braces?

Exactly. If this is not a truck that will be pulled often, you can get away with strapping the front and nothing else.

Nothing against braces. I know a lot of people use them and have great luck. Just saying for a guy looking to hook a few times like this, save a few bucks and just strap it.

 

[trailerpro]

FWIW, our truck pulled the first season (around 60 hooks) with just sleeves and bars lowered. No straps or braces.

 

[othrgrl]

On a hard pulling track my truck eats drive shafts like candy but with your power level I wouldn't be worried at all.

Do you have traction bars and block the rear? We've been waiting for Winston's 2 piece shaft to break but it hasn't yet and my 1 piece steel shaft has also been fine so far.

 

[Kat]

Exactly. If this is not a truck that will be pulled often, you can get away with strapping the front and nothing else.

Nothing against braces. I know a lot of people use them and have great luck. Just saying for a guy looking to hook a few times like this, save a few bucks and just strap it.

I agree up to a certain point. But, he happens to drag race also:driving:

We had to replace the pitman and idler arms(?sp) on Blue between drag racing and sled pulling:baby:

 

[8100 Power]

I do race some. I don't know if I'll do the braces before the pull or not. But it will be on my list of things to do as I don't see myself slacking off on racing.

 

[othrgrl]

I recommend the straight centerlink over the braces. Rather than transfer the twisting force to the top of the pitman and idler arms it completely eliminates it.

 

[Dozerboy]

At the cost of turning radius though and braces will make the idler and pit man arms last longer too.