Help: Pulling tips

[isuzulb7]

So this year i did about 8 pulls and my truck always had a ton of power but no traction. I was still able to pull off 2 wins and 2 2nd place but it was hit and miss im not sure why i cant get it to hook up. My tires are 285/75/16 bfg all terrains brand new last year . They are on stock rims and i ran them at 35-40 in the back and 20 in the front i was just guessing on the pressure beacuse ive been told and read a million different things. I have been told a wider rim will really help with the bfgs. For suspension i just lowerd my t bars all the way and clamped the springs but even with them clamped it would still squat like crazy. I would really appriciate some tips as i said my biggest issue was traction and ive herd bfg a/t are a good pulling tire but not working that good for me i have a set of pro comp mud terrains i want to try.

 

[TrailerproPop]

If rules permit, you need to block your suspension. It keeps your hitch height up giving additional traction.

 

[jheyob]

Did you hang weight?

 

[duramatt05]

cant block the suspension in the class we pull and all the weight has to be in the box, its crap. we tried to get a work stock class started and the guy who was supposed to present it to the association didnt show up.

 

[isuzulb7]

ya we cant block it and they check and inspect to make sure the weight is in the box and the next class up around here is pro street and it is a 2.8 charger class

 

[RichLMM]

are air bags legal?

 

[jheyob]

No weight in the cab either...that sucks. Can you run stops with an inch of travel? Anything of the like?

edit:

Basically post up your class rules if you have them.

 

[isuzulb7]

lots of ppl use air bags . and no stops with one inch of travel its pretty much just a street clas i think i might just get bags

 

[RichLMM]

run bags and try dropping the front pressure a lil more

 

[dmax06]

That sucks man. Only way i know to get more traction in your case is to run a little wider tire. You need to do something about the no rear stops rule, I think that is the biggest problem

 

[isuzulb7]

I give that a try. So you think wider rims will do anything?

 

[RichLMM]

maybe try h2's? i'd run bags at around 85psi maybe more and drop the front pressures and let er eat

 

[95 z71]

If the weight limit is 8500 or 8000 make sure you weigh the max allowed. Is your weight at the front of the box? You can have a couple of extra leaf springs added to keep from squatting the rear.

 

[isuzulb7]

ok thanks for the help guys

 

[wes06dmax]

I run a 285 75 16 bfg on a 8x16 wheel with 50 psi in the rear and 25psi in the front and I get good traction but of corse here we have them hard red clay tracks, and im not sure what the tracks is like in canada

 

[isuzulb7]

some tracks are hard but some are almost like a mud drag hahaha I dont go to all the pulls but every track is differnet

 

[wes06dmax]

I pulled workstock here once during the fall with no weights, or blocks I did use traction bars and I clamped the front of the leaf springs and I hooked fine. and you will have to overlook the minor delay at about the 50ft mark I put on a new fuel filter and I think I had a little air in the fuel lines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2fQ_cf42dc

 

[isuzulb7]

here are two videos of me pulling
http://www.youtube.com/user/daarsena#p/u/9/tV9QngL9EH4

http://www.youtube.com/user/daarsena#p/u/3/xaqWIWYGU9s

 

[dirttymaxx]

yeah you really need block's in the rear,and i dont know what kind of tuning you run,but this is something i do.when im at a lose track,i detune the truck take out maybe 50-75 hp really help's out.

you could also try holding a gear longer,and let the truck come to you.looks like its shifting really fast,witch is a good thing,but on a lose track it can also hurt ya.

but once you get the blocks in the rear,that will set the rear tires to the track and the fronts will follow. . .

try them mud tires you said you had,looks like you have some really sandy tracks.
hope this helps :thumb:

on edit;
if you do run them mud tires run higher air press in them,because it will let them spin,not bite as hard!!

 

[wes06dmax]

Yeap your problem is the tracks my friend the only set of tires I can think of that might help you is good year duratrac's they are the hardest biting tire IMO and around here they have broke some high dollar axle's