I'm not gona drag this slow turd any more it just has not ran we'll ever it always been slow an under power so stock parts are going back on and thats it for that motor
Tie rods still bend with sleeves
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We shall see what happens to my front end this year with an all season brace. If she breaks...stage 3 kit from dmax store is going in.
My turd is slower then yours, I'm still throwing parts at it
And now to contribute:
I agree you gotta use stock keys and get tht negative cv angle, then sleeves and braces. Just mke sure it's all tight before you sleeve and brace. Any play in the idler, pitman, or tie rods and you will be headed for the walls, or chances will be greatly increased
My turd is slower then yours, I'm still throwing parts at it
And now to contribute:
I agree you gotta use stock keys and get tht negative cv angle, then sleeves and braces. Just mke sure it's all tight before you sleeve and brace. Any play in the idler, pitman, or tie rods and you will be headed for the walls, or chances will be greatly increased
Wheel hopping a 7,500 lb truck and not letting out of it is what broke and bent your front end pieces. Next time let out of it...
Even though your bolts are out, lift keys are indexed to add preload to your torsion bars. So bolts out on a lift key is still way more preload than a stock key.
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We shall see what happens to my front end this year with an all season brace. If she breaks...stage 3 kit from dmax store is going in.
My turd is slower then yours, I'm still throwing parts at it
And now to contribute:
I agree you gotta use stock keys and get tht negative cv angle, then sleeves and braces. Just mke sure it's all tight before you sleeve and brace. Any play in the idler, pitman, or tie rods and you will be headed for the walls, or chances will be greatly increased
No your not slower then me in 1/8 with I should be mid 7s but I'll never se it
I dont think you under stand how fast a mid 7 is. A stock engine will not last for very many mid 7 second 1/8th mile passes. I ran a 12.05@113 1/4 mile with a 7.7 @ 90 1/8th. You keep saying your truck is a slow turd...
I had lift keys in mine with bolts lowered down and just sleeves, nothing else and didn't have anything break
FWIW 8.0 in 1/8 is 12.7's...
If your truck is making a true 580rwhp you will be around 7.80's.
I hope you didn't race with angles like this.. If so, why are we even helping you?
http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/drag-strip/420642-cv-angles.html
http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/drag-strip/420642-cv-angles.html
I hope you didn't race with angles like this.. If so, why are we even helping you?
http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/drag-strip/420642-cv-angles.html
:rofl:
And some guys luck there way through changing an Ally tail housing in the truck......
I'm not a drag racer, but If I had a nickel for every person I have set straight on this subject at a truck pull...... I'd build a drag truck.
Here is a video of my front on a 12psi boosted launch, stock keys lowered all the way. The truck has made 20 or so passes with just HD tie rods and a allseasons brace, everything looks good still.
http://youtu.be/xyanmOlHa80
http://youtu.be/xyanmOlHa80
I hope you didn't race with angles like this.. If so, why are we even helping you?
http://www.duramaxforum.com/forum/drag-strip/420642-cv-angles.html
I agree! Those cognito braces are worth there weight in gold. I MO. I use to race my 7" lifted GM truck and launch that truck so hard people where scared to stand at the 60' mark. That front end has been virtually trouble free it's whole life. My race truck only has ppe sleeves and it also launches hard with zero issues.
perhaps, you had issues before you even installed the sleeves?
honestly it sucks this happened, but I think you could have other issues. Good luck and keep us posted
x2 Ran 12.84 with a 1.8560ft. Now I got my 60ft to 1.79. Tires are not hooking at anything over 9psi.
To the OP
My truck has 160000 miles of abuse. So I did new pittman arm, idler arm with bracket, sleeves and a all seasons support. Have about 30 passes on this set up now and 0 issues.
When I was running 8.0s in the 1/8 I was running 12.4s with a 1.8x 60ft. No lock up box. With lock up box I went 7.8 in the 1/8 with a 1.8x again.
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