Yes, We had to go with 650lb in front to keep it up.
The rears are a lot less. I think around 350 or 450....
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- Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:23 pm
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- Topic: high speed top end fish tail
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- Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:18 am
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Re: high speed top end fish tail
yes we are running 13.5" slicks. 16 psi.
runs were in the upper 6's 1/8 mile. The last run I
crossed the finshed sideways at 7.22
So not super fast but fast enough to get into trouble.
runs were in the upper 6's 1/8 mile. The last run I
crossed the finshed sideways at 7.22
So not super fast but fast enough to get into trouble.
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 6:14 pm
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- Topic: high speed top end fish tail
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Re: high speed top end fish tail
it was a brand new build, the crash was its 5 run. We prob. ran it too hard too fast. The rear suspension is a traditional 4 link. but the front is a mustang 2 a-arm set up. We have coil overs all around but that front suspension never really looked good to me. It took a 650lb spring to hold up the ...
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:24 pm
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Re: high speed top end fish tail
This was my thought too. Its good to hear someone thinking the same.
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:12 pm
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Re: high speed top end fish tail
I lifted when I started to feel it get loose but it got worse and worse. Here is a link to a youtube video of our crash. Looks very bad but I walked away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v1eC7O ... G-6XLwLHnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v1eC7O ... G-6XLwLHnA
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:14 pm
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high speed top end fish tail
We just crashed our car. Car got very loose in high gear. In general, what are some common causes of a drag car getting tail loose at high speed? I know there can be lots of reasons. I just wanted to get people to put in there .02 cents...