I have serious traction problems, anyone have cal-tracs, what do you think about them?

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supercharger pulley,373gears,blinker mirrors,seanhyland chip,massair,silverRhinoliner,cervini hood,2-12's jl audio,speed grill

 

As we speak people are createing Cal-trac or lift bars for the Lightning's, wait alittle while and I'm sure you will be reading about them soon.
There were issues with handleing when not at track also with installation as I remember just hang loose it shouldn't be very long before you start to read about them here and other sites as well.

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2001 Black Lightning
Born 01/09/01
Brought home 02/08/01
A.R.E. LS II W/wing
Bedrug
More to come
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Here is an alternative you might want to look into: http://www.activesuspension.com
I have a set on my truck and I really like them. I think they help traction and towing ability, and unlike cal-tracs they do not compromised handling.

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.

'00 SVT Lightning, silver, built 2/9/00, #133 of 4966, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit, TransGo shift kit,
13.39 @ 102.5

2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.
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I love my Cal's. I was seeing .2 of movement on my et.s without the bars. With them, I am always .05 within my last run and my 60' times on F1 are 1.82 - 1.85. I love mine and I understand Sal has the new bars for our trucks. This would mean that Caltrac also has them. I find the money was well spent.
Alvin

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99.5 Ford Lightning - Full Bassani exhaust, Swanson Performance Chip,Pro-m,undersized pulley,3.73 gears, alu. driveshaft,Transgo shift kit,Cal-trac bars, cobra type hood, snug top cover,2" drop in back, yellow stripes down red truck.
12.93@ 105.6 on F1's, 378 RWHP
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Cal tracs work great but if your running stock tires forget traction. Only cure I know of with street tires is to disconnect four spark plug wires. MT ET Streets will hook up pretty good with cal tracs and a properly prepared strip. yOur 373 gears are your biggest problem. Takem out and put in 355s. I can launch with 355s and not spin. Noone with gears can make that claim at my strip, no matter what setup they are running, unless the launch at idle.
noelvm

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"ANYTHING OTHER THAN 1ST, SUCKS" (D.Earnhardt)
99.5 Red Ligntning, Mobil 1, PRO-M 80 MM MAF/filter, Custom Superchip, Eldebrock 5512 muffler, CAL TRACS, MT ET Streets, best time (1/8) 8.19, Bugflector II, G&H Lens covers head & fog, 200 WT Pioneer 4 CH AMP, BOSE 301 SERIES IV SPEAKERS (IN BACK)LONESTAR RACEWAY 2000 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (AT 56)
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I'm building a traditional set of "slapper" traction bars. I'll let you guys know how they work. I understand that the Cal-traks are very aggressive, and need slicks to work their best. I'm going to test then this friday at LA County Raceway. Stay tuned!

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Red 00"
Pro-M mass air
Swanson Chip
*******'s bed cover

 

How are the Cal-tracs affecting handling? What are they doing to the trucks?

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2000 Silver Lightning 13.82 (stock)
PSP 4-way
PSP Filter Kit
PSP Lower Pulley
Level 10 Shift kit
Snug-Lid
In the works:
Level 10 converter
4-Link