Truck-Trak Setup ?
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From: Hammonton, NJ 08037
Truck-Trak Setup ?
I just purchased a set of Truck-Traks (Thanks Sal). My truck is lowered in the back 2" with Bell Tech shackles and the front will be lowered 1" with Beltech springs. My question is, right now it seems that the snubber is too far away from the leaf spring (over 2") will lowering the truck remove some of the gap?
Jay: Have you found the optimal spacing for ET Streets? Also do you have the spacers available?
Jay: Have you found the optimal spacing for ET Streets? Also do you have the spacers available?
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From: La Habra, CA
Tommy, the gap is too large at 2". I have a snubber spacer kit that will fix the problem Email me for the details. The 2001's seem to have more clearance than the 99-00's, although Ford says that there is no difference in the suspension, except the shocks. I suspect that there is a difference in the spring itself.
I like too run my space at 1 1/4" for street and strip. I use the truck as a daily driver, and need the extra clearance or the truck is bouncy, here on So Cal's truck beaten roads.
It seems to work pretty well on the track too. I've been able to get a best of 1.861 in 60'.
I did some testing at the Irwindale 1/8 mile last week. I also wanted to check how the weight of the truck affected the snubber spacing. I have found the following:
1. Normally, I run the truck with spare and ******** Bed Cover. Snubber spacing is around 1 1/4". At this clearance and at this weight (I 'm guessing around 5000 lbs.), the snubber will stay up against the spring for the entire 1/8" mile.
2. When I removed the spare and bed cover (120 lbs), the clearance increased to 1 1/2", the snubber begins to lose contact with the spring on the 2-3 shift. By then the traction bar is not limiting wheelspin, as it does not occur on that shift. I just added spacing to get it back to 1 1/4". If you are going to run a more aggressive tire, you can run more clearance to hit the tire harder, but it may affect the reaction time.
3. On F-1's, at 11/4" clearance, the snubber will stay in contact with the spring up until around 80 MPH. That is still long enough to get you through the times when wheelspin is likely to orrur.
I hope this helps.
I like too run my space at 1 1/4" for street and strip. I use the truck as a daily driver, and need the extra clearance or the truck is bouncy, here on So Cal's truck beaten roads.
It seems to work pretty well on the track too. I've been able to get a best of 1.861 in 60'.
I did some testing at the Irwindale 1/8 mile last week. I also wanted to check how the weight of the truck affected the snubber spacing. I have found the following:
1. Normally, I run the truck with spare and ******** Bed Cover. Snubber spacing is around 1 1/4". At this clearance and at this weight (I 'm guessing around 5000 lbs.), the snubber will stay up against the spring for the entire 1/8" mile.
2. When I removed the spare and bed cover (120 lbs), the clearance increased to 1 1/2", the snubber begins to lose contact with the spring on the 2-3 shift. By then the traction bar is not limiting wheelspin, as it does not occur on that shift. I just added spacing to get it back to 1 1/4". If you are going to run a more aggressive tire, you can run more clearance to hit the tire harder, but it may affect the reaction time.
3. On F-1's, at 11/4" clearance, the snubber will stay in contact with the spring up until around 80 MPH. That is still long enough to get you through the times when wheelspin is likely to orrur.
I hope this helps.