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Front suspension
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
--- Quote from: fuel749 on May 31, 2019, 03:52:28 PM ---A few years ago there were a few RED's around running Strange's altered struts. More recently there was a builder with a swing arm or link type straight axle front end. The selling point was the ability to keep the front tires on the ground at the launch . The reasoning behind it is that it would help starting line consistency in bracket type rear engine cars that would occasionally and sometimes frequently (depending on xxxx near everything and anything) quickly pop the front tires off the ground and set them back down again almost immediately causing erratic red lights and/or reaction times.
Are you looking to solve an existing problem?
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That's why I use them on my S/Pro altered. I can't speak for REDs though.
fuel749:
--- Quote from: dreracecar on May 31, 2019, 05:19:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: fuel749 on May 31, 2019, 03:52:28 PM ---A few years ago there were a few RED's around running Strange's altered struts. More recently there was a builder with a swing arm or link type straight axle front end. The selling point was the ability to keep the front tires on the ground at the launch . The reasoning behind it is that it would help starting line consistency in bracket type rear engine cars that would occasionally and sometimes frequently (depending on xxxx near everything and anything) quickly pop the front tires off the ground and set them back down again almost immediately causing erratic red lights and/or reaction times.
Are you looking to solve an existing problem?
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If it worked, they would still be around today and the question would not have to be asked. add the same amount of weight all that stuff weighs to the front and it would keep the front end down too and for much much cheaper
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Who said it doesn't work? There's still guys running them and building them today. Serious bracket racers put more miles on their dragsters in a season than you will in five years and frequently race for serious money. They're likely to have tried a lot of things to solve their problems and this clearly works for some of them. Most of these cars have so much stuff on them that they already have a ton of front weight on them and shuffling weight doesn't always have the effect that it does on a lightweight car.
dreracecar:
--- Quote from: fuel749 on June 01, 2019, 09:00:43 AM ---
--- Quote from: dreracecar on May 31, 2019, 05:19:50 PM ---
--- Quote from: fuel749 on May 31, 2019, 03:52:28 PM ---A few years ago there were a few RED's around running Strange's altered struts. More recently there was a builder with a swing arm or link type straight axle front end. The selling point was the ability to keep the front tires on the ground at the launch . The reasoning behind it is that it would help starting line consistency in bracket type rear engine cars that would occasionally and sometimes frequently (depending on xxxx near everything and anything) quickly pop the front tires off the ground and set them back down again almost immediately causing erratic red lights and/or reaction times.
Are you looking to solve an existing problem?
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If it worked, they would still be around today and the question would not have to be asked. add the same amount of weight all that stuff weighs to the front and it would keep the front end down too and for much much cheaper
--- End quote ---
Who said it doesn't work? There's still guys running them and building them today. Serious bracket racers put more miles on their dragsters in a season than you will in five years and frequently race for serious money. They're likely to have tried a lot of things to solve their problems and this clearly works for some of them. Most of these cars have so much stuff on them that they already have a ton of front weight on them and shuffling weight doesn't always have the effect that it does on a lightweight car.
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Show me a current chassis builders website that offers a front suspension for a rear motor DRAGSTER frame
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
I can't speak for websites, but around the Midwest many, many S/P and T/D REDs have upgraded their chassis(s?) with front suspension to keep their wheels in the beams regardless of track conditions. The most popular upgrade seems to be the "rocker arm" style which is nearly invisible under the bodywork, save for the slotted openings for the front axle to move up-n-down - maybe an inch of compression and rebound.
wideopen231:
There is one builder who builds RED's with front suspension. Lot of guys on DRR swear it works and the one who have one say it is best driving car they ever had. I think he is smaller shop and builds limited number of them You might find some info on http://drr.infopop.cc Do a search. Hey at one time someone thought it took a idiot to have 4 link on dragster and now they are standard issue.
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