Trucks, Trailers, Towing and Misc Accessories

[markjohnson]

Well Ray, since I have to explain myself to you, I'll type this slow so you can understand. When you set-up a Drag Radial car that has close to 900 HP, and trying to put that down to the ground on a 275-60 tire that has less than 9 inches of tread contact, the suspension is a VERY important part of it. A loose, free-working front suspension with 6-cylinder coil springs and 90/10 shocks is a different animal than your average car. Any bump in the road and you can just feel that car back there bouncing up & down changing the tongue weight. Hot shocks? I once attended a drag race suspension seminar where it was explained that the highway trip on that trailer was the equivalent of THOUSANDS of 1/4 mile passes. There's no need to cycle that suspension and expensive race shocks that much. A trick I learned from some NHRA Stock Eliminator buddies was to stick a 6-inch block of wood under the front crossmember under the motor and then cinch down the frame of the car againt the wooden block. This, in essence, makes the car & trailer act as a unit. As far as the rear, just turning the shock dial to the stiffest setting for the trailer ride worked fine. Still awake?