Originally Posted by
bb14
Call Tony at TNT. They will set you straight and treat you right. You are asking for trouble if you do not use the correct spindle. Your car will not handle correctly. TNT cars are very good cars.
You need to check to see which car you have, since there are a couple of different cars. TNT has made a Black Front Rocket copy and a Mastersbilt copy. I believe they made some GRT copies but I am not sure. All are good cars that have won many races. We had the Mastersbilt car that won a lot of races. We did what they said and was really fast.
They also have their own car but that is a newer design. They are good cars that win a lot of limited and crate races. I believe they would win in supers if someone ran them that had the ability to win.
I understand doing it your way but unless you are really know what you are doing these cars will get you into a lot of trouble. That includes Rockets, Mastersbilts, Pierces, etc. Use the standard set up 90% of the time and learn the car.
Also, using the short spindles, which I believe are the new ones, on the tall spindle car will get you into trouble. Both have their advantages but you have to also have the right control arms, pick up points, rack, etc. I know a very good regional racer that won a lot of races in a TNT and they got off track and started having bad finishes. Tony drove down to see what was wrong and found out they had the wrong spindle on one side. He changed it and they won a big race that weekend and went on to continue winning.
Good luck.