Oil Bath Front Rotors

[racing08]

Is running oil bath front hubs and bearing preload spacers on an IMCA Stockcar worth the extra expense?

[Jeremy Queener]

I know the preload spacers are well worth the expense.

[stock car driver]

spacers yes. oil no. you only need a finger swipe of good grease, you dont need to PACK the bearings

[racing08]

Ok thanks for your input guys. Are the spacers a benefit on the rearaxle also?

[stock car driver]

yes the spacers work good all around.


more important than the spacers is a great grease and only using about as much as you would if putting on chap stick.

[stock car driver]

The roller BALL bearings with the spacers are the ticket on the rear.

[racing08]

Ok thank you

[racing08]

Synthetic Valvoline grease be sufficient?

[stock car driver]

yeah should be fine, I havent used that but im sure its good enough.

[racing08]

Thanks for all your info! Do you have a good starting point for setting up a stock car?

[stock car driver]

Thanks for all your info! Do you have a good starting point for setting up a stock car?

900/800
275/275

no lead behind axle
if you have a lot of lead mount it low as near the transmission as possible in ONE pile
If not a lot 100 or less shoulder height behind seat is good

I liked 200 cross, 50 rear max, left my shop at 48 always low on fuel ready for heat

I quit racing and dont want to get into a lot of tech. I just check in once in a while since this forum is all but dead in the tech and there are some non racers replying more than anything.

[racing08]

One more question the car had a 10 gallon fuel cell in it when I bought it would it be advantageous to put a 22 gallon cell in?

[stock car driver]

One more question the car had a 10 gallon fuel cell in it when I bought it would it be advantageous to put a 22 gallon cell in?

No I ran a 12. you want the least amount of weight possible in the rear.

and you want to run the least amount of fuel possible.

if a 8 will finish all your features then run a 8

I ran a 12, filled it to 8-10 gallon level for the feature and ran what was left the next week for the heat races. that was my method. If I put 12 in for a real dry feature I sucked some out for the next weeks heat

[racing08]

Thanks for your help