Who Actually Pioneered The Lifting of Left Front And All The Rear Steer

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Guys were toting the LF long before Skip's LR behind deal. Everyone toted the LF on the clamped up deal.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

It was Skip Arp in June, 1997. Skip was driving the GRT house car and shared a lot of info with our team.

Im not 100% sure when it was available for sale though.

Most chassis builders started adding the mount to the lr in 1999.

[a25rjr]

Most chassis builders started adding the mount to the lr in 1999.

We got on the Warrior deal, late 97, and before we even got it put together, they sent us a kit to make it lr behind.

Im pretty sure some were quite a bit earlier than 99.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

We got on the Warrior deal, late 97, and before we even got it put together, they sent us a kit to make it lr behind.

Im pretty sure some were quite a bit earlier than 99.

It was not known to a lot of small time guys til 1998. Pretty sure 1998 Masters cars didn't have it.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Now it's all about the RF and having negative camber.

[Krooser]

My '94 wide combo MB was a leaf car and was converted around '99-2000...

MBR is going to be my go-to advisor next season... he's guaranteed me a spot in the World 100 if I just follow his set-up... not sure if I can afford the J-2 jet engine right now but I'm saving my bucks.

Here's Chubzilla winning at Portsmouth circa early 2000's with a Rocket that was on the hook... the famous 'pass in the grass'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMAAFu0bWNE

[MI Dirt Fan]

Here's Chubzilla winning at Portsmouth circa early 2000's with a Rocket that was on the hook... the famous 'pass in the grass'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMAAFu0bWNE

Speaking of Chub, I just saw somewhere he was going with a 06' or 07' throwback of his own for DTWC

[Krooser]

cool.......

[Illtsate32]

Lol we were carrying the lf on a mod all the way around the track with a 3 link in 96-97 easy drop the rr bar to the bottom hole simple...but wasnt always fastest...compare lap times today and yesteryear theres still track records from years ago just goes toto show todays setups arent necessarily the best...

[Drop Shock]

Lol we were carrying the lf on a mod all the way around the track with a 3 link in 96-97 easy drop the rr bar to the bottom hole simple...but wasnt always fastest...compare lap times today and yesteryear theres still track records from years ago just goes toto show todays setups arent necessarily the best...

Track records don't fall because of a lack of water. These cars are not much faster in the mud, but easily 1 to 2 seconds faster in the slick than the cars of 15 years ago. The speeds really don't slow down that much throughout the night now.

[Jim11h]

Very accurate true statement....... I wanna say was around 07 that noticed RF stuck out and the camber gain in corners & straights at Eldora. Rockets were main ones but think if memory serves right bloomquist was 1st to do so

[zyoung25]

I done my best to find pics, so we could compare how the early 00 cars are to today's cars. Birky and tmac are both at coming off of turn 2 at east bay. Blair and Richards at coming off of 4 at prp.

I don't see any difference

[Forward Bite]

Gary Webb had to be one of the first to lift the front wheel, if not the first.

[MRM]

I remember when lifting the left front was all the rage. A few guys like Moyer and Bloomquist never did it that much while many others were. Funny how so many quickly got away from that.

[Illtsate32]

You always wanted more track width on the front but today that right front is a foot outside the rr at least..I honestly dont see how the rf tire holds up as well as it does as much camber as they are running now days...