Mastersbuilt smackdown?

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  • Kenny Outlaw
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2011
    • 23

    #1

    Mastersbuilt smackdown?

    Looking for a crate car and we have settled on a mastersbuilt or a pierce. Have seen a lot of good deals on the gen x cars, smackdown, and evesome newer Pierce stuf when it comes up for sale. Just wondering what you guys think of the smackdown chassis still being competitve, or is the gen x car the way to go and if so what year did they start making the gen x and what updates need to be done to either of the masterstbuilt chassis to be competitive. I raced modifieds for 10 years and am pretty informed on that stuff but just trying to find a late model roller is becoming a nightmare haha with all the difderent opinions its like starting over again. Im from indiana and would like to race a car thats built in indiana bit im not ruling any product out. Thanks for any help you can give me.
  • MasterSbilt_Racer
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 14303

    #2
    Originally posted by Kenny Outlaw View Post
    Looking for a crate car and we have settled on a mastersbuilt or a pierce. Have seen a lot of good deals on the gen x cars, smackdown, and evesome newer Pierce stuf when it comes up for sale. Just wondering what you guys think of the smackdown chassis still being competitve, or is the gen x car the way to go and if so what year did they start making the gen x and what updates need to be done to either of the masterstbuilt chassis to be competitive. I raced modifieds for 10 years and am pretty informed on that stuff but just trying to find a late model roller is becoming a nightmare haha with all the difderent opinions its like starting over again. Im from indiana and would like to race a car thats built in indiana bit im not ruling any product out. Thanks for any help you can give me.
    Gen X cars debuted in 2009, I believe. I think anything 2011 or newer is pretty much the same. I would suggest it over the Smack cars. Get the crate spindles.
    Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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    • Kenny Outlaw
      Junior Member
      • Oct 2011
      • 23

      #3
      Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

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      • RCJ
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2007
        • 509

        #4
        MBR what is your opinion of the rear suspension on a smack.I've changed everything on the front, but the 4 bar brackets , bar length and j bar are the same as factory.

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        • MasterSbilt_Racer
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 14303

          #5
          Originally posted by RCJ View Post
          MBR what is your opinion of the rear suspension on a smack.I've changed everything on the front, but the 4 bar brackets , bar length and j bar are the same as factory.
          I am the same as you. Never made any changes to the rear and stuck with it.
          Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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          • 6wRacn
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2007
            • 147

            #6
            i have driven both a pierce and a mastersbilt in UMP crate competition..the pierce car was hands down faster early in the night, but the mb was a tick faster in the true slick..tech support is similar in the fact that there is very little and neither car liked the "baseline" set up..just my 2 cents, but i would go w a pierce or if mastersbilt was ur choice at least the smackdown rear w gen x front end

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