Lead on LR tube

[rakracing]

Grt62, that's exactly what he said is next tungsten birdcages

[twisterf5]

this is not the class i run but i do run a 4 bar car QC rear end. i made this post here because i thought i would get the best info on this set up and it sure did. our series we run has no rule on this now but will be banned next year. i did not wont to be the guy that his lead came off and hurt some one. so i made some lead donuts to go in the tube only bad part is not something you can take out at the track. but felt it was safer.

[manwplan]

this is not the class i run but i do run a 4 bar car QC rear end. i made this post here because i thought i would get the best info on this set up and it sure did. our series we run has no rule on this now but will be banned next year. i did not wont to be the guy that his lead came off and hurt some one. so i made some lead donuts to go in the tube only bad part is not something you can take out at the track. but felt it was safer.

I can not state enough that if you think lead is dangerous on the axle tube then it is dangerous anywhere else on the car. If you mount lead properly it won't fall off. Where anyone got the idea that lead can only fall off when mounted to the axle tube is beyond me.

[zeroracing]

^^^^ agree 100%, if you can't safely mount it to something like an axle tube you can't safely mount it any where In the car

[sidewinder69]

Would it be beneficial to run steel cage and steel axle tube on right side as well?

[Renegade Cust Susp]

Would think you would add unsprung rear %. So it wouldn't add static LR, and may help overall drive instead of just driving LR more...

[Krooser]

http://www.keysermanufacturing.com/cache/ex_q75_w430_h350_images_Anna_AxleWeightClamp.png

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

http://www.keysermanufacturing.com/c...eightClamp.png

I think that was at PRI 2015.

[billetbirdcage]

I think that was at PRI 2015.

Yes it was, many just didn't see it or know what it was for because it was on a rear end in the booth but didn't have anything attached to the clamp.

[Cranky]

Weight

So are you guys just using this weight on the rear to calculate the bite numbers as well or are you countering it with weight on the RR frame to keep bite numbers to a minimum?

[Ltemodel]

I think the lead on the LR tube has to do more with axle limiting and traction.

If you run a chain or a shock on the front of the LR to limit the height, at one point the chain will snap and pull traction out of the LR. Once the tire starts to spin, it blows up like a dragster tire leaving the line.

Once the tire grows and the stretch leaves, the tire looses traction. Putting a ton of lead on the tube will keep traction in the car even when it limits out on the chain.

The sprung weight can still move around and transfer the same around the car, but the LR tire always stays connected.

[RW57]

Talked to friend of mine this week also a track promoter said racern at his track picked up a new car not gonna say brand just not a major player yet but rapidly getting there . Car had steel LR axle tube steel birdcage on LR. Also had hub filled with some kind of heavy expensive metal also LR brake rotor had more of same heavy metal inserted into cooling fins on LR.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Talked to friend of mine this week also a track promoter said racern at his track picked up a new car not gonna say brand just not a major player yet but rapidly getting there . Car had steel LR axle tube steel birdcage on LR. Also had hub filled with some kind of heavy expensive metal also LR brake rotor had more of same heavy metal inserted into cooling fins on LR.

You know how racers think. 25# made me pick up a tenth. 250# and I lap the field. Lol

[Krooser]

Using that reasoning MBR I should be able to strap my butt to the axle and win Daytona with a street stock.....

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Using that reasoning MBR I should be able to strap my butt to the axle and win Daytona with a street stock.....

The other guys are racing street stocks too! lol