Pull bar vs Lift arm / 5th coil

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  • fastonraceday
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2009
    • 10

    #1

    Pull bar vs Lift arm / 5th coil

    Running under USMTS / USRA rules and using pull bar, not really happy with forward drive (traction) and looking at lift arm / 5th coil. I know there is no one magical piece that fixes this problem and you can't beat hard work in the shop, just looking at what is running up front and winning.
  • powerslide
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 2696

    #2
    Pullbar will have more "forward bite" than the lift arm if thats what your searching for look elsewhere.

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    • dualdj1
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2009
      • 654

      #3
      Originally posted by fastonraceday View Post
      Running under USMTS / USRA rules and using pull bar, not really happy with forward drive (traction) and looking at lift arm / 5th coil. I know there is no one magical piece that fixes this problem and you can't beat hard work in the shop, just looking at what is running up front and winning.
      move your pull bar to the left, you'll get more drive.

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      • fastonraceday
        Junior Member
        • Jan 2009
        • 10

        #4
        When you move it to the left, do you mean the whole assemble or just the rear where it mounts on the rearend and how far? Right now its center on the rearend and on the the frame mounts. I wondered about doing that but was worried about picking up a mid center push in the corner.

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        • let-r-eat
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 2319

          #5
          Problems hooking up with the pull bar will not be helped by going lift arm.
          BUCKLE UP NOW, YA HEAR?

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          • JustAddDirt
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 1893

            #6
            lift arm

            If you are on a big momentium track, that does not need alot of forward traction you will be good with the liftbar.
            If you are a stop and go track, or somplace that gets black slick. move pullbar to left in 1/2" incriments. you will notice a difference.
            I think there should be lifeguards in the genepool.

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            • Dup11
              Member
              • Jan 2010
              • 77

              #7
              Foward bite

              First determine how you are on entry and middle, then determine if you need more help off or not. off may just be a reflection of how you are getting in and thru the center
              good luck this year

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              • fastonraceday
                Junior Member
                • Jan 2009
                • 10

                #8
                Car turns in and thru the middle good, just when I pick up the throttle from center off it don't have the drive or traction it should have. It's like I have to wait on the car instead of driving off the corner on the throttle.

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                • jason29a
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2009
                  • 491

                  #9
                  If your not able to pick the throttle up until the center then you may be looser than you think. And the tires may never really be getting traction from the enterance into the center. You have to shrink the window from braking to getting back on the gas as much as you can.... The longer that lag time the less traction your tires have.
                  Last edited by jason29a; 08-11-2012, 03:23 PM.

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