how to hook up a g-body

[70novadisease]

Hello to all,just looking for some advice,me and my buddy are running a 78 malibu and trying to hook it up,we ran last week and ran a 12.00 flat,we'd like to bust into the elevens and are looking for some tips on chassis setup,as of right now this is what we're running---

Tubular up control arms-with moroso trick springs,and 90/10 shocks up front

right now its got a 7.5 10 bolt with 4:56 gears,hotchikis control bars and stock coil springs, and 50/50 valve drag shocks

phoeinix 28.5/9 drag slicks on weld pro star wheels,

turbo 350 trans/3500 stall

and a built 383 stroker motor

any and all advice is appreciated,we're new to the drag racing game and trying to get the best performance out of the equipment as possible thanks alot guys!!!!!--Dan :rockon1:

[OUTLAW1]

truely you are over tired 26"or 27" on motor<if you were spaying than a 28/29"tire

that thing is only running 6200rpms or so at the finish i guess!


i was running some what the same set up 3600# car 358 "26m/t et street 456 th350 11.70 all day 6850 at the finish with convertor slip 300 or so!

[70novadisease]

wow,did u have your calculator tuned in or what!! we were turning 6100 @ the trap,good call on that one!

[OUTLAW1]

change the tires 27"if your only running motor and dont mide rpms 26"et drags (and try to shoot for a -4 pinion angle) and if your bars are not adjustables i have a way for you to get the angle with out the bars! let me know!

[nos2go]

you should have a bump stop just above the rearend center section, move that down closer so when your rearend squats it hits that, youll feel the tires plant, it works like the old school pinion snubbers.

[70novadisease]

hey hotrod1 enlighten me! how would u suggest adjusting the pinion angle?by putting heim end rods in or shortening up the top bars? let me know-thanks!-Dan

[OUTLAW1]

no you need to pm 2slow4u he will set you up, its not tricky at all just some large washers with offset holes! and hogged out mounts on the top!

[1 BAD 442]

change the tires 27"if your only running motor and dont mide rpms 26"et drags (and try to shoot for a -4 pinion angle) and if your bars are not adjustables i have a way for you to get the angle with out the bars! let me know!

-4 is 2 much pinion angle for a g body thats a piece of info u can take 2 the bank!!!!

[1 BAD 442]

no you need to pm 2slow4u he will set you up, its not tricky at all just some large washers with offset holes! and hogged out mounts on the top!

dude are u a hillbilly thats the most hacked way of doing it that ive ever heard

[1 BAD 442]

you should have a bump stop just above the rearend center section, move that down closer so when your rearend squats it hits that, youll feel the tires plant, it works like the old school pinion snubbers.

g bodys have chassis seperation at launch not sqaut

[nos2go]

mine squats, and when the snubber hits, you feel the tires being planted. What worked for me might not work for anyone else, it was an idea.

[OUTLAW1]

1 bad 44poo i did not ask you for your opion! and it is not a hack job its a cheap way for guys that have to resort to low buget fixes! whats the diffrence if you cut and weld on lower mounts or you make the top ecentric and move the angel that way? and-4 works fine on mine not all of us make 1200000000000000hp and go -2.5 to keep the frount down!some just need a good plant! like you need to plate your opion of me as a hilbilly up your as2!dickgo hang out with tuff and start drama on that site!

[1 BAD 442]

1. i dont hang out with tuff so dont even start that crap

2. the way u were telling the guy 2 adjust piniion angle is the most hacked way of doing it whether u like hearing it or not. so now u can politely go phuck yourself

[1 BAD 442]

mine squats, and when the snubber hits, you feel the tires being planted. What worked for me might not work for anyone else, it was an idea.
thats cool if that setup works on your car i was stating that 99 percent of g bodyas set up for drag racing produce seperation instead of sqaut more than likely yours sqauts because of your shocks

[OUTLAW1]

blaa blaa maybe u should talk to me and i will tell u what i was talkin about and how it is done befor u run off at the mouth!I LIKE U BUT YOU COME OF AS A DICK WHEN YOU TALK DOWN TO PEOPLES IDEAS AND I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT IS DONE TO A CAR BY JUST LOOKING!FACTIT IS NOT A HACK IT IS A OLD TRICK I PICKED UP AT THE TRACK WHEN I COULDNT AFFORD ANY THING ELSE! AND THE GUY THAT TOLD ME RAN A OUTLAW REGAL AND WHEN HE STARTED OUT BROKE LIKE ME THATS WHAT HE DID AND NOW HE HAS $$$$$$$$$$$$$LIKE U AND CAN PLAY WITH THE GOOD SH1T! SO HAVE A NICE DAY AND GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR!

[1SLO5.0]

Squating suspension unloads the tires on any car. If you think your car works with a squating suspension, it will really work when the chassis is set up correctly.

[OUTLAW1]

thats right! my mustang drop 60ft big time once the rear was set up! and it handle better on the big end to! darrell how long till your car is done? cant wait

[badass88gt]

Jesus my head hurts from reading this. Hot Rod, you really need to slow down and take a couple deep breaths before you type.

[DRK]

Jesus my head hurts from reading this. Hot Rod, you really need to slow down and take a couple deep breaths before you type.




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[DRK]

mine squats, and when the snubber hits, you feel the tires being planted. What worked for me might not work for anyone else, it was an idea.

when it hits the snubber it's shocking the tires, your probably just not making enough power to notice it YET.

[1SLO5.0]

thats right! my mustang drop 60ft big time once the rear was set up! and it handle better on the big end to! darrell how long till your car is done? cant wait


My car is done.

[OUTLAW1]

ya your right it just pisses me off when people runn there mouth!cause they have a unlimited bank roll!

[UPdragracer]

I have had good results from no hop bars {upper control arm relocation} and a air bag in the right rear coil spring :hehe:

[NOT_SLOW]

solid uppers and lowers. stock coils with air bags. with my sbc my car went 12,71@105 with a 1.74 60 foot
if you want some more infoe on the rear suspension go to malibuthunder.com and talk to some of the guys over there

[nos2go]

I made these 3" lowering plates for under 10.00, lowers the control arm angle allowing more force on the tires. Havent tested them yet, but it feels like they should work.

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