sway bar, yes or no

[Dietzsch_Racing25]

Originally Posted by dirtracer006

if you dont know areo wheels sells a wheel that has barbs on beads that will stay they are like fish hook hard to repair tire

Is this different that their "tuff bead" (or what ever they call it). If so where do you get it and how much does it cost?

CD

[Nerd49]

Originally Posted by dirtracer006

HI if you run a sway bar hook the left side with a chain leave it lose so when you corner it will work down it free lets body float will help you in dry slick this is so you can run soft springs. Set the front end up caster&camber will help a lot the right caster set will give you more bite if set right i just ran our new sport mod at willow with no sway bar and did good hope this will help. dirtracer sp66

When my dad ran street stock, his friend Bob told him to run just a bolt in the left side on the sway bar. No bushings. Same principle as the chain. Let it float. He'd scale the car with it loose and then once all the numbers were where he wanted them, he'd have someone tighten the bolt until it just touched. But this was back in the "old" days before clay when the track was always dry slick. With all the rain we've had the track should be good until after the fair. The first race after the fair will prob be dry. Unfortunately, when you have to let dirt sit for a month in the desert air it's gonna dry out.

[Rowdy Burns]

Originally Posted by Nerd49

Hey Augie,
We're in luck! Based on Rowdy's logic of "beadlocks allowed"= "better track", Victorville's going to a "better track". Street Stocks are allowed a beadlock on the right rear for 2010.

It doesn't show intelligence to believe that a beadlock on the right rear is going to help steer the car through the turns.

There is no competitive advantage to running a beadlock other then being able to run less air pressure on the right side tires.
In all actuality the beadlocks adds weight to the wheels which takes away power because it robs a little power when you add heavier components.

On the left side, you need beadlocks on the inside of the wheels - not the outside.

For racing, you can add sheet metal screws to the bead to get the same effect as a beadlock without adding all the extra weight.

[Nerd49]

Originally Posted by Rowdy Burns

It doesn't show intelligence to believe that a beadlock on the right rear is going to help steer the car through the turns.

There is no competitive advantage to running a beadlock other then being able to run less air pressure on the right side tires.

There you go Rowdy, you got it right. The guys at Victorville want to run a beadlock on the right rear so they can run lower air pressures. There's this big rut that forms in turn 4 some nights that is a tire killer. One night I believe it claimed at least 6 tires. Everytime someone complained to Mike, the track promoter, he'd pretty much tell them beadlocks are expensive, air is free, put more air in your tires. I guess he finally got tired of hearing it.