transbrake vs everything else???

[TXsilverado]

i got the go-ahead from my tranny builder to install a 2step and transbrake on his transmission.

if he is that confident in his 4l60e, then so am i. now im just worried about the shock to everything behind the transmission. my current setup is the stock 2 piece drive shaft (extended cab) and genuine gears with a detroit tru-trac. what will break first in your opinions?

ill probably limit the 2 step to 2,000 RPM and the nitrous will be wired to the brake button so it will cut loose as soon as i let go of that button (progressive shot). but we all know if it hooks it ill step it up lol. im really not trying to improve my 60' times any. im getting into index racing and its really hard to compete on a pro tree with the foot brake. ive been doing good, but not really a competitor to the top guns. i can run 7.50 on the dot just about every pass, but these .09-.10x reaction times wont cut it with a few of the guys in my class running the brakes.

[phantom405]

pop!!! goes the 10bolt!!! sounds like a helluva plan though stewey

[ducky]

Yeah I think it will hit pretty hard esp. on that 2 piece DS

[bluecajun5.3]

this is my thing...
you don't have traction now, what makes you think your going to have it with a transbrake, lol...

[TXsilverado]

ive changed up the suspension alot... took off the shackle hanger setup and put on a flip kit. it lowered my rear end 2" and set my truck exactly level so i dont have that 2" rake that i used to have. hopefully it helps transfer a little more weight. what the flip kit also did for me was put my caltracs at the proper operating angle. calvert explained to me that you want the bars as parallel to the surface as possible. my thing pointing WAY up with the shackle hanger setup. now the par sits EXACTLY parallel to the ground. i havent had a chance to test it on the track yet but it feels awesome on the street with the drag radials.

calvert also told me to tighten my shocks if the truck was se-sawing like it was. usually raced with them pretty soft because my suspension was so stiff with the shackle hanger drop.now it rides like factory with the flip kit. im guna stiffen my shocks up to about 7 or 8 and see if it will quit unloading the rear tires. it usually hooked initially but then it would unload and spin.

im also getting rid of the 16" wheels and hoosiers for some 15" wheels like yours. it will give me some more sidewall, more width and a all round better tire than the hoosier slick. going for the MT 28x10.5-15 slick. all the experienced racers in my class swear by them and call my hoosiers flinstone tires haha. i also hear that they like to be shocked instead of loaded but who knows until you try it...

and finally, the 2 step to help control any spin that i will probably still get

thats my attack at the traction war for now. just took some notes from you and calvert and went for it.

[bluecajun5.3]

sounds good to me Stewy.
i don't have any experience with a flip kit but with your explanation of things, it sounds like you've done your homework. looking forward to the results of that bad boy.

[TXsilverado]

sounds good to me Stewy.
i don't have any experience with a flip kit but with your explanation of things, it sounds like you've done your homework. looking forward to the results of that bad boy.

didnt putting your truck back at factory height help you hook better? or was it the 15" wheels and tires? i know i asked this somewhere else before.

[bluecajun5.3]

i did them both at the same time so i really can't say. if i have time in the near future i'm looking into doing a fuel cell underneath the bed in the middle, the battery in the bed on the right side, and the nitrous bottle in the bed on the left side. (both towards the rear)

[TXsilverado]

i did them both at the same time so i really can't say. if i have time in the near future i'm looking into doing a fuel cell underneath the bed in the middle, the battery in the bed on the right side, and the nitrous bottle in the bed on the left side. (both towards the rear)

well something worked for ya! hopefully it works for me lol.