If you remove any weight, do it at the front of the vehicle - this shouldn't
hurt your traction so much. Also, try to find a good pair of slicks, maybe
you'll actually be able to power-brake a little on the launch. If you have
a choice, go with the lightest wheel/tire combination you can find (removing
one pound of rotational wheel weight is worth taking 4 pounds off the
vehicle). If you have adjustable shocks, lighten up the front ones and
stiffen up the rear ones. Lose your tire pressure in the rear & put
smallest tires on front that you can.
Personally, I'd keep the tailgate and cover to maintain structural rigidity
(may improve hook-up).
'92 Dak CC 2wd 318 3.55
'84 GoldWing Interstate
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger
> IMHO, no... :-) I subscribe to the "its not too heavy, its
> underpowered" philosophy. ;-) I did remove my tailgate, bumper, and
spare
> tire once to try to save weight, but all it did was to reduce my 60' times
> and hurt my traction. I like to race my truck basically the way I drive
it
> in off the street. I do reduce the pressure in the tires a bit and I
> install a short belt, and remove the wipers and antenna, but that's about
> it. Just small, easy stuff. (Ok, so I'm a lazy bum...) ;-)
>
> Is this competition straight-up racing, or bracket racing? If its
> brackets, the speed doesn't really matter; you just need to be consistent.
>
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