jnjdragracing Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Alright fellow Hybrid Z’ers, This is probably a stupid question. I have searched the forum ( I searched for wheelie bars .) and can only find write ups on stock IRS Suspension can not lift the front wheels off the ground / Drag racing. Well I think we have proven that is false. We have all stock suspension, we did weld the unit to be Posi, and have recently upgraded to CV joints and are using Modern Motor Sports CV adapters other than that Yes it is stock Z suspension. My question is this, I was contemplating the idea of installing a single or double wheelie bar on the Z car, and I am just not sure where to mount it? On a solid axle rear end, or course you mount the wheelie bar mounts on the axle tubes and go from there. Where would you mount them on a IRS suspension? I was thinking since we do not run a rear bumper, I could fashion something to the rear where the bumper used to mount. Watching our last video www.jnjdragracing.com/videos/01202007-2.mpg from the track last Saturday, if we would have stayed on the throttle, I think it would have flipped over, maybe not. Maybe it would have rode out and sit back down, I am not sure. Give me your ideas please………….. If we do not mount some type of wheelie bar, I guess I will connect back up the retard button switch and just leave the line retarding the timing than as we roll out release it for full power, this is what we did when we were running stock u-joints. The main reason I am asking is that I would like to give our hardest fullest run at SEZ#8, not having to hold back. Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 hope this helps...don't know the details on it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 hope this helps...don't know the details on it though... That looks like a solid rear axle. The problem is installing them on a car with IRS. I searched around and haven't found a good solution for IRS cars other than some VW specific stuff. I found a few posts with someone looking for wheelie bars for his Corvette, but it doesn't look like he ever found anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted January 25, 2007 Author Share Posted January 25, 2007 Ha, thats my old Z-Car we built before this one. Soory it has a straight axle. I need it for a IRS suspension... john hope this helps...don't know the details on it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 My first instinct would say to reinforce the mustache bar and brackets then mount a wheelie bar bracket to that and run a bar forward to the front diff crossmember. Basically cradle the whole underside of the diff front to back with a stout frame bolted to the inner control arms bolts (upgrade the bolts) and the mustache bar mounts. Then attach the wheelie bar(s) to that frame. From the bounce on landing, it looks like you could use heavier fron damping as well....although I am no pro to drag racing suspensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripz/tru-soldier Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 John,I have a guys number here local who has reserched this idea for my car and i think he has a real good idea if you can PM me i will give it to you and maybe we will built 2 sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 Hey Rip, I told my brother about this, and that I posted it on this forum. He was not too keen on the idea, he said we will start usiing the retard when we leave. Thanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistex Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Could you tie into your roll cage ? Or tie in off the mustach bar mounts and diff mount somehow! Have you figured it out yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 NO we have forgotten the issue for now per my brother. Thanks for your input. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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