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drag launch with slicks, hit bumpstops??

Old Jan 2, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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drag launch with slicks, hit bumpstops??

The reason i ask is that I removed my bumpstops for my 315's. Now on normal day to day driving, I never really bottom out. However, yesterday I was going 70 and hit a real monster dip in the road that made the car bottom out, and i heard a thud in the rear and noticed that my tires went so high as to hit the upper fender. No damage, just a little line going around the side of the tires from hitting the upper fender(I guess thats why some ppl roll them, ).

I can deal with this, but my question is that if I drag the car with slicks and drop the street twin will I have any problems?? I mean, ppl with bumpstops would just have the axle come up and hit them, I'd get the slicks hitting the upper fender(no good) and getting them possibly cut open and/or worse. Just FYI, I am running the street twin, strange 12 bolt, and 150 wet shot out of the hole but I never launched it hard yet, I will this summer. Anyone have any comment on this?? Does the axle ever hit the bumpstops on HARD launches, or do the stock springs keep up??? Thanks

Brian
Old Jan 3, 2004 | 07:58 AM
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Just get a set of airbags in the rear. I think that they are only around $70 through summit. They should stop any problems you are having of bottoming out.
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