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tom hand · 05-14-2002, 08:40 PM

First I would try to move as much weight as possible to the rear of the truck. Things like the battery and the fuel tank should be behind the rear axle. If buy chance got got this thing to hook your stock rearend would probaby be toast before the run was over. I would want a narrowed 9" so you could put some serious meat on the back. If you have trailing arms they could probaby be modified to hook up. When you get the traction worked out put the truck on a diet,anythind you don't need,like a/c,heater,etc needs to go. When you get the traction issues worked out,then it is time to pump up the horsepower,if low 12's are your game I wouldn't think of building anything smaller than a 468. Speed costs money,how fast do you want to go?

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72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail
Olive Branch MS

05-14-2002, 08:40 PM	#2
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	First I would try to move as much weight as possible to the rear of the truck. Things like the battery and the fuel tank should be behind the rear axle. If buy chance got got this thing to hook your stock rearend would probaby be toast before the run was over. I would want a narrowed 9" so you could put some serious meat on the back. If you have trailing arms they could probaby be modified to hook up. When you get the traction worked out put the truck on a diet,anythind you don't need,like a/c,heater,etc needs to go. When you get the traction issues worked out,then it is time to pump up the horsepower,if low 12's are your game I wouldn't think of building anything smaller than a 468. Speed costs money,how fast do you want to go? ------------------ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS