View Single Post
Old 10-21-2010, 05:45 PM   #77
Jeffs68
Registered User
 
Jeffs68's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Herman nebraska
Posts: 8
Re: Part Time Pulling Truck Build

Well you have a very nice truck sir. The only thing i can say is i think it is sitting to high as i have a 1968 chevy k 20 4x4 with a 327 sm465 4 speed and ladder bars i built and a hitch i built also you want your bars to be as level as possible...i have pulled my truck 4 times last year and need to make a weight bracket for the front of it for this year... i have 4:56 gears and my truck LOVES it when irun 265/75 16s with 15 lbs in rear and 10 lbs. in front... my 1st pull i did i was 3400 lbs under weight and had my 33 12.50 on it i idle 109 feet until i broke traction (washington county fair Arlington Ne)...second pull i used my 33s and did 129 feet (woodbine Ia) i belive (track was horrible) 3rd and 4th pull were in (neola iowa) i did 196 feet im 6500lbs class and 138 feet in the 7500 lbs class with the 265s on it. track was very good....besides the first pull i did second and 4 lo and i didnt have a tach yet so idk have many r's i was pushing....this next year i will be pulling in the 5500 lb class with the 265's and some weight on the front end it i am also going to try to make some ladder bars for the front axle also... i hope to get my vids up and my pictures soon.. yall should come up to a couple of the nebraska pulls let me know if yall do or and i do not like blocks for the rear because we built some for my buddys pick up and he tore up his ladder bars...
Jeffs68 is offline   Reply With Quote