180 Out said:The difference is that the Caltracs hit this point earlier, because they have no slack in their lateral links. The Slide-a-link can be adjusted down to be exactly the same -- no slack -- but can be backed off, too, for street comfort. That's the main difference.
That's true, but Cal-tracs are mostly adjustable for pre-load; even at their most slackst point they are going to bind the spring. The Slide-A-Link's lateral arm is "broken" in the middle. It telescopes, and it has a two inch poly bushing to cushion the hit when the gap is closed between the two halves. But until that hit happens, the spring can compress the same as if there were no traction bar.302 coupe said:the cal-tracs are adjustable too.
True.However, people that are truly worried about 'street comfort' are likely not the same people who need either one of these products, know what I mean?
When the Caltracs are backed all the way off, they don't bind the leaf in anyway. The only time that happens when the bellcrank is pushed. And that only happens when the rear end tries to twist up, pushing the rod forward.180 Out said:That's true, but Cal-tracs are mostly adjustable for pre-load; even at their most slackst point they are going to bind the spring. The Slide-A-Link's lateral arm is "broken" in the middle. It telescopes, and it has a two inch poly bushing to cushion the hit when the gap is closed between the two halves. But until that hit happens, the spring can compress the same as if there were no traction bar. True.
rbohm said:if all you are dealing with is straight line acceleration, the caltracs and slide a links both work very well at controlling wheel hop, more properly called spring wrap. the slide a links are actually slightly better for straight line acceleration due to the bushing used to reduce the shock loads that are transferred to the chassis.
Wow, that's an impressive number. My first thought was, I would not have guessed that there ARE 1400 leaf spring cars in the world running low 8's. My second thought was, how did Caltracs compile that number? That's A LOT of cars.steel1212 said:". . . in excess of 1,400 on cars running low 8's in the 1/4 mile."
That makes sense. So instead of writing "in excess of 1,400 on cars running low 8's in the 1/4 mile," the guy meant to say "more than 1,400 cars are using Cal Tracs, and some of them run low 8's."66forfun said:I think he is telling of number of units sold and maximum hp capabilities.
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