Drag guys! Shelby drop??

jasonn · Dec 14, 2010

My pro street car has the new upper uca's about 3 years ago. (not many miles). Bushings are junk, The nuts just keep loosening up all the time. So I am sick of the stock cheap china junk you get with ALL of these kits. ( I have tried damn near all of them). I was looking at either global west or tcp tubular uppers. For a few bucks more you can get them with the shelby 1"drop option. Any drag guys run the shelby drop? I have a custom coilover front right now and 4 link rear. Race it, and drive it on the street. Thanks much!

10secgoal · Dec 14, 2010

LOL @ Chinese junk. I just canceled my account with the "largest" parts manufacturer because of that. Sooooo tired of junk. Either of those is much better. Have sold tons of both, only one problem with one and they sent out the replacement no problem. Skip the drop

dennis112 · Dec 14, 2010

Forget the Shelby drop for a drag car. Not good for weight transfer to the rear wheels (which is needed for increased traction.)

rusty428cj · Dec 14, 2010

I did the Shelby drop on mine over 10 years ago and it does transfer weight.

After I restored it in 2005 at a track that wasn't prepped very well launching at idle. Opentracker upper and lower control arms and roller spring perch.

dodgestang · Dec 14, 2010

I'm not sure I understand why you would have to spend more money for A-arms with the shelby drop when the shelby drop is nothing more that physically moving the stock arms down an inch (and back 1/8 depending on the year of your car).

brianj5600 · Dec 15, 2010

Lowering the uca is a mod for cornering not for drag racing. Rusty's car works in spite of it not because of it. Lowering the uca causes the track width to change more as the suspension extends. That causes the tire to have to slip sideways more as the front end rises. You can see this when jacking the car up. It may be a small amount, but it is a step in the wrong direction for drag racing.

jasonn · Dec 15, 2010

Thanks guys!! Sure appreciate the advise!!

blown65 · Dec 15, 2010

The biggest deal is to keep the front end free. Like Brian stated is the issue, but probably pretty minor compared to the other things.

10secgoal · Dec 15, 2010

The more HP you have, the less weight you need to transfer. Just call opentracker and get the roller bearing mods. Fix the ones you have with good parts. Just a thought.

Pony66 · Dec 16, 2010

If you drive it on the street at all, I would do the Shelby drop.

2+2GT · Dec 17, 2010

Pony66 said:
If you drive it on the street at all, I would do the Shelby drop.

Easy to do, too:

Arning/Shelby Suspension Drop

blown65 · Dec 17, 2010

If your setting up for drag, I wouldn't go by those alignment numbers. Especially the 1 degree caster. The more the better generally. Mine had 5.5 degrees and drove so nice down the strip. 1/16" of toe in at the point it would be at the stripe.

5280/4 · Dec 20, 2010

The one advantage not metioned for the shelby/arning drop is the fact that it would allow you to run a slightly longer shock. So if you are building a custom coilover front susepnsion like i did then you would get maybe a 5/8" longer shock which would help in front end lift.

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