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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Nov 2007
      Posts
      36

      Pro touring with cal trac bar ?

      Ok here is my question I have a gen3 nova I'm try to set up a weekend racer ? It currently has cal trac bars I just wanted to see how many people are running a set up like this .



    2. #2
      Join Date
      Sep 2005
      Location
      Nor Cal
      Posts
      2,196
      Country Flag: United States
      Nope.. took mine off the day I bought my car with them on.... ditch em.
      1968 Camaro widebody project
      2004 Mustang LS2
      1964 Continental
      2014 Keezer

    3. #3
      Join Date
      May 2009
      Location
      Morehead City, NC
      Posts
      76
      Country Flag: United States
      Cal-tracs work great!................for drag racing
      Bobby Jones
      68 Z/28
      72 Camaro RS SS PT
      73 Camaro RS project

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Posts
      567
      Im in the same situation. I have Calvert split monos, the ride height is great, the handling is sufficient for me, but it wheel hops trying to put 650rwhp down. For a quick solution I put slapper bars on it the last time I went to the dragstrip but have since picked up a set of Caltracs. Im going to try them out this year. Not a lot of guys into drag racing at all on here either but my car see's drag, autox, and pleasure driving.
      Nathan Shaw
      71 Nova, 1000+whp 5.3, 8 second autoXer.

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Sep 2011
      Location
      Dana Point, California 92629
      Posts
      155
      Country Flag: United States
      I'm no expert but I have Caltrac's bars on my car and they seem to work ok. I think if anything, they help hold the rear-end in place and should be better than having nothing, if you're still running leaf springs. Obviously, there are much better set-ups for the ultimate track car but I would use them for now, until you up-grade further.

      Bob

    6. #6
      Join Date
      Dec 2009
      Posts
      261
      Country Flag: Canada
      Cobra Automotive, a big mustang group, recommends them when you can't swing for their high zoot set up. According to them they can be made to work quite well on a road course. At the very worst, you could just back them off when you're at the track and tighten them up when you hit the strip.

    7. #7
      Join Date
      Jul 2010
      Location
      Sacramento, CA
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      1,214
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      There should be a dead zone in them where they don't work until the leaf spring twists, if the spring never twists then they never do anything but add weight and a place to scrape when driving around town.
      -James

      1974 Z28 SCCA C Prepared
      1990 Firebird NASA CMC
      2005 Mustang GT SCCA F-Street (new for 2015)
      1989 Civic Si SCCA STC

    8. #8
      Join Date
      Nov 2001
      Location
      St. Cloud, MN
      Posts
      376
      Country Flag: United States
      I just put some on my Nova as it will likely never see a road course but will see a drag strip. I figure I can loosen them if I ever hit the twisties hard.
      Jon
      71 Nova LT1/4L60E





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