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12-06-2020 #1Registered User
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Why Early SS Cars Sits Low In The Back
Probably 99% of modern drag cars sits higher in the back.
I have notice that almost all Super Stock cars from the early days (early 60s) of drag racing sits lower in the back.
I am sure it was not done for style.
What are the Pros and Cons of this setup considering they were not running any wheeliebars???
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12-06-2020 #2Registered User- Join Date
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Probably the remnant of the early gasser style cars.
A high front transfers weight to the rear, at the expense of aerodynamics... especially when early suspension design/weight transfer was rather lacking.
12-18-2020 #3Registered User- Join Date
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On these early drag cars, it's not that the rearends were so low. It's that the front ends were so high.
At the time they thought it made the take-off quicker. They eventually discovered that a softer front end gave better numbers.