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Technical Question About Buggy Spring, Ladder Bars, & Slicks

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by indestructableforce, Jun 24, 2019.

  1. I'm looking at rear suspensions. Nothing looks as good as a transverse rear leaf spring. But I don't know of anyone who has ran one and don't know if it even can be or how to set it up to hook. Repop M&H 7" slicks. Fairly low gear. 4.10 ish probably, maybe deeper. Nice little 327. Any experience or advice? I'd like to be able to take it to beach bend on occasion and make a few passes. Local pd has been arseholes recently about spirited street driving.
     
  2. Pete Eastwood
    Joined: Jul 27, 2011
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    Pete Eastwood
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    from california

    I use Pete & Jake's ladder bars on the "Eastwood & Barakat" 32, with a buggy spring.
    Ran 11.50's , no problem.
    I used them on Pete Chapouris' "Lime Fire" with coil overs & ran in the 10's , no problem . . .
    On my own '32 Hiboy, same deal P&J ladder bars , buggy spring
    327 & Muncie 4 speed 12.50's , no problem
     
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  3. krylon32
    Joined: Jan 29, 2006
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    krylon32
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    from Nebraska
    1. Central Nebraska H.A.M.B.

    I've built countless buggy spring/ladder bar suspensions on deuces, and 33/34's using P&J ladder bars with Posie buggy springs and have the same result as Pete. Never had a failure that that I know of. The combination really hooks up good. I like the ride of the ladder bar/buggy spring better than coilovers.
     
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  4. raven
    Joined: Aug 19, 2002
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    raven
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    I run the buggy spring and ladder bar setup on my roadster and she run a 10.62/133 last year on old 9” slicks.
    It will work.
    r


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  5. lumpy 63
    Joined: Aug 2, 2010
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    lumpy 63
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    I have P&J ladder bars on my 29 roadster with a transverse spring . Stout dual quad 327 4spd . Hammer the shit out of it , works great. Not much difference from split bones ...only stronger.
     
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  6. Buggy spring on this one hooked and ran 11.0's. Rickman outtake III.jpg
     
  7. DAMN! Those are some good numbers. Please forgive my ignorance. I've only been around later models. Parallel leaf spring cars and coil spring cars.
     
  8. flamedabone
    Joined: Aug 3, 2001
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    Buggy spring, ladder bars and determination.

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    -Abone.
     
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  9. Gasolinefed
    Joined: Apr 17, 2018
    Posts: 105

    Gasolinefed
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    from OR

    Part of what gets a car to hook is anti-squat and you can build a buggy spring car with as much as practically applicable..

    When a car has anti-squat the rear suspension acts like wedge between the frame and the rear end.. when weight transfers it almost multiplies the force pounding the rear into the ground.. that's why a lot of drag cars will lift the entire car front and rear..

    It's my theory that's why ladder bars got big in drag racing easy to set up..

    How much you want to run on a street car I don't know..
     
  10. slicks are the key, my 33 had a buggy spring, though stock trailing arms and street tires and never hooked. the tires were squawking the entire time. ran high 12's though doing that @ 110
     

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