I want to know if I install 2 inch blocks on the back of my truck would I have to flip the leaf springs on top
473211
this depends if axle housing is mounted on top of leaf springs or below/if it is on top all you need is blocks for up to 4" drop//if it is under springs you will need a flip kit
1099711
If there are not adjustments for that on the frame you may be able to use an old slot car racing trick and twist the chassis. It would probably require some fairly long levers to cold set the frame. You didn't specify if you're oval racing or what kind of surface.
1117442
Yes, but it will take some experimentation at lower speeds and consultation with someone who has done it successfully. Your undriven wheels will rapidly decelerate upon reaching the ramp, and since their rotating mass is much smaller than the car's mass the forward jolt on the car will be small. I would think you'd want to have the driven wheels unpowered when they make the transition from the road to the ramp. Even so those wheels will have a larger associated rotating mass since the drive train up to and including the driven plate of the clutch (you are going to use a manual shift, aren't you?), is included, which will make the transition jolt bigger but still not energetic enough to drive you any significant distance up the ramp \nNote that the car's behavior will differ between front- and rear-wheel drive. Assume the general strategy is to have enough initial velocity relative to the truck so that the coasting car will roll up the ramp far enough to get the rear wheels on the ramp. If that is done successfully, you can then apply the brakes, downshift to first and proceed as you would in a hill start. However if you don't quite get far enough and the rear wheels are still on the road, you are better off with a front-drive car since you can then just pull the car ahead with no problem. A rear-drive car would either have to start the maneuver all over again or risk making the transition under power.\nDisclaimer: I've never done this, and you should consult someone who has!
554051
up the block about 1/2 mile then turn left.. then go up the block about 1/2 mile then turn left.. then go up the block about 1/2 mile then turn left.. then.. You guessed it.. go up the block about 1/2 mile then turn left!
142980
There are two types--body and regular lift kits.  Body kits consist of urethane spacers (like hard rubber) which elevate the body of the truck off the frame with longer bolts.  The steering linkage and brake lines sometimes may need to be lengthened or bent to allow for this extra height.  Body lifts vary in inches.  Some people get wild and get a 6" body lift.  \n\nRegular lift kits have longer u bolts and big spacer blocks which elevate the leaf springs off the axle.  Obviously the stock shocks all have to be replaced.  ON the newer trucks with CV joints on the front, there are large brackets and stuff that move the A-arm type suspension down while the frame is raised.  You cant just put a spacer in the front suspension.  Then shock mounts have to be changed and longer shocks put in the front.  It is no longer a simple job like in the old days (1970's) since there are no solid axles in the front anymore.  Be sure to get a drop arm for the steering box (if it has one) and a drop pittman arm to correct for the new location of the steering linkage.
476756
Center your balance, place your feet over the trucks--board slide.\n\nplace foot on tail, and front foot behind front truck--grind
985094
You want the spring to run longer.\nA spring is strong, and it can snap closed and all your energy is gone. So you want to deliver that energy to the wheels more slowly.\nWrap a cord around the axle, so that pulling on the cord makes the wheels turn forward.\nNow attach the free end of the cord to the mouse trap so that the snapping action will pull the cord and make the wheels turn. \nIf the diameter of the axle is small then it will take a long time for the spring to pull the cord and make the wheels turn, BUT they will not turn with much power.\nIf you put in a fat axle, then the wheels will make fewer rotations, but will have more power. \nKeep trying different axles till you get good results.\n"Slow" the spring down by using the paower stored in it fully, don't just slow it down by bending it or weakening it.\nGood Luck
222298
You're talking 2 totally different trans-axle types.If you haven't done anything like this before,don't try.You're begging for headaches.\nA friend of mine once wanted more performance from a dune buggy,he went to a junk yard & found a Porsche engine from a roll-over(same trans-axle configuration).You also can't beat a horizontally opposed engine for ease of repairs.
260188
DO NOT do that!  It would be dangerous (creates a fire hazard), and one of the protective devices (fuse or circuit breaker) would probably trip under load regardless.
653144
There might be a switch in the back. Put it on normal.
563806
You have a lot of questions here, as far as the brakes, normally all you need is metric allen wrench's. As far as the shock you should go to Fox website to get the info you need. You need to figure out your sag and your weight to make some of the adjustments. Then is the shock air or coil over. It it is coil over you may need a heavier or lighter spring out it may be just right.\nAs far as tires it depends on the type of riding that you will be doing. Will it be X/C, downhill or freeriding.\n\nwww.foxracingshox.com\n\nRight back with the type of riding that you will be doning.
965191
This isn't very hard - you just need to do each of the little pieces. I'll give some hints.\n1) When the block is at the extreme from the rest position all the system energy is stored in the spring. The stored energy is spring force (k*x) times spring deflection distance (x). So it's k*x^2 where x is 8.5. \n\nThe block has maximum speed when the block is in the center of the oscillation range (the spring is fully relaxed at that point), so all the energy is in kinetic energy. Energy is conserved, so\nMax spring energy = Max KE\nk*x^2 = (1/2)*m*v^2\n\n2) Best hint here: think, no math req'd.\n\n3) Spring force F = k*x. Acceleration = F/m\n\n4) Acceleration is max (see #3) at x = 8.5 and zero at x = 0. In the formula\nx = (1/2)*a*t^2,\nyou can use the average of the accelerations those 2 points for a.
211260
If I ever used the front brakes, it would be after I spun around and was going backwards. \n\nOtherwise a T stop is what you use if staying forward.  (bring 1 leg behind and perpendicular to stop.)  I still prefer the turn around method though, less noise.
350527
depends on what size wheel and tire you are going to use.  You may be able to get away with just altering the wheel well without altering the actual frame of the truck, but the wheel/tire combination you plan to use will ultimately dictate what you can and can't do.  \n\nTake careful measurements of the inner wheel well. Note the position of where your wheel mounts to the axle in relation to  the centerline of the wheel well.  this will help you determine the backspacing on the wheel you choose.\n\nDo a search on "mini-tubs wheel backspacing" and you may find more helpful results--remember: you aren't the first one to mini-tub a vehicle and have wheel and tire issues!
918781
Where is your freebody diagram? There are other forces acting on the block than just gravity...\n\nGood Luck
435064
yep, screw it in, just don't screw it up.  they make a sweet little tool that helps out with this, and it dirt cheap.  check with your local parts store
97685
Assuming the blocks were made from the same batch of iron, they would have the same density. So a 2-kg block of solid iron would have twice as much mass, weight, volume, and potential energy (if the block are the same distance off the ground).