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drag racing a kx500???

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reknelb:
Should I lose the stock wheels and mount up some alum. 17" or something along those lines?

reknelb:
So I talked to a drag racing dude on a racing site and he said to use the 19 rear, and go with a kx80 front end (17"). Throw a strut in place of the shock, lower it to 2" min. ground clearence and hit the track.  :lol: Sounds like a plan to me. I just cant decide wether I want to extend the swing-arm or not. I'll keep you guys posted.

gowen:
Extend the swingarm and get a stupidly knobby tire. I've found that fresh Trackmasters with 50% knobbies (center only) removed makes a paddle tire effect. Still having problems with front tire lifting though. I purchased a 6in. extended swingarm. I'm considering going 12 inches by adding extensions instead of a custom swingarm. TRS makes them. I figure I could add them to my custom arm now. Then I could go as far as 18 inches out. For that possible inline four I might soon install when I get some time.

reknelb:
Are you talking about grass draging or asphalt? Sounds sweet either way 8)

gowen:
For asphalt racing, you would definately need a serious extension to keep the front end planted. But I was referencing grass/hard packed racing. Both are extremely fun and worth every $ spent. :-)

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