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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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I was wathching some truck pulling on you tube, and man the ammount of trucks that broke front end parts when they first started taking off was

amazing, So im wondering if anyone makes heavy duty 'tie rods' ball joints' ETC... Im not making a sport out of it..but after all the work i did especially the raylar cam and justins tuning, Id like to see what it can do.. But im driving it to wherever the pull is and want to drive it home also.. I know things break no matter what. But if im going to replace some parts id like to get the best available..

Also what cause shit to snap or break.. Is it just the strain on the front wheel/wheels trying to grab?

Ive never done a truck pull so i dont know what the best tricks are or what to expect, I would imagine be in 1st gear in 4lo..

If you guys have any stories or pics please let me know.

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I'd say 4 low would be too low. You need to be in the highest gear that you can sit on the rev limiter of basically. There are tons of places that make heavy duty front end components. Most diesel pullers will get upgraded tie-rods or braces for the factory ones at a bare minimum and lots of them have idler and pitman arm braces. Check out this thread here if you want some more serious advice: http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=162372.

yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks.. So you think 4hi and in D will work? Im sure the allison will do what it needs to. I just didnt want to waist time with it searching for a gear to be in,

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Sorry, meant to say 4 Lo 1st gear. I am used to hearing the diesel guys pulling in third. I'd guess that means you would spend at least some of the track in 2nd. I'd say one or two pulls and you would have that figured out though.

Big Whiskey Senior Enthusiast

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Use 4 LO for sure. Get tie rod sleeves. Lower the torsion bars down in the front, so that the nose won't get too high when you're pulling. Block the rear suspension. Take off easy to avoid wheel hop. When you get past the 25' mark, let the big dog eat and don't let off until you stop moving...unless it starts bucking like crazy...that's hard on stuff. And post a video! :thumbs:

yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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Ha you guys are funny,, So it seems the front end gets the most abuse,

@-the rod.. you seem like you have expierience in this..I figured id be into 100% the whole time to get the farthest possible..

whats the average trucks pulling length.. And do the diesels always do the best because of there tq or are there other variables to it?

like weight,wheelbase,etc...

I remember a freind of mine went to the pull at a local fair here and said a 6.0 truck beat an 8.1 and an lb7 dmax truck...

 

Also im not trying to make a hobby of this!! I just watched some videos and always wanted to try it to see what the truck could do..

 

Use 4 LO for sure. Get tie rod sleeves. Lower the torsion bars down in the front, so that the nose won't get too high when you're pulling. Block the rear suspension. Take off easy to avoid wheel hop. When you get past the 25' mark, let the big dog eat and don't let off until you stop moving...unless it starts bucking like crazy...that's hard on stuff. And post a video! :thumbs:

 

What do you mean by 'block the rear' and were would i find tie rod straps?

 

Sleeves???

TimmyG Senior Enthusiast

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I have seen gas trucks do well, alot of it seems to be who can get a good bite the soonest. The faster you get the sled moving the longer ya have till it stops

 

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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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Yea thats what i figured, so on one hand you,d think you would want to be into it 100% from the start to really get it going, but then if you hammer it at the start things might break and/or loss of traction..

HEMICAT Enthusiast

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I' ve seen many gas trucks do well at pulls- I think it's more about weight and traction. Any truck can break the tires loose on dirt, heck even pavement- just make sure you are in the right gear and don't try to shift gears while pulling!

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Yea thats what i figured, so on one hand you,d think you would want to be into it 100% from the start to really get it going, but then if you hammer it at the start things might break and/or loss of traction..
its all about loading the truck slow, before giving it 100% or ya break stuff

 

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yukon25008.1 Senior Enthusiast

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I also noticed guys with weight/s on the front end... I would imagine this helps the front end front being so loose and flopping around, causing stuff to break??

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