Backhalving?
Anyone know of a good DVD or manual that details back halving a car?
You can go to S&W Race Cars web site and they have some instructions. Not real detailed but it will get you there.
451, I'm sorry you just don't get what I'm trying to say. It doesn't matter how many tubbed cars you beat. The essence of any fast car is the chassis. Period, plain and simple and a low 10 second car is fast. The Stockers are all limited to running a stock type suspension which means if your car came with leaf springs than you have to keep leaf springs. That's what John Calvert made the Cal Tracs for, plain and simple. There are better suspensions out there that enable you to use a larger tire than the leaf springs. A larger tire is better for traction. You can't even argue that point, so what if you don't need it now, you'll have it when you do need it.
Besides, what have got against big tires? Have you ever driven a 4 link car? The difference is huge. Leaf spring cars jump and raise, twist and do all that funky stuff before they move. 4 link cars just hit you in the *** and they are gone.
440valiant, I'd be willing to bet that most of the guys here that are so dead set against you back halfing your car are guys that either can't afford to do it themselves (but they want to) or they've never driven a back halfed car and just don't understand the difference. I say go ahead and back half it, do a 4 link though as they are infinitely adjustable. You won't be sorry.