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Posted: Fri Nov 24th, 2017 01:19 pm

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One of the big problems with big Hp in a truck is the weight distribution is more towards the front so you have a light rear end. This make it more difficult to plant the HP to the road. Spinning your tires is not what we want to do. Wider, stickier tires help but an even distribution of weight makes things much easier to launch and control in corners. There comes a point that there can be too much HP because it cannot be safely planted to the ground. Many years ago I had a F-100 Ranger that had a transplant 429 that would jump sideways when it was shifting gears above 4000 rpm - too much HP for the stock suspension.
I have amateur raced a few vehicles (dirt track, auto-cross, and motorcycle drag). For each type of racing I tried to select the "best" type of vehicle for the choices in that class. The HP side of it was never too much of a challenge but getting the suspension set for a launch or adjusting under-steer/over-steer was always the challenge. And no matter how new parts were the weakest link will be the failure point.
For my '04 Ranger I have no plans on anything but simple/cheap bolt-ons (if any) and will be keeping the 3.slo mostly stock. I do have a project muscle car I am working on but it is still a long way from seeing the road.

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Tony
NE ATL
'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement