Thread: anybody pullin wheelies?

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Jeff, what you're saying is not just an opinion, it's a fact. The energy that lifts the car is wasted energy that could have accelerated the car. Pullin wheelies is definitely all show and no go, and it's an easy way to break parts.

But this thread was started by 72Nova who wants to know how to lift the front wheels. So going fast is not the primary concern in this case

I found a little more information on the rear suspension geometry: to pull the front wheels the instantaneous center has to be as close to the front of the car as possible. This acts as a lever against the weight of the car.
The instantaneous center is defined as the intersection of lines drawn through the trailing arm pickup points on the axle housing and the frame when viewed from the side. Small changes in the distance and height of that intersection have dramatic effects on how hard the tires plant and how much lift is experienced by the front end.
So when you got a four link rear suspension you could fabricate some brackets to decrease the angle between the trailing arms and your car should do a wheelstand even with a small block.

But as Jeff and Dave stated this will not make your car go faster and playing around with the suspension geometry can make your car unsafe to drive so this is not recommended!!!!

This is what mine looked like:

Well, I was not trying to stand. a 1 inch lift would have made me happy. I just found it odd that both a 403 and a 455 diddnt lift at all. Thanks for the info.

yeah poppin a wheelie is cool but wouldnt it be cooler to just flat out blow somebody off the line when you pull up to a stop light? It's fun to roast the tires a little too! :-D

Ever seen an Elderodo pull wheelies?http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sho...7450#post27450

If you wants wheelie, all u gots to do is take an old chevy van, mount the motor in the back, run the radiator to the front with loong, loooong radiator hoses and a extra pump, weld the rear suspension solid and throw bricks behind the door panels in the rear doors. floor it and hold on. best done with high torq motor.

I forgot to mention that you had to hook a V drive up to the driveshaft because the motor will be behind the rear axle.