1969 Chevelle 427 w Jerico. No traction

[Biscayne]

1969 Chevelle. 427, Jerico, 3.08 first gear. 4.89 rear end gears. Adjustible upper control arms, QA1 12 way adjustible shocks all around. Boxed lower control arms. 29.5 10.5w Mickey thompsons. Car run's 11.00's 124mph. Car will not leave. Wants to go right when u launch. No traction. Anyone have any sugestions where to start? Thanks

[Joe Martens]

I know some guys run an air bag in the right side, for pre-load I assume. Also, what type of clutch are you running and what RPM are you leaving at? Sounds like a neat car!!!

the air bag in the right rear is the answer for the chevelle,cured my problem,started at 2lbs. of air and added more as needed also with a29.5 x10.5 m/t, air lift was the air bag product.good luck

[Alan Roehrich]

What springs are in the car? On your adjustable uppers, do they raise the rear mounting point (on the housing) or are they meant to be used with something like "no hop" bars? When viewed from the side, at normal ride height, are the lower arms level, or do they run downhill or uphill towards the front mounting point? Are there any braces in place to stiffen up the mounting points on the frame?

[Greg Barsamian]

Read Chevy High Performance magazine October 2007 "Get Traction"
Too bad Alf Wiebe closed his shop.
With his suspension system "you can hook on butter"

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Greg Barsamian

Too bad Alf Wiebe closed his shop.
With his suspension system "you can hook on butter"

Ain't that the truth. I'm looking at a couple of Chevelles now, I sure hate the idea of not being able to buy Alf's stuff. Shoot, he should get a patent, and let some one else make the stuff and pay him per unit royalties.

[69stocker]

I would put a sway bar on it, I had the same troubles and it fixed mine. I would also give Global West a call they have some really great susension components for those cars. What trailing arm bushings do you have on it?

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Ain't that the truth. I'm looking at a couple of Chevelles now, I sure hate the idea of not being able to buy Alf's stuff. Shoot, he should get a patent, and let some one else make the stuff and pay him per unit royalties.

i just saw a Wiebe set up on a 69 chevelle ,what a nice piece,and the car owner said it works great,i would buy a set tommorow if avalible,you are on the money ,a patent ,,this item should be on the market,,,,,,,,the car was Mark Fauls

[Biscayne]

The lower control arms go slightly up hill at the front but not very much. Pretty close to level. What can u do to make them level? Running a ram clutch setup with adjustible pressure plate. Not sure what he has the base pressure set at.

[Jeff Lee]

Once you get the suspension corrected you might want to contact Rob Youngblood @ Advanced Clutches (www.advancedclutches.com). 124 MPH @ 11.00 would indicate to me there's a lot of ET left on the table. Like .400+. A proper clutch will make that much of a difference. Good luck!