installing the WORLDS BEST leaf spring setup for DRAG RACING 

This is definitely the best "Regular guy wrenching on his car" channel on the entirety of RU-vid. Well done LT, keep it up!

As a Ford Tech if I get a Mod motor with a random miss/stumble/hesitation with no MIL set, I replaced the plugs and coils right from the start. I don't know what it is with the ECU's from Ford not setting a MIL light when you can clearly feel/hear a miss fire or stumble/hesitation. But to save the customer time and money in the long run just replacing both at the same time is the go to.

I learned something today! This is why I love RU-vid.

So glad you went with the split monos and calvert caltracs!!! You have a solid foundation going in for sure! Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

That's a cool looking kit! Cant wait to see this thing from the very beginning.

Another great video, LT!!! Keep up the outstanding work!!

Nice work and so beautiful 💙

Nice! I too replaced my oem leaf springs that broke in half at the load spring with the mono-split and adding caltracs! Great info and video as always!

If it were me, I wouldn't make excuses for going above and beyond. Your work is top notch, 👍, keep it up!

Good video. You do a very nice job of filming/editing I have say I almost choked when I read the description. Leaf springs? As always, I wish you the absolute best and complete success, but I am stunned. Wow

They work really well sliders and Calvert a winning combination.

I ALWAYS LIKED THE SLIDER IDEA, IM GOING TO TRY THEM ON MY 2000 F150.

I like that cool sliding setup on the leaf springs. Going to be neat to see it in action. _FMG_

That was a nice episode LT!! Keep going!

That was a great episode! You must have some great neighbors! Lol

I dig that anti-roll bar. Might have to pick one up for my truck.

Trucks a beast

Been keeping up with this series for a month now and man you’ve made me wanna build up a rig like yours

I like your attitude, sometimes you just do things because you want to. I spent 5 years modifying a 96 4x4 Suburban frame, suspension and drive train. Dana 60 straight axle swap, made my own sliders, all the good stuff, Camber plates, high steer cross over, new springs, 12" lift. Relocated and fabbed new body mounts to raise body 3", looked factory. Rebuilt my 14 bolt with disc brakes. 4:56 gearing front and rear. Upgraded drive shafts, u-joints and slip joints. New 540 Bow Tie block, everything new and forged. I reworked World rectangular heads and fitted shaft mount ro;;er rockers. port match the blower manifold of course, rebuilt 6-71, the Carb Shop in Ontario built two 950 carbs for E-85. Raul Upholstry completely redid the interior. 37 Goodyear Wranglers, Pertronix ignition control with start spark retard. I filled the tank with foam to control slosh. This was my best build.

We got six of those Sure Shot sprayers at the shop along with a 55 gallon drum of chlorinator brake cleaner and a handful of rebuild kits too. They are awesome!!

good looking

🔥🔥🔥vid!!!

This is a great channel! I'm hoping you will test the Raylar intake on the existing setup before the truck comes apart for the big motor. Thank you and Keep up the good work.

I remember a friend having a mustang with springs and an airbag strut on one side. That car hooked up!

I think you will like your new setup. I run the Caltrac split mono leafs on my street strip Dakota. I am getting 60' times in the 1.4's and am still getting the motor dialed in.

Diggin the mono-leaf setup. She should be nice and planted. Running AWD is a different animal then I'm use to, so I'll be interested to see how you set her up. Tough call as tin soldiers makes NICE stuff that works well. Nice shout out to them even though you went a different direction. That was kinda cool.

Leaf sliders! *Sings* are you real good at doing stuff

Keep it up

I'm running Calvert split leaf springs, and their traction bar setup with sliders on a 66 nova build with a built NA LS7, manual trans. I could have gone 4 link but I didn't want to cut up the car and the leaf spring setup is good for 7's. I'm only shooting for 10's. I'll be following along.

Makin progress!

This concept is important. This is AWD blasting off. Got to think differently and keep in mind stability and control. You break it down perfectly for the viewers.

Good video

Good time to box that frame. Those can always use some help from the front of the leaf spring mount to about to the middle of the cab (or just past the transmission crossmember)

I think you would be a fantastic aircraft technician. Most of us in the aircraft maintenance world possess a certain degree of OCD but it is a necessary and useful trait. Many lives depend on this mindset that only a few have.

Keep doing all the changes. I'll watch them all also I was going to say make the bed of your truck Swiss cheese so it could lose some weight

Make sure you have the rearend and driveshaft in the truck, when locating new crossmembers. Cool build.

One of the best suspension mods I did to my S-10 drag truck was the mono split leafs with sliders and Caltracks. Definitely go by the instructions on the initial setup of the bars. For god sake make sure you pair everything with a good double adjustable shock at a minimum. I cheaped out the first time and it fought me like crazy.

2 things. 1) the 6x6 build done on powerblock used similar sliders. 2) left hand turns go into the left hand lane. That way right hand turns can use their lane. Sorry pet peeve of mine lol

I put Zerk fittings on my spring bushings to keep them well lubricated

If you were planning on doing autocross or track racing, I could see going the 4 link way. But for the straight launch, maybe the mono leaf is the way to go! Thanks for explaining the thought process you do and coming to the conclusion. And the best part is when we get to see it in action!

I can't believe the kit came with aluminum bushings for both ends. As the springs compresses and twists and binds it will create massive stress on the frame and brackets and ride really bad because of the bind. Hope I am wrong but, common sense says I am right. Doug Norridin at Global West Suspension in San Bernadino, Ca. makes a spherical bearing setup for leaf springs drag racing that eliminates this bind with tons of articulation, and has zero deflection.

Old dirt track cars used the sliders

Use Mode 6 for Ford misfires, aaaand your upper hose is backwards. keep on Rockin' LT love the vids

Make sure at ride height and race weight your sliders are in the first 1/3rd of the bracket. This way when launching and the spring gets longer it does not bottom out in the bracket.

I saw where one mechanic was troubleshooting as the problem didn't show up on his All tell scanner ...He had an injector that would start out good then signal would progressive get worse as the car was driven.

Those springs and sliders are a really good 2wd suspension system. I would recommend getting in touch with Bobby Dodrill to see what awd really likes.

I'm not a mechanic. I know nothing about suspension. But I'd go with a quadrangulated 8 link rear suspension with airbags! Or something.

I get misfires quite often on my 4.6 in the crown Vic. They seem to get water in them quite easily, I'm guessing it's from condensation as I have the problem more often when it's humid. 90% of the time blowing out the holes and drying the boots seems to fix it. I've also stopped using aftermarket coils.

Hey I have the exact same bicycle!!

Mine was the same, no codes/check engine light. Shot ducks at 3500rpm at 3/4-WOT. Though it had a "saved code" for low voltage to coil via the scanner the shop used. 8 plugs and coils later, no miss fire and puts you back into the seat again. 120k original plugs/coils, all 8 plugs were gapped the same, big, but the same. coils looked good enough to be "emergency set" but I didn't trust them being having 18 years worth of heat cycles.

On your four motor make the two cylinders that fire right after each other in the rear instead of the front because you'll have more chances of the block holding together

Now that you've made 100k subs, you deserve a bigger shop. And a cameraman.

I would 100% spend as much time as you need to on the chassis. It’s like building a house in that you can’t build a strong house on a shitty foundation. Take your time and do it right

You do excellent work but I don't know if anybody will notice on some of that stuff

Keep them coming LT! I look forward to every upload. Where are you buying the DT73 and for how much? How does it compare to Brakleen? I just bought three Sureshot cans and was planning on running the Brakleen in one, but the cost keeps rising.

Love the content as usual! Only question I have is how well will those slide bearings on the mono leaf last with all wheel drive launches?! Keep up the great work!!!

I have the split mono leaf in my truck but i rather the "assassin" traction bars by smith racecraft instead of the cal-tracs. They are way more adjustable.

If you get new ignition coils which I highly recommend because those specific coils are really bad about going out, I've had good luck with the Spectra Premium C500M8 coils. Most other brands really seem to lack quality. I've done at least a dozen sets on different vehicles and I've tried all kinds of brands.

I shake my head when people complain about lack of space with stuff piled against the walls taking up floor space annndddd - no shelves in sight. Spend a weekend installing slotted rails on every open wall. Then lots of brackets and wire shelves and get the junk off the floor and out of the way. In this tall space you will need a folding ladder to access the shelves up near the ceiling but just be sure to put the stuff up there that you rarely use. You can even have shelf space above the garage door rails.

NGK coils are great and affordable.

I can't remember what drop LT running on the truck but it looks so good I'm keeping my nbs ext cab thinking getting a obs ext cab do a 6.0 swap with a 5 speed trans just for show but i do what to go fast idk how much the 3500 will hold

One thing have always said to hot riders, be it bike or car the foundation is the making

If the misfire comes back, replace the electrical connectors for the coils. They are probably worn out as they were on my truck and it caused a misfire only under load. Similar to your problem. You can buy all 8 for $15 on Amazon-much cheaper than new coils

Good timing! And looks like a nice set up! Got a question though what bearings are they on the slide? I was thinking ball bearing is nice but dubious on durability at that size,it was Just Yesterday afternoon I was convincing a friend with a holden rodeo (Isuzu 4ze1 turbo) Ute that is having a hard time with traction that we need to make some slider’s for it!

Find a known good CCRM for that mustang and swap the old one out to test and see if it fixes the problem. Its a set of relays that power the PCM, fuel pump, cooling fan, and AC clutch. Also check the grounds around the radiator support. Alot of times those are the culprit for studders and minor misfires that dont throw a code. Granted its not a cheap part, but its one to keep in mind. Its a dumb design from the factory if you ask me lol. Most times when they act up is when its humid, damp or a combo of the 2

That's the strip in Vegas. When were you there? I'm there lots.

I can see those rubber coil insulators losing dielectric strength in 20 years…you may have fixed the misfire. You’ll find a different problem with the 5.4, anyway! It’s going to be interesting to see the performance of the AWD on the strip when you get the UT done. The four-link rear may have been able to carry the whole truck out of the hole, making the weight and complexity of the AWD useless. OTOH, you had some nice 60’ performance with the orange truck, so it may be the best design. Looking forward to seeing it run!

Don't know if this kit is designed the way I'm about to describe, but for optimal function, the slider slot for the leaf springs needs to be the same angle/parallel with the line between the two eyelet holes at each end of the spring pack.

EGR block off plate with a 1/4" hole drilled through it, i had same issues with my 04, installed the block off/restrictor plate? and it fixed everything.

122👍's up LT thank you for sharing

So will this work with multi leaf springs aswell

from my understanding youre supposed to have the rear connected to hanger and not directly to the slider itself so it doesnt bind? or can you do both?

Ohm the plugs

hey LT, not sure if it's been brought up but as far as the 5.4 build for the new edge, why not just piece together an oem blower with parts from 07-14 shelby's. i'm sure there are tons of pieces or kits out there and the 13/14 shelby's have a 2.3 head unit and there is so much aftermarket support. just a suggestion. i'm a huge ford/mustang fan on a side note i've been a follower/fan since watching you on the horsepower/ trucks shows from back in the day. keep up the great work.

Was it you that put grease fittings in some leaf springs for the solid cal track bushings? I’m trying to find that video.

Will those rear hanger sliders work with stock leaf springs?

No Dielectric Grease on the spark plug boots?

I believe "Crawfish" might still have the 4wd leaf spring 8th mile record. Not sure of its still a leaf though.

🤙🏽👍🏼👍🏼

I need those sliders, shut up and take my money

Coil plug on the ford mod motor 9 out of 10 times anyways

Can you help. A question with the stabilizer bar and the shocks I have a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500 2wd and I have used many brands of moonre, KYB shocks and it does not feel good when driving, what number of models are your shocks I see that they are a bilstein brand could you say the model that you use in front and back, on the bar, why did you change it and it looks thinner than the original, how much does it vary?

LT...have you ever heard of corroseal? It is similar to POR 15, but way cheaper.

Can this be done to a suburban gmt800 1500?

Always found fords to be particular to ford oem parts.

All that rust on the new frame is driving my OCD crazy! 🤣

Will you have the frame blasted and painted before final assembly?

I can't wait until you get a garage shop. Working at home is great, but, annoying at the same time.

When those engines have a misfire it’s 90% the coil packs. It’s sucks but worth replacing them

Will a 8.1 fit in a s10?

Four wheel, or all wheel drive? As far as the Cal Tracs and split leaves I've seen cars run way down in the 8s on them - might turn out all the pieces driving the front wheels end up just extra weight.

I wouldn’t mind a Mach 1 or a terminator. Funny I never like those mustangs but they have aged well.

@LawrenceLTTolman - i hope u will find a bigger car shop real soon, so that way you have more room to work instead of current home garage

I'm sure a 9 inch will work but I think for the money I would have tried to find a 14 bolt that is 6 lug for like some of the 2wd escalades and stuff

Skip the sliders and do a link setup. I tried it all on my v8 s10s back in the 90s and early 00s. The only thing you are gonna regret is the time and money you wasted building and cutting them off.

Is all this being done just to take it back apart to paint/powdercoat the rust off?

We’re the hanges from

I would've done a 9.5" 14 bolt to keep it all GM but a 9" serviceability is undeniable

Duh, genius

Before the engine work on the mustang, why not do a wire tuck and an engine bay clean up.