Theme Tuesdays: Lettin’ The Sparks Fly: Part 2

Sep 18, 2012

Lately a number of people have been subtly (and not so subtly) suggesting that I should make the switch to air.

While I have yet to make up my mind one way or the other I will say that the idea of having the ability to lay sparks down whenever I feel like is pretty damn appealing.

Here’s another collection of people putting air ride (and other ground scraping measures) to good use use.

sparks2 — I think there are one or two around here that do this sans air

sparks5 — Karmann Ghia making the bottom look similar to the top

sparks15 — This looks really similar to one that was around here for awhile, think it got sold though

sparkit — Posted this one awhile back on the fan page

sparks9 — I truly wonder if we will ever see this car again

sparks16 — Drifters getting on on sparking fun

sparks6 — From my week of wheel stander obsession…

sparks11 — The fact this is in a shop is awesome

sparks3 — Truck looks a bit different now but this pic is awesome all the same

sparks7 — Most minitruckers are not afraid to let it spark

sparks14 — Almost looks like the truck in front of the shot above, it’s not, but almost

sparks12 — Love to see the whole frame of a truck dragging

sparks8 — Great pic, wish I could have found higher res

sparks10 — Via Surface DVD, which I’m glad to have as part of my collection

Part one is here if you missed it.

11 COMMENTS

Steve Sep 18, 2012 At 3:47 pm

You’ll never see a better price than for my kit 🙂

scott s. Sep 18, 2012 At 4:05 pm

Do it!

Fastphil Sep 18, 2012 At 5:25 pm

Bag it!

I’ve pondered getting those pads they sell that are made for dragging… they’re not at the top of my list of priorities though.

Chris Sep 19, 2012 At 12:24 am

Don’t let hydraulics be forgotten about , more lift and drop , equal ride quality.

Blackout313 Sep 19, 2012 At 1:35 am

Hydros are messy and less reliable. I’ve been there a few times. I’d bag over anything.

- DaveT Sep 19, 2012 At 7:36 am
  
  Phil you can use hitchballs but not sure where you would mount them on the stang.
  
  I don’t have the space for what I assume a hydraulic setup would occupy. I would ideally put the entire air setup in the spare tire well so I can still toss my bike in and out care free.
  
chris Sep 19, 2012 At 1:35 pm

hitchballs are super dangerous!!( they snap off) , and hydros can fit just the same , in the spare tire wheel , but either way at least you’re actually thinking about adjustable suspension :), cant go wrong !!

go kart tyre fitment oliver Sep 19, 2012 At 2:24 pm

a hydra gas (hydrolic) setup would be cool because nothing rides smoother but id only doit if your sure your gona have the 3 for a long time to come

DaveT Sep 19, 2012 At 2:38 pm

Chris how often do they snap off? I guess that would be a weeee bit of a hazard. Batteries and all could fit in the spare well?

Ollie that’s the thing, not sure how long I will have the 3 but having a vehicle with no payments isn’t so bad. I mean I could see myself rolling around in it bagged for years if the damn thing didn’t rust!!

chris Sep 19, 2012 At 4:40 pm

well ok not the batteries , but check out the single pump set ups here ,www.dicesuspensioncomponents.com , lots of info and builds on street source ,if you did a single pump 2 battery(24volt)set up youd be pleased,
as for the hitch balls , once they get heated from dragging the become projectiles , not good, theyre all but banned in the minitruck scene , you are seriously frowned upon lol but i must say they do spark nicely while “in use”.

craig Sep 20, 2012 At 8:39 pm

Trailer balls are fine is secured properly. But even better is to just weld steel plates to the frame and replace when required.

That rusty BMW (which I loved) is alove again, I recently saw a teaser video on Vimeo which looks like its being reserected.