How to Hook & Launch: Traction Mods for Street & Strip (Performance How to) Paperback – April 10, 2012

Nothing too complicated with a ton of algebra formulas, numbers, or graphs. Very straight forward in easy to read and understand information that will help you to get the horsepower to the ground and hook your car to the pavement. The book covers the most popular types of chassis; the leaf spring and coil springs/4 link(upper and lower control arms) for us older muscle car owners, and coil springs/3 link found on the late model {F-Body) Camaro & Trans-Am/Firebird. The book also covers the front suspension to include the straight front axle for those Gasser cars or hot rods, torsion bars for those Mopars, the double A-arms (found on most older cars), and the single A-arm found on the later model Mustangs and Camaro/Firebirds. With a basic understanding of each, the book then details the modifications that can be done to improve your suspension such as coil over shocks, ladder bars, traction bars, no-hop bars, shock absorber selection, preloading the chassis, pinion angles, chassis stiffening, sway bars, and track locators. Tire selection is covered as well as a great chart/guide in selecting the correct rear gear based on your cars weight, engine stroke, and transmission first gear. Are you over-geared or under-geared for maximum traction off the line? Its all here in the Making A Pass section. There is a whole section on Fine Tuning your car's suspension. You also get tips on transmission shifters, distributor add-ons & timing, torque converter selection, and more. A ton of photos and diagrams that make reading easy as examples are clearly shown that tie in with the text. The book has 128 pages that take the mystery and misunderstanding of chassis tuning and make it understandable and straight forward.

The book contains detailed information on the setup of pretty much all different types of front and rear suspension systems for drag race launch. Especially beneficial to someone getting started in the sport and with little knowledge of how a suspension system works during a drag race. Mr. Miller provides detailed description of the various ways that vehicle lift during acceleration can work for you and also work against you. Lots of photos to aid in defining the details. Although some of the information is basic, it is still beneficial as a reminder of how weight and lift interact and impact traction during acceleration.I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in any form of drag racing. Whether or not you plan to race yourself, if you enjoy watching the races, this book will help you understand exactly what happens when a vehicle launches at high rpm.

My hubby lived his book and reads it nightly. A great purchase for sure.

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Pretty good book, lot of good information for newbies or first timers. As a fairly seasoned user it wasn't as detailed as I was hoping for, but I did learn a few new tricks. Overall worth the money.

Dick Miller uses a lifetime of valued racing experience to offer up a well-written book on traction and the numerous factors that effect it and how to improve your cars traction from the start to the finish. I found this book essential reading for anyone desiring to cut their race time in the 0-60 or quarter mile.

Dick Miller knows his stuff. My 66 Biscayne will be faster this year. This book explained some problems I've been having. I don't race enough to go through the learning curve. This book excelerated the process.

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