Drag Illustrated Issue 137, October 2018

2018 BUYER’S GUIDE link housings are currently available in both floater and 2 piece axle design and will accom- modate 16”, 17”, 18”, 19”, 20”, 21”, 22”, and 23” 4 link centers with wheel to wheel widths ranging from 31.5” to 48”. Strange Engineering…because stronger matters. GEN IV LT1 ROCKER SYSTEMS T&D MACHINE 775-884-2292 www.tdmach.com One of the most recent shaft-mount rocker systems from T&D Machine Products is the LT1 evolution out of GM’s LS series. It is a bolt-on, 1.81-1 ratio, fully adjustable 4139 steel rocker body designed to take whatever power adders you can throw at it, unlike the OEM investment-cast pieces they replace that tend to disappear when abused. These contain only the finest in bearings, feature larger adjusters and jam nuts than industry standard, have been strenuously race tested, and engineered and carefully machined to exacting specifications by the manufacturer you’ve come to trust. LIGHTWEIGHT FRONT BRAKE KITS TBM BRAKES 805-987-7867 www.tbmbrakes.com and all necessary caliper mounts and hardware. They are available for most all popular stock spindles, aftermarket spindles, or strut applica- tions. TBM front drag systems must be paired with a rear drag racing style brake system and are recommended for cars up to 3500 lbs. at 200 MPH when combine with our rear systems. Common applications are in stock and ready to ship. Contact us today. What’s stopping you? TRACK METER TOOL TRACK METER 312-617-1823 www.trackmeteronline.com Meter’s included torque wrench attachment to a specified number of degrees. It’s recommended to measure several key spots along the tracks surface. The Track Meter includes simple to use Data Tracking software to store your measure- ments and aid in track surface analytics. You’ll be able to store traction measurements at key points of the race track’s surface, along with current air temperature, time of day and lane side. These measurements data points can be collected and stored for multiple runs during qualifying and eliminations. Data Tracking software allows you to build a library of data for multiple race tracks over multiple runs for years of comparison data to aid in car set-up and tune. No more guessing. PTS-2G TRAILER-ALARMS 877-604-7381 www.trailer-alarms.com TBM front drag brake kits are your lightweight, quick releasing, high stopping power solution. These kits come complete with either our DR-1 or F1 2 piston forged aluminum calipers, steal thermally treated revolution ro- tors, either aluminum hats or hubs loaded with Timken bearings, drag racing specific brake pads, 38 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com The Tra c k Met er i s a si mp l e t o u se tool that when used correctly provides consis- tently accurate measurements of the race track’s surface. By standing on the Track Meter’s ma- chined aluminum foot tabs an internal spring applies a determined amount of pressure to the Track Meter’s bottom rubber pad. This rubber pad has a durometer hardness similar to most drag racing tires. The user then turns the Track Th e P R O -T E C Syst e m i s d e s i g n e d t o monitor and protect the trailer and it’s contents. Any movement of the trailer will be detected by Issue 137

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