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- Battery Racks - The proper way to mount battery racks in the trunk of your car or the bed of your truck is to weld the rack to the frame of the vehicle. Welding the rack to the frame will make sure that the rack will not come loose. If you do not have a frame on your vehicle, use 7/16 - 1/2 grade 5 or 8 bolts with locking washers to bolt it down to the metal of your vehicle.
- Extending A-Arms - Extending your upper A-Arms can increase your ability to hop higher, and reduce your chances of breaking ball joints. The only downfall is if you drive your vehicle a lot, you may incur tire wear on the outside of your tires.
- Reinforcing - If your vehicle is going to be a hopper reinforcing your vehicle's frame will definately help you. Reinforcing can make your vehicle stronger and have less of a chance of breaking or cracking the frame. On small vehicles (Euros) there isn’t much you can do because they do not have frames.
Using Fiberglass on the rear quarter panels on your vehicle can give you a better chance of not creasing the sides of your vehicle from hopping or doing three-wheels. It can make the rear panels very solid and stronger. - Batteries / Solenoids - When getting your batteries for your vehicle make sure that they are all the same type and all the same age. This can reduce the chances of older batteries draining the newer one. The most commonly used battery is the Group 31 Batteries. You should have a least one solenoid per battery. This will greatly save you on your motors. They now have available solenoid blocks that can handle up to eight batteries at a time.
- Battery Connectors - Make sure that you use copper connectors and that they are crimped securely, that way you will have less of a chance of the connector coming off or working loose and having a bad connection. Always use 4 gauge or lower on your connectors and your cable.
- Tires - The most commonly used tire is a 155x80x13 or 175x75x14 white wall radial. The original white wall is 520’s or 560’s, but they will wear very fast because they are soft. The 520’s & 560’s start at $40 a tire where the radials start at $20 a tire.
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