I am going to build up a 68 Barracuda and was wondering how much it would cost to have it tubbed for some wide wheels. The car is going to be a street/strip setup. I am just trying to get a feel on what I am getting into..

 

How fast do you want to the car to be ? .. or is this just mainly for looks ?

 

High 8's is my long term goal.

 

Check out this page for info http://www.roadsters.com/chassis/
I've know two guys that had used Alston Chassiworks and were real happy with the work, Another friend had a Pro-Street pinto with parts from Morrison which was also good.

 

Are you able to do the chassis work yourself .... are you just looking for a parts list and price?

 

I have friends that can help, but I would prefer an expert. Why?

 

Because doing it yourself ... you can save a ton-o'-dough ! ... but if you want to eventually run in the 8's ... you better have a Pro do it. Back maybe 8 years ago ...I had considered doing a back-half of my 62 Plymouth. This was just a fast streeter. Using leaf-springs ..... it was almost 4k$ including everything. That was having a chassis guy do-it.

To spend almost 4k$ to actually run SLOWER ... no way !!

 

I dont want to go slower thats for sure..

 

Basically I just want to do it right. I want to benefit from traction.

 

I should explain that last statement.

I was considering putting a big MT tire on my car ... mostly for looks. But my SS leaf-spring suspension worked fine.... for a high 11 second car. I was doing this on a 6-8" Hoosier DOT tire.

But after some considerations ... I decided against that since IF the car hooks well with a small tire. Pulling a bigger tire down the track(that is not necessary for starting line traction) will hurt both overall ET and speed.

 

Your explanation makes sense... I think for running 9's and faster going with a tubbed setup would work best...

 

No doubt .. for sure ....I would think in the low 9 and 8 second range you would want a 4 link setup with BIG tubs for a good 14" tire.

 

The wife does not want me to go to far with my sons first car. She has limited me to a high 10 second to low 11 second car. So possibly a mini tub.. LOL!!

 

NO tubs needed for a car like that. A good 9" "stocker" tire is all you need !

 

I was thinking of running high 10's with 315/35/17

 

what type of tire is that ?

 

BF Goodrich Drag Radial.

 

A 9" stocker tire is going to be a better tire than any DOT radial....and probably way cheaper.

 

Traction wise I agree.

 

PLUS .... if you know anyone who is associated with any stock racers ... you can pick up a set of used tires for like 100$ for a pair.