Small Tire Car + Long Travel Struts = Big Problems To Solve!

[@thegooniverse495]

It's crazy how much chassis set up I have learned from racing RC cars. It's literally the exact same thing. Once I got into big cars I understood so fast. Get your kids into Rc folks!

[@rhansen435]

Same here!

[@54raceman]

I’ll tell you one thing the stuff i learnt from rc cars was hell of alot easier to take to big cars than taking the stuff i knew about the big cars before hand to rc

[@aeroflopper]

i did it cost a small fortune, but worth every penny, my son won many national juinor championships

[@pinklightfever]

@@aeroflopperno he didnt

[@f.chrisliuzzo7889]

I totally agree!!! And if ya notice most drag racing and track racing guys always have an rc tucked away somewhere in the house or shop!!? And the biggest thing rc racing helps with is suspension settings on the big versions.. getting that rate, bound and rebound set correctly and balanced makes the traction possible..

[@billclinton6410]

The amount of knowledge I gained from this video is insane. Big kudos to the builder!

[@dondotterer24]

Thank Billy for sharing this. Most people don't. You guys do a great job at explaining things.

[@newportbeach3621]

Glad to see you guys have ur hands on Billy’s car ..

[@pineychristian]

TSR boys another great video. We love to see the day to day work in the shop. Always a positive vibe going on around there because we know there is nothing but greatness rolling out of that shop !!

[@Larry-k1y7h]

Guys every time I watch this channel I'm educated I gain knowledge and you cats always have a great attitude Brad is really good at all aspects of performance thx feĺlers

[@jonathanrollins7292]

This is badass! It’s amazing to watch what you guys can do, the level of engineering and fabrication that goes into your work is unmatched. So glad Billy has let you guys do your thing with the chassis, this car is going to be a rocket 🚀 and it will be fun to watch the progression. Tin Soldiers and SRC is such a cool collab and even more, a genuine friendship. It will be nice to see Billy in a car that will be competitive again and capable of bringing home the 🏆💵💵

[@davidzimmer2694]

That was the best explanation of "caster" I've ever heard. Amazing. He should be a teacher or instructor.

[@djk91lx28]

I love what y’all bring to the community. Well done gents

[@billmorton6977]

Respect for showing the trials and tribulations of building cars .

[@mocarpenter8836]

Everyone working together, reaching out too friends and Company contacts to MAKE IT HAPPEN !! Murica Baby !! 🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸

[@Just_Modify]

MURICA! 🇺🇸🏁

[@Rad.Dad.Customs]

Thats awesome that there are companies that don't mind making what you need. Not many are willing to do that because it's actually outside of their skill set..

[@PaulRhodes420]

I'm here because of SRC, Billy is an awesome guy! Y'all are awesome, great job on what y'all are doing for him. I was impressed with the Nova, I think the Camaro will be even more impressive! I can't wait to see how well he does with this mean machine, light weight, big engine and I imagine twin turbos, nitrous. Sounds pretty mean to me! Let's go Billy!!! 🤘😝🏁

[@Sunshine-zi8zc]

It will have a Pro Charge..pro charger on it.

[@PaulRhodes420]

@@Sunshine-zi8zc sweet! I can't wait to see it man!

[@jasonhastings5538]

Thats right having a great shock guy to help is awesome!!!!👍👍👍

[@bradleyduncan8224]

Excellent work guys! You guys build the baddest parts, keep it up!

[@tomscustomshop]

Some work in that! Fair play. Shop is looking great

[@chrislovett6120]

Billy has the right team on the job. Glad y’all had time to work on his new car. Can’t wait to see it when it’s done.

[@jerryfrederick6610]

Glad to see the boy hanging around the shop. He is going to have some serious fab chops by the time he is older.

[@robertjohnson4784]

Hey guys absolutely love the video plus you guys teaching about the different strut sizes years ago I worked in a Fab shop in your work is top-notch God bless you guys stay strong and stay fast

[@jonwheeler2414]

Man I really appreciate showing us the up and downs of it all

[@danhoskins2730]

Love watching the building process.. keep up the great work.

[@ericaichinger4768]

get it Done Brad...that car going to be player when its lined out can't wait

[@orlandoguzman1261]

TSR and SRC getting ready to hurt some Feelings 💪🏻🔥😁

[@TopicTide1]

nice work guys, can wait to see this thing race

[@ronmiller1162]

love the thinking that you guys do with these old cars to make them work

[@mikestufano4961]

Thanks for paying this video guys. Great stuff. I wish I could afford to have Brad build my truck. Even Billy who is no slouch on getting cars to go fast is having his Camaro set up at TSR. I have to ask Billy how he got his leaf spring truck to leave so hard and straight. I get the cal-tracks and lock up the frame but there must be more. Billy is a talented guy Hope you all figured out the struts. I’m working on a 49 ford f1 now that sits on a fat man chassis , with a 9” and 4 link. Im setting up the instant center now with advice from the Tin Soldier Racing video that y’all helped so many of us with. Rest easy guys when I get to progress my 2000 s-10 I will be going to you all for parts to get it hooking up and going fast. I wish it was a square nose s-10 like Billy’s but With help from guys that know a lot more than me ,Maybe the 2000 year chassis is better?? I do see guys putting a lot of coin into s-10’s and they seem to come up short,I worry if I should look for a short wheel base car?

[@brucehuff5566]

I'm excited to see the solution. Nice video guys. Stay safe

[@Michael-s4r1y]

Good stuff!! Watch and Learn!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@RustyWells2]

If Mark comes up with some struts that will work on Billy's car he better get a warehouse full of them because he's going to sell a shit ton of them!

[@toddclark332]

The best for the fast ❤🙏🤘🇱🇷 have fun and blessed weekend guys 😁

[@RedEyedPatriot]

Billy's Camaro gonna be a Beast 😎🏁🤘🔥🇺🇲

[@Taylordrifts]

I literally have this exact same problem and need these exact struts 😂 taking a big tire rotary car and doing LT and no prep.

[@winstonpratt604]

Yeah there's definitely a couple guys out there you need to talk to Taylor 💯 I've seen 2 maybe 3 like yours doing the Tippy Toe down the Track ... And when they were they were flyin big time 💯 if its squatting it's working 😅

[@matthewserrao2926]

@1:59 that spring spacer is used if you wanna run dual rate springs. Common in long travel off road vehicles. I run a 550lb 14 inch spring on top and a 350lb 12 inch spring on bottom, on a 12 inch stroke shock.

[@charles055]

Can't wait to see the car when it's done

[@jeromejozwiak4705]

Thank God they fixed the firewall . I saw this car in a garage outside of Chicago, and the firewall was Swiss cheese Good job, guys

[@The-real-doc-holiday]

I actually own one of those Buicks my grandmother gave it to me. They are my favorite car in the world by far.

[@brianstephanierobertson357]

Awesome video guys, can't wait to see it done with all you guys are doing to it

[@LonnySelf]

Reminds me of when you could still go into Rearmorrisons shop long ago .

[@greasemonkeygarage1896]

If you make it wheee the shock cup is right above the lower ball joint you can probably get up to 9 inches of travel! But you’d have to relocate the spindle out slightly or run smaller length lower control arms.

[@scottstantz9520]

You guys are awesome.

[@BelleTx214]

Always looking forward to your videos.

[@williamstamper442]

6:55 what a fine looking Buick! I did NOT expect that to come rolling in... Wish i wasn't poor... Im just a displaced eastern Kentucky man stuck in Detroit and life bit me hard for the last 25 of my 54 years. All i really want out of life is for my first car, my 70 442 Olds to run 8.50s with a legit Olds engine. I forever dream of winning the lottery and dropping off the roller to Tin Soldier race cars and helping me out with the "stance". I know everything else will work once that is nailed.

[@brucefrye8799]

Hey if you haven't already checked ksr performance and fab KZbin channel he is building a Olds powered drag car. It's his first car as well

[@Wardaddy1124]

Man that’s a really nice car that is a game changer

[@jamesdavis4859]

Good job bro

[@robinwendt5527]

I'm kinda a qa1 guy but that's definitely pretty solid what mencer is doing to help not only his program but something that you guys can offer all ur customers in the future!

[@KSRPerformanceFabrication]

I used a TRZ Fox Body spindle with an AFCO Foxbody strut in a 5th Gen Camaro to have alot of travel. Not sure if it would fit into a 1st Gen Camaro though.

[@CogswellRacing]

Excited that you guys might have a offering for this void in the industry. I would love something with more travel

[@zeusy_juice]

Awesome video!! Thank you guys for so much knowledge.

[@glamiskid50]

That was really cool learned a lot. Can’t wait to see you what you come up with for it love y’all.

[@NoPrepFans]

Awesome work

[@zadenwheat]

“Built in Kentucky by hillbilly’s”❤

[@quicksilverBBC]

good stuff!!

[@CCRider5312]

AWESOME 👏🏼😁

[@jayrolexdollars5229]

I got to give it to y’all boys , y’all the best out there when it comes to chassis for race cars 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

[@trkdrvr24]

Enjoy the video guys, keep em coming 🏁🏁🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kennethwelch4261]

lol you can do like the dirt late model guys , have a through rod strut for more travel, they figured out how to have the shaft pass through the body of the shock part for more travel and keep it sealed on both ends.

[@TJV-n3e]

Jason brad great job as always Godbless

[@williamteves9781]

Been waiting on this video for too long lol thanks for yalls content god bless y’all

[@mikecolemire3692]

Great video guys!

[@jonsetzer9556]

The 6” travel menscers will work. That’s what I had on the Lucky Luciano Camaro. Mario Johnson’s car

[@jessearquette5686]

Make small tire racing great again small tire no prep racing is my favorite

[@Just_Modify]

NICE! Now that’s gonna be a race car buddy.

[@cchevyboy]

Hope to see more on the camaro!

[@damianlindsey6177]

The gsx was also only offered in yellow or white. They are killer

[@mrhighlight8771]

The camera guy is a true question king 😂..and he's got the..yeah uh-huh 😂 down point.

[@f.chrisliuzzo7889]

That cars gonna be a nasty one to beat on the track.

[@mikestufano4961]

I was thinking to put a spring cup in the lower arm to absorb some of the length your struggling with. Then I see it’s a 7 day old video. Hey maybe on future builds when the problem arises. I bet you can’t loose much more than 2” as when the cars land from wheelies the spring cup in the lower arm may come into track or road contact.

[@gtnoslp]

Great "Geometry"vlog!

[@Amxracer]

Cool 😎 !

[@MegaSpool]

I’d be interested in a set of those struts once you get them sorted and pricing figured out.

[@Brykk]

Would it be possible to run the shock/strut parallel with the top frame tube and use a solid rod on a pivot to actuate it? So spindle to an actuator rod, rod to a pivot mounted to the upper frame tube, and then pivot to the shock.

[@tomeickhorst6787]

Looks like the car is going to work good

[@centermass4962]

Looks like he finally wised up and gonna let real race car builders work it.

[@707SLAYER]

There is nothing wrong with the struts going above the hood that will become the norm at some point .its the same in off road long travel ...

[@jessecoc6247]

It would look sick too

[@GenXERIC-4888]

If Nicky Bobby Had the Tooling He Could Get it Done No Doubt Love ALL Yall guys God Bless

[@davidblain2714]

Absolutely great content and excellent chassis engineering! Just bought a 66 chevy II, I'll be calling buddy!

[@thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808]

Nice work guys. I need to bring my 3rd gen Camaro to y’all

[@mickhirk4734]

Just wondering why you cant lower the lower control arm brackets and adjust the ride height of the strut.

[@obezzyjohnson9680]

U just can't put the lca taps anywhere bro. Everything has to be in line n work together thru the whole travel of the struts n the upper n lower control arms homie. Shiiii can't be binding up n stuff bcuz the stuff won't work on the track n billy will be fighting the car to go down track straight n all.

[@kerrygatling663]

You guy does some killer fab work 👍 have 2 questions, does the Buick have a glass front end is there any video out there on it?

[@jcnpresser]

That strut sticking out of the hood would be kinda cool. I’ve thought about it, been waiting for someone to do it, like a shock tower on a trophy truck. It’ll be soon.

[@jcnpresser]

Todd is feeling the trophy truck vib lol

[@tonypatrick9362]

Love you guys your the best of the best

[@Mightyant-tp3ko]

Tin Soilders FTW

[@young11984]

Looks like a solution for Turbo John on the Saturn, then again he already has another car going together

[@lonestarstreetcars]

Been waiting for this 💪🏻🔥

[@bmaceman6720]

Mustang strut on a Camero... don't let Bill watch this!😂

[@itzbutters8547]

Bones the old bracket car how’s the weird looking front shocks

[@tico4940]

Must say,I knew charlie brown from racing videos,but Tin Soldiers has been noted by Hoskinsons family,Bill and sons,man has street racing blown up last few years and Old Mans Garage,SRC,has realy given people a look at so many others,from parts guys,paint and body,got jimmy Dale in view,Miss Midnight,tony and tess,got his own cam now,carb deals,and bringing Tin Soldiers into my and others view.great job guys and subbed last year.

[@mattbowden1139]

Is cantilever not an option with the coilovers top coming thru the firewall?

[@artieyates7332]

Man ,Doc Holiday is working on race cars now. Dude in the gray shirt is Tombstone Doc Holiday’s twin.

[@ericrhyne3407]

Love the Buick! Building a Buick engine that’s fast would cost more than the whole car.

[@jeffmonroe9766]

Just make it look like a badass gaser.

[@danmyers9372]

Everyone has been telling Turbo John to put long travel struts on the front of the Saturn he is currently driving. This video shows what John has been telling everyone. It’s not a simple and definitely not a cheap mod.

[@jefffunk6034]

Im no chassis builder but I knew months ago no available long travel strut was going to fit on that camaro.

[@tommycook9620]

BADASS 💪

[@williamstamper442]

6:01 "6-10 degrees of caster"...I've been saying this for 30 years and I don't even have anything considered quick or fast. Think of it this way, try pushing a shopping cart backwards real fast. What happens? The "caster wheels" try to correct themselves. You don't want that. Another example, most GM cars from late 60s, all thru the 70s and pretty much rear wheel drive 80s (think g body) all had negative caster "built in" to make them nice to drive. Think couch down the freeway kind of thing. My old 1950 Ford had manual steering and positive caster, the steering wheel corrected itself to center when turning the wheel. This phenomenon on a race car is doing the same thing...trying to center the steering wheel and kinda "forcing" the front tires to do the same at speed...kinda forcing the tires to go straight in a pair on the front of your car. I might be doing a crappy explanation, but hope y'all get the importance of positive caster in your alignment and setup. Otherwise you just pushing a shopping cart backwards.

[@davel2119]

Ditto on caster. Had a 2nd gen Camaro bracket car and put as much caster as I could in it. Drove like a Cadillac at 130 on a Sunday drive. Made looking around at the finish line very comfortable. 👍

[@Mac-td7lt]

We haven't see much from Billy's nova after its debut. A hand full of races and thats it. Maybe hes done with the Nova. This is going to be a different beast.

[@RLRSwanson]

We'll see if a light bulb went off in his head after sick week about what to do with the Nova, since it's got the cage, engine, steel and should alrrady have provision for cooling etc. for a class like ultimate iron or whatever.

[@ValorMotorsports]

I think a callout with Billy and Cleetus is in order when the cars are done. Billy can i promote it?

[@tater82]

I’ve never heard it called cali lean, it’s always been Carolina Squat 😂

[@lestertrobaugh5771]

Cantilever struts, lay then down front to back😎

[@richardturk7162]

I would think the higher the front end going down the track would cause more drag under the car which would slow it down plus make handling worse.