69 Charger on the autocross

[j-c-c-62]

Chassis rigidity, suspension differences, tires, brakes, weight, power make a difference. You have a weight advantage over the Cat. It would be a great comparison to see how close you could get to the Cat by doing chassis, suspension, brake, tire, power upgrades to your Charger.

He mentioned he is already out running another driver's Hellcat with his current set-up, weight advantage and HP disadvantage.

 

[ckessel]

Aaah. Missed that. Anyway, thumping the Cat with old tech is cool.

 

[Rusty knuckles]

Chassis rigidity, suspension differences, tires, brakes, weight, power make a difference. You have a weight advantage over the Cat. It would be a great comparison to see how close you could get to the Cat by doing chassis, suspension, brake, tire, power upgrades to your Charger.

Already done. That's what I'm saying. Less than $1000 in bolt on parts to a 69 charger (and maybe or maybe not tires) and you will outrun a hellcat at least on the autocross. I'd love to run both my cars at the same event but I don't think it's possible.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Already done. That's what I'm saying. Less than $1000 in bolt on parts to a 69 charger (and maybe or maybe not tires) and you will outrun a hellcat at least on the autocross. I'd love to run both my cars at the same event but I don't think it's possible.

and you're still running the automatic 727? How's it holding up overall?
And what size tires front and rear again?

 

[Rusty knuckles]

and you're still running the automatic 727? How's it holding up overall?
And what size tires front and rear again?

Yep and it seems to be holding fine. Front and rear are both 275/50-15 nitto 555r2's.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Yep and it seems to be holding fine. Front and rear are both 275/50-15 nitto 555r2's.

275/50/15 or 275/60/15? Just confirming the 50-series is not a typo since 275/60/15's are so common with our cars.

 

[Rusty knuckles]

275/50/15 or 275/60/15? Just confirming the 50-series is not a typo since 275/60/15's are so common with our cars.

Yep 50's. I wanted the shorter sidewall. These are basically the same diameter of my previous 245/60-14.

 

[glrestomod]

This thread is fantastic, as I'm wanting to autocross my General Lee after I make some mods/upgrades! I appreciate everyone's feedback!

 

[Rusty knuckles]

This thread is fantastic, as I'm wanting to autocross my General Lee after I make some mods/upgrades! I appreciate everyone's feedback!

You absolutely should! It's ridiculously fun and it's not terribly expensive or hard to get your car set up pretty well. Not that it matters what others think but there is a certain appreciation for someone going out and slinging around an old car that "doesn't handle."

 

[glrestomod]

You absolutely should! It's ridiculously fun and it's not terribly expensive or hard to get your car set up pretty well. Not that it matters what others think but there is a certain appreciation for someone going out and slinging around an old car that "doesn't handle."

I can’t wait! I unfortunately have to wait until I can get the resources to press forward on it, but I’m studying suspensions now: aftermarket, factory, full frame chassis,’ etc. Lots of fun studying the options now available! I lean now in the direction of modifying/upgrading the factory setup, after initially wanting QA1 or some other aftermarket option (those still may be a legit option for me, but I lean toward the factory setup). I’ll definitely do a full cafe and chassis stiffening from US Car Tools as well. Also looking at some not so common setups and approaches from people who road races Chargers back in the day. Great topic!