Chassis size

Daddyz · 11/22/16, 5:09 PM

Help me out- I feel like I would have seen this explained somewhere before on the interwebs, but I can't find it.

When I see a listing for a sprint car chassis, I see an 88/40, or similar listing. What dimensions are these referring to? Is there a preferred 'number' for non-wing vs a wing chassis?

Thanks

(Edit: Nevermind- I didn't try Googling as hard as I thought.)

dustbowl · 11/22/16, 5:33 PM

88 would be total wheelbase, 40 would be the engine setback. Generally most non wing cars are 87/40s and that's your standard sprint car with and without a wing, but a lot of it is preference.

red70racer · 11/24/16, 11:12 AM

Daddy Z, you gonna get a sprinter and run with WAR year?

11/22/16, 5:09 PM	#1 Chassis size
Daddyz Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 31	Help me out- I feel like I would have seen this explained somewhere before on the interwebs, but I can't find it. When I see a listing for a sprint car chassis, I see an 88/40, or similar listing. What dimensions are these referring to? Is there a preferred 'number' for non-wing vs a wing chassis? Thanks (Edit: Nevermind- I didn't try Googling as hard as I thought.) _________________________________________________ Last edited by Daddyz; 11/22/16 at 5:34 PM.

11/22/16, 5:33 PM	#2
dustbowl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 268	88 would be total wheelbase, 40 would be the engine setback. Generally most non wing cars are 87/40s and that's your standard sprint car with and without a wing, but a lot of it is preference.

11/24/16, 11:12 AM	#3
red70racer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 351	Daddy Z, you gonna get a sprinter and run with WAR year?