Originally Posted by Ford-Trucker84537
All you need power for in pulling in turning the wheels, i got 4.11s and with that 300 in 4 low im not worried about not being able to turn the wheels, not all to worried about being able to get the truck heavy enough, its got 2 sets of 3/4 ton leafs on both sides in the back + a helper spring, i can probably put anything i ant back there to a resonable point and it wont squat and i have a capfor it so no one can see what i got in the back
I take it that your going to be doing "brush" pulls vs sanctioned.
You need power and
torque that won't bog down under heavy load.
You need
weight to apply said power and torque.
You need
strong drivetrain components to keep the power and torque applied.
Whether the pulls are sanctioned or not find out what the compation rules are. They will dictate how you need to build. In a light weight street gas truck class, a properly built 300 has a chance of being competative. If the class allows big block v8's forget about being competative and plan on just having fun.