What is your thoughts on this Hitch rule???

Full Pull Productions Pro Stock Diesel uses 27%

I dont mind it. I like it alot better then the PPL NTPA 158" wheel base rule.:doh:
 
Should use 27% instead of 30% in my opinion. Based on crew cab short box or extended cab long box being 156- 158 inches, that puts you very close to the 44" that many clubs still use. That why when people from other clubs come over and pull with you at 44" they will be legal. At 30% they would have to extend there hitch to pull with your club.
 
lubeowner said:
Should use 27% instead of 30% in my opinion. Based on crew cab short box or extended cab long box being 156- 158 inches, that puts you very close to the 44" that many clubs still use. That why when people from other clubs come over and pull with you at 44" they will be legal. At 30% they would have to extend there hitch to pull with your club.
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Excellent point.
 
Of course being the longest truck on the track I would have to say I dont like that rule. If the class is a 8k# class I have to comepletly strip the truck down to the bones in order to hang 3 wieghts out front. Compare that to a sc Dodge and they could hang 10-15 wieghts if they wanted.

I am with sleddy, weight hang is the equalizer. If i had to put my hitch back over 50"s my front tires would want to come off the ground and I would be right back into my bouncing woes, especially since I cant hang much weight.
 
I have seent he % weight rule before, didn't it apply to most gas truck classes that don't hang weights?
 
2000wvdodge said:
actually just about everyone has switched to 30%. NTPA changed about 5 or 6 years ago. Then most at the time ATPA and now PPL regional or state clubs changed as well. as far as naturally aspirated goes anyway. the only class in alcohol that i know of that still runs a long hitch is what was the grand american circuit, i think its call champions tour or something now.
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Where do you get your information as PPL is still 36% in all classes except diesels and one little gas class. I don't know about NTPA as I haven't looked at pulling with them for over 10 years but I believe 36% is still the standard in the better gas classes.
 
i didn't know NWMTPA voted this in....i was thinking about streaching the frame out on my RC LB but in this case it shouldn't make a difference.
 
CPMac said:
Where do you get your information as PPL is still 36% in all classes except diesels and one little gas class. I don't know about NTPA as I haven't looked at pulling with them for over 10 years but I believe 36% is still the standard in the better gas classes.
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Here in the East Coast series our 6200 alky 650ci class is 30% and we are PPL
 
DISTURBED said:
Here in the East Coast series our 6200 alky 650ci class is 30% and we are PPL
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I believe you but the general rules on PPL's site says 36% and the mod class rules say that also.

I talked to my buddy today and he set me straight on ntpa, said the big money guys couldn't get their trucks to hook up good enough to beat everyone so they changed the rule to 30% and now they are back on top.
 
Yea the general rules do say 36% but if you go to each of the affiliate org.'s they can set there own rules as long as they dont get to far outta line
 
Our local org. uses 30% too. All the trucks in the org are reg cabs or ext short boxes except 1 ccsb.

"Hitch hook height is a maximum of 26”. Hook point to be no closer to the center of the rear axle than 30% of total wheelbase."
 
Is there someone that knows where i can get the rules for the nwmtpa. Im curious when the rules for 2010 will be availble. The things im really curious about is the no dualls in 2.6 will this still be in affect next year. Also a question about the cylinder heads. Can you run a aftermarket intake valley in 2.6 or 2.8 class. Will this 30% hitch rule be in affect for 2010 also. After i saw this i went and measured mine and its around 56inch from the rear axle how will moving it to 40inch affect the truck as i can hang 800lbs out front with the ranch hand.
 
might be able to get the rules from steven luke on their bulliten board or they will be posted after the banquet at the end of the year....
 
me personally I don't like a percentage rule like that. Every truck is different no matter if its CCLB or CCSB or RCLB. Not all trucks set on the ground or hook up on the track the same way. If any differences I say 46" for CCLB, 44" for CCSB and 42" for RCLB. That is if you want a difference in hitch length Vs wheel base. Other than that leave it the same at 46" or so. I know anything under 42" and the guy hooking the trucks will probably be cussin you for being so hard to get the hook to go in cuz of such a short hitch. Don't get me wrong though, I know I longer wheel base usually will out pull a shorter wheel base but from what I have seen there isn't much differeces on how they pull.
 
Well im only gonna be able to set it at 44inch anyways becasue as most other rules say the furthest in it can be is the bumper or tailgate it you dont run a bumper and that measurement is 44inch. I emailed a guy on their site and didnt get aything back. I would like to know if they would allow duals in the 2.6 class.
 
kjpcummins said:
Well im only gonna be able to set it at 44inch anyways becasue as most other rules say the furthest in it can be is the bumper or tailgate it you dont run a bumper and that measurement is 44inch. I emailed a guy on their site and didnt get aything back. I would like to know if they would allow duals in the 2.6 class.
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no duals on the 2.6 only on the 2.8......you can put the duals and a fire suit on and run in the open class though....
 
guessing they just want some differences in the two classes....2 years ago it was the other way around, duals in 2.6 and no duals in 2.8......have you been to any NWMTPA pulls? I'v been a spectator the last 8 years or so and hoping to build a 2.6 for next season....
 
no just iamo pulls in iowa i would have been at king city but it was rained out the time i was able to go. Kinda hard to put a truck together with out the rules for both the associations im gonna pull. the one up here in iowa says rules will be set in stone in january but those guys are idiots.
 
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