Thread: 41 Willys lifting at high speeds

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new i guy with a willys they put a wing on it

Keep the front end down low so the air can't get underneath the car. The nose-high attitude that looks so great on a Willys isn't the best for high speeds.

Got pics. of the Willys? Side shot?

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it weighs 2750 with small block. four link and mustang front clip. run 9 to 11 lb. air. suspension good, no sag., launches and runs flat. problem is originally ran mid 11 @ 120 plus and ran out great. changed power and ran 10.4 @ 129, but had problem wheeling (almost went over) so I moved top bars on four link down a hole and scaled it. Put wheelie bars on, but were not installed properly and had to remove. The wheelies were a little more controllable, but then it started to wander real bad at 120 plus mph. One run it felt like the front end dropped violently, which was actually my rear lifting. I talked to a fellow who had the same car and had exactly the same thing happened. He installed a wing and picked up 6 mph with less rpm at the end. I have a ZZ572/620 hp I am installing. I intend are moving the four link bars back, put on proper wheelie bars and scaling it. With the new power I will be in the nines with 130 plus mph. Before I owned the car it blew over in Bakersfield about 6 years ago. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

I'd say you'd better get it handling right with the present power before adding a bunch more. Looks like there's a wing in your future, or one hell of a wreck!

I have 31 x 14 x 15 Hoosier slicks. Four link with a mustang front clip. It launches and runs good. Weighs 2750 with small block and iron heads. No sag or soft suspension. Run 9 to 11 lbs. My problem is when I was running mid 11 at about 124 mph it ran great. Then put in 406 which got me 10.4 @ 129, but had wheelie problems. (almost going over) I put the top bar on four link down a hole and scaled it, and put wheelie bars on, unfortunately they were put on wrong and I had to remove them. Anyway, now if I go over 120 I start wandering bad and one run it felt like me front end dropped, which was actually my rear lifting off. I am in the process of putting in a 572/620 hp which will be putting me into the 9 with speeds between 130 to 140 .I've talked to people with 41 Willys and they tell me it is a problem with them and normally over 130 they will run wings. My car actually blew over in Bakersfield about 6 years ago, before I owned it. I plan on putting the four link back to where it was, get some proper wheelie bars and rescale the car.