traction with torinos

Hello everyone, I'm new here to the forum. I have a 73 torino sport with a 351c 2 bolt, with 71 4v cc heads, c4 tranny w/ a 3500 redneck tc, 9" trak-lok with 3.5 gears. I have no traction. People say 4V heads have no low end, I smoke them all the way through first into second. I need to get some traction. I know a big problem is my tires and wheels. I have 245/70R24 in the rear. My plan is to get some 15s with more bite, but even so, lets say I run some et streets, chassis & suspension mods need to be made. I plan on switching to lower gears this winter, I'm thinking 4.11 or 4.56.
I'm on a few other forums and asked the same question, and have been told getting traction with my torino is next to impossible. But I don't buy it. Any help/advice/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

The 24" style tires and rims don't work well in dragracing. 15" and some good tires will make a difference. You still have to watch your rpms off the line so as not to over load them at the start.

I'm sorry, I meant 245/70R14s in the rear.

Could be the rear suspension is overloaded and just can't handle the torque. How old is your suspension?

box in the lower control arms. I havent done it yet but will most definitely be in the future.
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There has been an on going discussion concerning some traction bars for the torino 4 link setup, I seriously can't recall who the heck made them, but I believe they were Southside machie pieces?
Someone, can't remember the message board, but they had posted the prints on I think the MSN torino club {Sorry, just don't remember, it's been 4-6 months}
I am curious is anyone else has transplanted the panhard bard off a full size 72-78 car onto a Torino? I would assume that might help some.
I boxed the lowers on mine, with a 3/16" plate, and for measure I put 3 ribs inside the arms.
I also boxed my lower front control arms aswell to stiffen them up.
A simple thing I recall, is unhooking the front sway bar to help with wieght transfer, but on a 3,800-4,000 pound car.
Check this site-
http://www.homestead.com/torinobrosracing/home1.html

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Traction shouldn't really be an issue. A guy at 460ford.com runs 11.7 with a stock suspension, poly bushings, and ET drags.
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It may look stock, but it isn't. Lots of little tricks and parts that look stock but make a big difference. That's like saying, Lance Armstrong looks like just another biker rider!

To quote him

http://460ford.com/viewtopic.php?t=6...ighlight=tires

from there

""Dynoed at 463hp and 495tq at the tires through a C6 and 4.33 gears, full exhaust, air filter in place, running rich. Peak hp was around 5600 tq was around 3800-4200. HUGE area under the curve

.030 over D1 block
AW Brown 4.5" Scat kit, H beams, Probe pistons, ~30cc dish
10.75:1 compression
Out of the box Kaase SCJ heads
Ported Offy Port-O-Sonic
Out of the box Speed Demon 850 DP
Scott J specced mech flat tappet cam, 254/260, .622"/.645" 108LSA
Hooker 1 7/8" Super Comp headers, 31" tubes, 3" collector
3" Dr Gas X pipe
3" Borlas + 3" tails
MSD billet dist, Crane HI6 ignition, 30-32 deg total timing, 20deg initial, in by 3000.

So far it has run 11.59@116 in a 4000+ pound Starsky and Hutch Torino, has also run as fast as 116.89. 1.69 60' times with a 3.56 gear and 28" tall drag radials.
No tuning yet beyond a bigger acc pump squirter to fix a bog..

Runs on pump 93, will idle with a stock Ford Converter, but it doesn't like it, I'm currently running a 3500 stall, much happier..
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and.

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No wheelspin on the 11.59 run, the DR's hook pretty well, no wheelie with the 3.56 gears and ~4000+ pounds to deal with,"""
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