TheSamba.com :: View topic - Wheelies......Hypothetically speaking of course.

Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:26 am

Money.

Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:33 am

Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:57 am

Suspension is a HUGE part of it. 90/10 shocks up front, stiff shocks out back, slicks, things like that. You also have to make sure you're trans is up to it and your flywheel won't twist off the crank like a bottle cap.

Now, if you actually want to carry the front tires any distance, you have to add power to the formula. With a stock weight bug, you're going to need a bunch.

Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:42 am

Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:12 am

<-------that wheelie was done with about 190-200 hp. at the time. 1820 lbs with me in it. DOT approved tires. (old Caldwell recaps on a bias ply whitewall good year h-78-15 tires) a lot of time spent on suspension work to make street tires work. a short over all first gear ratio. (3.78 first on a 4.37 ring and pinion) htting it at he right rpm, having enough tire and clutch slip, etc.
Doing at the track is one thing. the ability to do it on the street is going to be totally different. typically, its not goign to happen that easy on the street. Believe me, ive tried. take the front shocks off, and you can probably yank them off the ground, but that becomes a wild ride to say the least. (when there is no dampening in the front)
the week before that picture to the left, i have a video of my car doign the same thing at another track and you could hear the tires squealing for the first 5-10 feet. keeping that motor in the power band just right.
Lots of fun. but also, some what scary, wondering weather you are going to turn right into the wall.
(video of this wheelie is on Oceanstreetvideo.com)