Dragblock/balls - pics of whos got em!

jx1379 · 10-29-2008, 02:28 PM

i know they are frowned upon because its technically cheating, but F'it - i dont care....it fun! so who's got a set of cheater blocks/balls on the bagged boxes out there? heres mine titanium blocks:

ToyBox_02 · 10-29-2008, 02:32 PM

thanks i was wondering how u did urs, how much did tha titanium run u cuz ive been lookin 4 sum and cant find any around where i live

jx1379 · 10-29-2008, 02:35 PM

50 bucks for the pair from SSC - Silver Star Customs - i havent got another set from them since a year or so ago, so i dont know if they still make/sell them. but i am definitely needing another for sure!

BoomBoxB · 10-29-2008, 02:35 PM

its not cheating, plus its better than bottoming out.
i had them on my bagged s10 on the rear bumper, lay it out and drag for miles! let the sparks fly

jx1379 · 10-29-2008, 02:36 PM

hellsyeah....dont some of the minitruckers actually use them so they dont drag frame/body panels for merely cosmetic reasons (i guess for show)?

BoomBoxB · 10-29-2008, 02:42 PM

i did it only for sparks, hahah

i actually took them off cause id rather lay frame. with the blocks it held me up from laying out flat.

re-plateing the frame didn't sound like fun to me.

jx1379 · 10-29-2008, 02:47 PM

no it doesnt! it seems once you start lowering your ride, the "ground" just isn't low enough anymore. i wish the box didnt have so much plastic....somebody needs to make a metal bodykit for the box (easier to fix).

ToyBox_02 · 10-29-2008, 02:49 PM

oh ok i thought u bought just tha brackets and got tha titanium seperate

jx1379 · 10-29-2008, 02:56 PM

no its a complete set of 2 - its a L bracket with a 2" solid steel block welded to it and then 2 bolts are threaded thru and connect the 1" titanium block which is also pre threaded. good design but we all now how creative we can be to make something a little lighter on the walled for the same effect. but one would only need a few tools to make in house, not to mention material for hours of fun and hopefully no tickets.

ToyBox_02 · 10-29-2008, 03:01 PM

i heard that, if i get a stick of titanium 4 a good price ill let yal know

jx1379 · 10-29-2008, 03:10 PM

good lookin - thanks man.

ToyBox_02 · 10-29-2008, 03:16 PM

no probalem im suppost 2 get a quote 4rm this guy real soon

859Toaster · 10-29-2008, 08:56 PM

Jay. your a bastard and you make me miss the cavy.

this is my old set up on my cavy.... mounted to the front, because the sparks look better coming from the front. lol

And this is a $400 cat back dragging when laid out.... Didn't care. lol

ToyBox_02 · 10-29-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 859Toaster

Jay. your a bastard and you make me miss the cavy.

this is my old set up on my cavy.... mounted to the front, because the sparks look better coming from the front. lol

And this is a $400 cat back dragging when laid out.... Didn't care. lol

nice I don't think I can get that low 2 drag my exhaust, but im gonna try 2 get as low as possible

859Toaster · 10-29-2008, 10:28 PM

well like I said, this is my old cavalier. Jay's seen it in action. lol.

But the xB exhaust tucks up much better than the cavailers. I just didn't care if I drug anything off. I ripped my front lip off like 4 times, the catback was destroyed on at least 5 different occasions. But again. I didn't care. Sparks are so pretty, and dragging stuff off was a bit of a point of pride. Some people had even ripped and twisted up engine cradles. There were about 5 of us fighting to be the lowest and drag the hardest. lol.

ToyBox_02 · 10-29-2008, 10:35 PM

^^^nice got any video?

gothbox · 10-29-2008, 11:46 PM

ok here is what I am running.
mine is welded to a tow bar for the xB, I think it is the Curt one. This way if I get in trouble I can just get under there undo 4 bolts and take the whole thing off. I need to rubber mount the thing at some point, it is HARD on the car, I have been going down the road dragging before, and my horn button fell off the steering wheel, the sunroof switch fell down, popped one of my A pillers off. Also it shattered my rear LED underbody light in the back as well. and when I was under there the other week changing my balls out

I noticed that I had lost one of the 4 bolts that holds the bar on, and the other 3 were loose.

YouTube - Scion Evolution Driveway customs xb Gothbox in DOA dragging
YouTube - Scion XB Air Bags dragging "DOA dragging with new setup"

Quote:

Originally Posted by jx1379

50 bucks for the pair from SSC - Silver Star Customs - i havent got another set from them since a year or so ago, so i dont know if they still make/sell them. but i am definitely needing another for sure!

as far as I know Silver Star still sells those blocks. They are in my neck of the woods. I had thought about going with them as well, but I just could not pay that much for something I was going to go threw so fast.

SAKURA · 10-30-2008, 01:01 AM

hey sparky, at least you havnt busted out the rear glass! . . . . . lol.

btw, video too good.

jx1379 · 10-30-2008, 11:30 AM

gothbox - how much do trailer balls go for now a days? just curious, but the 50 bucks i spent on 2 blocks - does it compare to what you spent on your setup?

im thinking there was a price for the tow bracket, the steel to weld up ( i assume you know how to weld and saved money doing it yourself), and the 4 balls.....is it still under 50 bucks? if so, im going your route - better bang for my buck. but i do have a trick up my sleeve for the winter time that will include a xb tow bar - hasnt been done yet if that helps any!

awesome vids by the way...gotta see if i can track down the few that i have! keep draggin.

BoomBoxB · 10-30-2008, 11:34 AM

You can get some big balls for like 10 bucks a piece, defiantly cheaper than blocks, but not as much sparks. but still a pretty show