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[ryoung99]

As a new SM owner and soon to be racer, after searching the forum I could not find thread regarding what spares to take to the track. Here is the scenario; I will have two sets of spare wheels and tires (1 set up for rains). If you had $1,000 to buy additional spares (I have all the tools and track support equipment that I should need, including scales), what would you buy?

I want to go to the track as prepared as possible, but do not want to tote around abunch of stuff that I will not use. If I were to break an engine, transmission or diff, I would most likely just load the car up and fix it back at home. The trailer is a 28' enclosed, with approprate tire racks and cabinets, along with a large pit box, thus space should not be a limiting factor.

As a dirt car racer, I got into the habit of never buying less than 2 of anything, typically I would buy 3 so I would have "new" spares waiting as it was normally a "when" it breaks as opposed to an "if". Given the simplicity of these cars and the reliability, I am just not sure that same strategy applies (although I know you can never have too much of something when you need it).

Thank you in advance for any and all advice.

[Tom Hampton]

Buy Dave Wheeler's book. He covers this answer in great detail.

http://www.advanced-...&products_id=42

[William Keeling]

diff is easy to do 35-40 minutes and it you are not using the torsen it might happen

[MPR22]

Front hubs
Box of lug nuts
Front Lower control arms
Brake calipers
Complete set cam bolts and nuts
Crank, cam, temp sensors 99+
air fuel meter na cars
Radiator
Diff
Tie rods and ends

[ryoung99]

Buy Dave Wheeler's book. He covers this answer in great detail.

http://www.advanced-...&products_id=42

Thanks, just ordered the book and a bunch more!

Front hubs
Box of lug nuts
Front Lower control arms
Brake calipers
Complete set cam bolts and nuts
Crank, cam, temp sensors 99+
air fuel meter na cars
Radiator
Diff
Tie rods and ends

Thanks, time to start assembling the parts. Your input is very much appreciated. Since I do not have a Torsen diff, it sounds like I need to order 2 of them, just exceeded the $1k budget.

[MPR22]

You need 1 torsen diff, 2 half shafts, and a drive shaft from a 1.8 or 99. You need a spare diff housing for when you brake check a guy like me and I slam into you and brake the housing.

[FTodaro]

You can go crazy with the spares. Do like I do, i have 2 or 3 friends who I go to the track with and we have split up the spares so between all of us we can almost put a car together. I have all upper, lower front back control arms, hubs, diff, transmission, motor mounts, you name it.

I have everything except the part that just broke on my car.

[MPR22]

Forgot about the motor mounts. Keep a couple of those handy.

[William Keeling]

outer rear LCA bolt

[Jim Boemler]

... and a Sawzall to get the old one out.