with the stock 3.15 and converter you dont need to go below 28-30....i run mine at 30 and never had problem to hook...
Mickey Thompson ET Radials pressure?
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Alignment issue on 6 different vehicles? Hightly doubtful...
mine wore evenly to at 30 psi ....:shrug:
You're the first person who I have ever heard of having this "problem."
I've never had the "problem" on any of my vehicles and none of the racers I know have ever had the "problem."
well you guys were right. I just took the ET radials out on the street and they didnt do that great.
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i dont know what you are expecting from those tires. they are in my opinion the stickiest street legal tire that you could use. but on the street they wont hook as hard as they do on a prepped track. auto guys have gone 1.40s with them. if i do a street run with them i can smoke them all the way to third gear but thats why the throttle can be modulated.
The street isn't a prepped track, though. You're not going to dead hook on the street with even the stickiest tires. It's just a fact of life. You will, however, have much less trouble driving a higher HP car on the street with them.
Yeah I have a new pair of 305/35/19 NT05Rs on my other wheels. I think they hook just as well. Maybe since they are wider.
Would a bias ply or slick be a better way to go?
I have a set of 265/40/18 et street 2 never been to the track. Just a. Few small burn outs....I wonder how much I can get for them used
I have rear shocks set to full stiff, fronts set to full loose, LCAs, BMR springs, front swaybar disconnects, 10" wide wheels.
The only thing I can think of is the car is lowered and I didn't get a UCA yet. Maybe pinion angle is off??
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Just read all this. Interesting.
I just put brand new 555r's on my car 305/35/20 and they dead hook. I launched on the street at 2500rpm and did not spin at all. I was amazed.
Op maybe trying loosening up the rear shocks. If it doesn't work you can always put em back to hard. Might need to play with it a little bit.
I just put brand new 555r's on my car 305/35/20 and they dead hook. I launched on the street at 2500rpm and did not spin at all. I was amazed.
Op maybe trying loosening up the rear shocks. If it doesn't work you can always put em back to hard. Might need to play with it a little bit.
Also depends what power u put down to dead hook
I am right around 700WHP give or take on e85.
I have been playing with suspension adjustments but not getting much for results...
I have been playing with suspension adjustments but not getting much for results...
What gears....I think they play a role at some point and and sticky track...im at 760whp and have same problem just spin city doing 70mph burn outs lol
It's tough to get traction from a dig on the street. The street has dirt and oils on it, it's not a flat surface it has imperfections and most importantly it doesn't have a layer of sticky rubber on it.
Did you pattern the tires? Just changing around air pressure doesn't help if you don't know how the tires are sitting. With a wide rim you could be riding the outside edges of the tire with lowered air pressure.
You can roll through a puddle (make one your self) and check the pattern, then do a burnout and see how the tracks look.
FWIW, my suspension is all stock, but I'm only at 524/497 hp/tq and a stock converter.
I'd loosen the rear shock settings, you want some movement to get some weight transfer.
Is your lca angle correct? Do you have relo brackets?
Mine hook on the street. You have a suspension issue. Most likely wrong pinion angle.
Thanks guys. When I dropped the pressure to 12.5 psi i was riding the outside edges. 17 psi looked good.
They are 3.15 gears. I do have LCA relocation brackets.
I guess all I have left to try is an adjustable UCA and play with pinion angle.
They are 3.15 gears. I do have LCA relocation brackets.
I guess all I have left to try is an adjustable UCA and play with pinion angle.
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I just don't think you can expect a car with a TVS blower on it with instant torque and 700 RWHP to dead hook on the street. You should be trying to minimize spinning as much as possible rather than looking for a tire that will dead hook since, without a prepped track, none of them really will.
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