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Old 02-04-2005, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by bourbeaugmcx
How the hell do i get my truck to hook up, i'm getting kinda pissed that i have to wait for 3rd gear to even floor her. it spin's posi at 1st and 2nd gear, even if i feather her the gas....do i have to do a massive burnout to get these goodyear f1's to stick....please give me some tip's.....rookie here!
I had the same power setup (radix instead) and for fairness, obviously more weight...ie: extended cab and all extra hardware that comes with the 4WD. Those caltracs make a huge difference in not letting those tires float. I broke my driveshaft in first gear rolling at 10mph I stomped on it (IN 2WD) and KABOOM. I didn't lose a u-joint I lost the shaft. Just a story to say those cal-tracs with the eaton does make a difference...on that day at least.

But for the majority of the time, I agree with everyone else, it's the life of a light ended truck with HORSEPOWER....get some cal-tracs (they R adjustable on the fly as well!) lose the Goodyear's, and get some street ET's for when your looking to street race. The track....hell that's the plus of having a truck man, throw a jack and some slicks in the back.
Old 02-04-2005, 08:49 AM
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cal-tracs, good sticky tires, and add 100lbs, to the rear of the truck. Weight is min. but will help with the weight transfer.
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Old 02-06-2005, 01:29 PM
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today when i took her out, me and my dad got the tires real hot, like 40 foot black marks. she almost held in 1st and 2nd she did well, i def fell when she gets grip cause i get pushed in the seat. there are no slick for 18's rignt....i probly need a stock 16 inch rim?.....or what does every on else do....i want to keep tire size at 295
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Originally Posted by bourbeaugmcx
today when i took her out, me and my dad got the tires real hot, like 40 foot black marks. she almost held in 1st and 2nd she did well, i def fell when she gets grip cause i get pushed in the seat. there are no slick for 18's rignt....i probly need a stock 16 inch rim?.....or what does every on else do....i want to keep tire size at 295
get some nitto Nt555's for those 18's... People speak very highly of them.
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Originally Posted by KeukaZ71
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sorry my post doesn't help
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Are you talking about at the track or just on the road???? If its at the track get some et streets and screw them onto the rim. A set of 28x11.5 and you will not spin them. If we are talking about on the street them stop flooring it all the time. A set of caltracs, nittos and a stall will help. But i dont see why you are having that much trouble on the street. when i had my radix i was making 400rwhp at 3200 rpms and from therer on i was making 410 all the way up to 450. I could drive the truck all day and not spin them when trying to not. And then when i wanted to i could. It also depends on the outside temp. How cold is it out and are the roads wet, cold, salty, ect??????
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I hated my nitto's, didn't hook worth a crap for me. I got some ET Streets now, MUCH better traction. Wish I also had a set of ET Radials for the street.
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if you want to hook on the street i would go with the nitto 555r's for the 18" rim i loved my nittos on the street they hooked better than my et streets did but at the track e.t streets all the way.
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