Burning out
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
Burning out
How wide?
What tread?
What gearing?
What tranny?
So far it sounds like a suspension shudder - which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Wheel slip is, after all, a sign that you're not getting enough traction in the first place. When the tires break loose and spin, you have little if any traction to speak of.
So for all practical purposes a "Wheel Burner" is a truck with too many ponies, and not enough hooves...
A 302 should have plenty - if you are running wide tires you may have a good combo there. DRAG racers spend all kinds of money in persuit of that magic "HOOK UP" combination that limits the slip of the tires off the line.
And believe it or not - the purpose of the "Burnout Box" is to heat up the tire tread enough to make them even more "sticky"...
Bleach is often used to help during burnouts. It might not seem like it, but it's initially slippery before it burns off.
What tread?
What gearing?
What tranny?
So far it sounds like a suspension shudder - which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Wheel slip is, after all, a sign that you're not getting enough traction in the first place. When the tires break loose and spin, you have little if any traction to speak of.
So for all practical purposes a "Wheel Burner" is a truck with too many ponies, and not enough hooves...
A 302 should have plenty - if you are running wide tires you may have a good combo there. DRAG racers spend all kinds of money in persuit of that magic "HOOK UP" combination that limits the slip of the tires off the line.
And believe it or not - the purpose of the "Burnout Box" is to heat up the tire tread enough to make them even more "sticky"...
Bleach is often used to help during burnouts. It might not seem like it, but it's initially slippery before it burns off.
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From: Campbell River, BC Canada
Burning out
This is funny I had a tired 302 in an 86 F150 and I ran 31x10.5r15's and I could light them up fairly easy but with my 84 F150 with a 351w and 235/75r15's done up for power I can't light them up but it sticks and takes off pretty damn good. I guess its better for racing to have the sticky tires but someitmes its fun to do burnouts.
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From: Waterbury, CT.
Burning out
You've got 'Wheel Hop' bro.
When you try to get the wheels turning, the rear leaves twist up in an 'S' as the axle turns upward. (This is called axle wrap) It goes so far, then drops back down, this turning down is the hop. It's actually not good for the suspension as it tends to shake everything loose.
A set of traction bars will put an end to the wheel hop.
Southside bars would be 10 times better. They mount in the front spring bushing and act as ladder bars, very stiff.
When you try to get the wheels turning, the rear leaves twist up in an 'S' as the axle turns upward. (This is called axle wrap) It goes so far, then drops back down, this turning down is the hop. It's actually not good for the suspension as it tends to shake everything loose.
A set of traction bars will put an end to the wheel hop.
Southside bars would be 10 times better. They mount in the front spring bushing and act as ladder bars, very stiff.
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