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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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I don't know maybe I'm saying it wrong when I look up in searches. But all I can tell u is I get up on the converter to about 2000 and try to take off but for some reason the car kinda feels like its stepping to the right as I take off. I have qa1 12 way shocks set on 1 full loose and running 18 lbs on Mickey t's drag radials. I have an adjustable torque arm set at -2 and non adjustable lower control arms set on lowest setting on relocation brackets. Funny thing is first two passes were great no spin but after that all 3 passes just stepped to the right and spun.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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might of been the race track.
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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get a rear end alignment and have them check your thrust angle. It sounds like its off or that something got "tweaked"
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 08:34 AM
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Are the QA's on the rear, or ft?
Limited slip give up after the 2 runs?
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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If those are your rear shocks you mentioned they need to be tightened up. My car used to do what you are describing on stock shocks but it went away when I bought some Strange SA.
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 10:47 AM
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Cant have rear end alignment unless you have lca that are adjustable.
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Old Oct 15, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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for some reason i do feel like the posi is giving up on me cause as i was doing a burn out it kinda felt like the tires stopped spinning but the motor was still spinning. also yea i really do think i need an alignment but like mentioned before i need adjustable lower control arms.

heres the break down on the runs just to give u a little more insight.
first run was 20 psi number 1 setting on rear shocks (loose) and it pulled a 1.64 60'
second run was 20 psi but shocks on number 5 setting and it pulled a 1.64 60'
car didnt spin on first 2 passes so i decided to get up on the converter and try for a better 60' then all went to hell.
thrid pass was 21 psi shocks on 5 and it spun and stepped to the right
after i felt it step to the right thats when i started noticing problems like mentioned with the posi. u know now that i think about it i think the posi is done for. ****.
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