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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 08:59 AM
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Is the car going side to side or does it feel like the body is rolling side to side?? If its the body then take the tires off NOW. There is a belt broken in the tire. I have seen this before and replacing the rear tires corrected it.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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thats pretty low psi for the qtp as well from my past experience. try and keep it a bit higher. you can call hoosier and see what they suggest i think i ran mine around 17psi.
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The whole rear of the car sways side to side and points the front towards the wall, then the centerline causing me to have to compensate. I've only had one night of experience with this. I won't run them again till I can make a change to the setup.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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99french, at 17 psi, I blow the tires off at the line. Thats the only reason I drop them down to such a low pressure. But, the sway did get worse as I decreased tire pressure.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by aaronware76
The whole rear of the car sways side to side and points the front towards the wall, then the centerline causing me to have to compensate. I've only had one night of experience with this. I won't run them again till I can make a change to the setup.
You haven't messed with your panhard bar lately have you? Something that radical sounds like the panhard bar came loose or you have a broken belt.
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Old Apr 2, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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maybe soften the shocks some. but hows your 60'? it can be tricky launching a 6spd with a two step i know that much. i also know there was a world of difference between my trutrak and my locker traction wise, plus i broke the trutrak first time out with my two step. why not switch to a 15" wheel on the rear so you can have some more sidewall?
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Nope, pan hard bar is a spohn adjustable, it's fine and the axle is centered. I have the relocation brackets on my 9" also and the control arms are in the bottom hole. My shocks are on the softest setting. My 60' sucks to be honest. I bought the tires and wheels from a older guy on Craigslist with hardly any wear. I only ran them one night. My 60' is a best of 1.68 with those tires. 1.72 on drag radials. I am thinkin about switching to 15" rims for more sidewall. Just gotta come up with the dough.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 03:59 AM
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I had this problem when I had 8" wide rims w 26x11.50 et streets. Sway was real bad at 10-11 psi on the big end. Swapped to a 10" rim and it never did it again.
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