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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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This is probably the stupidest ? but have to ask. I mounted my draglites for the first time and forgot to mount my center caps. I was driving to the track and it wasn't comfortable, because it felt like my car wasn't aligned. Is it important to have those center caps. Or is it my wheels. I did get them used.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Center caps won't do anything, it's just there for apperance purposes. You see plenty of people without those center caps on. I would look at other things that may be causing the issue..

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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Were these the fronts? It probably just feels weird cause they're skinnies.
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Were these the fronts? It probably just feels weird cause they're skinnies.
No, I don't skinnies. I had my stock fronts. Is it possible i just need to re-align my car. Is also possible to align my car w/o the front sway bar?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 03:31 AM
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They could be out of balance. Or bent have them checked
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Bias ply rear tires?

They give kind of a 'wandering' feeling when coupled with radials in the front...
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Bias ply rear tires?

They give kind of a 'wandering' feeling when coupled with radials in the front...
I did use this with the skinnies on the front before and it drove decent. Is it dangerous to use the radials on the front or how can fix that.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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just get used to it, haha
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Could the tube inside maybe fucked. Just a thought.
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You haven’t directly answered the bias-ply or radial question but since you mentioned tubes I assume you have bias-ply rear tires. The instability you are feeling is caused by these tires - not the wheels - not the alignment. Bias-ply drag tires are intended for straight line acceleration on dry pavement. You need to slow down and be extra careful when driving on these tires. You should run these tires at 25-28 psi on the street.

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