Anyone using a spool on the street?
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Anyone using a spool on the street? Thinking about getting a spool for my 12 bolt so I can leave harder, but I street drive my car more than anything. I only go to the track a handful of times each summer, and the car always has drag radial on it. I don't daily drive it either though, maybe a few thousand miles a year. How rough is it on the street with a spool? I run 325/50/15 MT's, or 315/35/17 BFG dr's.
i drove for about 2 years with a spool and no power steering (stock rack looped) and it sucked but i got used to it. but, like Slow Z28 said, forget about pushing it if you have to make a turn. get out the jack!!!
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Not very fun with a close ratio stick shifted tranny and gears of 4.11 or higher. Feels like you have the brakes on when backing out of a parking space, or parking in one. Also ***** the rear axle to one side in turning slowly as in slowly releasing the clutch to roll of of a stop at a corner. It wears out your tires and may eventually break axles. Those things aside, no real big deal. The only place I usually pushed my car was at the track. Ironically, that's where the spool is meant to be used.
If you're broke, it can get you going. That's why I did it. I broke my stock 9 inch posi (spiders) and had no money to purchase another posi. worked for a little while till I couldnt stand it any more... and had more cash.
Henry
If you're broke, it can get you going. That's why I did it. I broke my stock 9 inch posi (spiders) and had no money to purchase another posi. worked for a little while till I couldnt stand it any more... and had more cash.
Henry
I have been driving mine for 6 months or so and actually it doesn't bother me. I only notice it when taking a sharp turn in a parking lot or backing out of a parking space and it barks the tires turning 
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With an auto car a spool is fine, but it becomes a bit more of a pain in the *** with a manual car. It makes turning sharp a bitch especially when trying to park or maneuver in tight spots. And you have to be sure you don't drive in the rain much at all if you go with the spool..
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Originally Posted by FormulaFire
What's the advantage of running a spool?
We do not recommend them for street cars. Especially if it's not running 9's or faster. The new posi's are really strong compared to when I started.
Well.. I def plan on my car running 9's easy.. I have posi in my 12 bolt right now. I do like to drive it on the street(when it's running).. but hell I got a th400 in it.. Thinking of going to a glide.. So we see where my priorities are!
in my experience,
with 28" slicks, you barley notice it at all.
with 26-28" drag radials. you notice them a bit, mostly during really slow turns, like turning into your driveway or backing out of a parking space.
with low profile tires like 275-40-17's it is almost unbearable!
with 28" slicks, you barley notice it at all.
with 26-28" drag radials. you notice them a bit, mostly during really slow turns, like turning into your driveway or backing out of a parking space.
with low profile tires like 275-40-17's it is almost unbearable!
i run 305/35/18 nitto drags and it kinda gets on my nerves and when girls ride i have to explain all the noises when i turn.. The cars loud as hell but you can still hear the tires chirping and banging and clankin haha..