Traction Help
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From: Houston
Traction Help i just put nittos drag radial on my z they are 275/40/17. and i cant get any traction on the roads at all.i am running about 28psi. i was just wondering if it is because it is so cold out is the reason they are not hooking up. this is my first time to use them.does everything sound right or do i need to get some LCA and relocation bracketts. any advice will help
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From: Magee MS
Re: Traction Help You can check the torque arm and torque arm bushing..... I have been having major traction problems here lately and I checked my tourque arm mount and the bushing was all beaten up so I ordered a new one from Thunder Racing and it should be in next week and hopefully it might help out... I haven't tried nitto's but if the spinning doesn't stop soon I will .... I might do a few suspension mods also: sfc's , lca's and probably some shocks and springs.... check that out and if there isnt anything wrong with it try some sfc's .... I hear they make major differences!!
Josh S.
Josh S.
Re: Traction Help 02NvyBlue,
What do ya mean "because it's so cold"? Houston doesn't get cold! The guys in IL, & MA get cold!
Here in PA I found that my Nitto's definately don't grip as well when it gets cold. Get LCA's with relocation brackets then a BMR Torque arm with a Poly bushing. That will help the traction issue.
IMO, John.
What do ya mean "because it's so cold"? Houston doesn't get cold! The guys in IL, & MA get cold!
Here in PA I found that my Nitto's definately don't grip as well when it gets cold. Get LCA's with relocation brackets then a BMR Torque arm with a Poly bushing. That will help the traction issue.
IMO, John.
Re: Traction Help Here in Cleveland you definitely have to heat them up a bit. Like 5 miles on the highway type heatup! Catch-22; when you have severe wheel hop on cold Nittos, you can't necessarily do a quick burn off. I'm talking under 35 degrees. Also, I run mine much lower psi, like 23-24 on the street which helps.
