Why only driver side?
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Why only driver side? Saturday I went to the track and made three passes. I did a "mild" burnout each time on BFG drag radials. I took my car home and noticed that I only had rubber on my driver side rear fender and fender/well. My car is in sig and I'm sure both tires were spinning during the burnouts so why no rubber on the passenger side. Thanks guys. Is my rear broke??
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I had the same thing the other day. Just depends if that tire throws rubber or not I guess, I also made three passes, both tires were spinning but I do have an issue with being a 1 legger occassionally...
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I don't hear or see anything wrong with my rear end. If I do have a broken posi what do I do to fix it and what could possibly have broke it. I remember several months ago I got sideways pulling out of somewhere and I know that both tires smoked but I only left 1 strip of rubber on the road and it was the driver side.
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Posi units dont "break", the clutches in them just wear out and thats where you get one wheel peels from.
How to fix - buy a new posi unit, lol.
Usually if it actually "breaks", the car wont move lol.
How to fix - buy a new posi unit, lol.
Usually if it actually "breaks", the car wont move lol.
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I am the OP's brother and I witnessed the above and both tires were smoking and spinning. But the driver side fender had a "good" amount of rubber on it. And the passenger side was CLEAN. What is the "old posi test" I'm a little confused on that one
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http://www.torsen.com/products/T-2.htm
if it doesn't leave two black marks, try changing your rear end diff fluid and putting the posi additive in there as well.
mine was one legging it till i changed the fluid, nows shes back.
mine was one legging it till i changed the fluid, nows shes back.
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You might be on to something because when I had the gear swap professionally done I am not 100% sure that the person added the gm additive to it. I want switch the diff fluid to synthetic anyways.
If the car in question is the 02 in your sig, like mentioned above your car has a Torsen Posi which is gear driven so you dont need the additive because there are no clutches the additive is designed for posi's with clutches.
Torsens don't need the additive.
I killed my Auburn at the track.. had one wheel peel..then a shudder out of the Burnout Box on the next pass..then off the line I went..
Then it went on the trailer and I commenced to
I killed my Auburn at the track.. had one wheel peel..then a shudder out of the Burnout Box on the next pass..then off the line I went..
Then it went on the trailer and I commenced to
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