Silly question: No reverse burn out?
I don't know why you'd want to do it, but I'm guessing you got a ton of wheelhop? The suspension geometry is all out of whack for driving the car hard in reverse with the way the axle is located - there's alot less control of axle movement by the links, thats why you get massive wheelhop.
Vette OTOH has IRS, so looking at the 2 suspension designs, it seems the Vette would be less of a problem with the wheels spinning in the opposite direction.
Vette OTOH has IRS, so looking at the 2 suspension designs, it seems the Vette would be less of a problem with the wheels spinning in the opposite direction.
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You should never do a burnout in reverse.
The gears in the rearend, and the transmission are cut in one direction. They aren't meant for huge shockloads to be imparted on them backwards. In other words, don't do it...
The gears in the rearend, and the transmission are cut in one direction. They aren't meant for huge shockloads to be imparted on them backwards. In other words, don't do it...
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Originally Posted by NHRATA01
I don't know why you'd want to do it, but I'm guessing you got a ton of wheelhop? The suspension geometry is all out of whack for driving the car hard in reverse with the way the axle is located - there's alot less control of axle movement by the links, thats why you get massive wheelhop.
Originally Posted by J-Rod
You should never do a burnout in reverse.
The gears in the rearend, and the transmission are cut in one direction. They aren't meant for huge shockloads to be imparted on them backwards. In other words, don't do it...
The gears in the rearend, and the transmission are cut in one direction. They aren't meant for huge shockloads to be imparted on them backwards. In other words, don't do it...
yaa to answer this post i tried a reverse burn out the other day being stupid and it was even raining and all it did was wheel hop like a **** and break my tourque arm, broke hangers on my true duals, and broke panhard bolt some how.. so yaa dont do a reverse burn out ...whats the point ?
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Ha... breaking stuff is no good. I did it in the vette one time to taunt my import friends who couldn't break their tires loose, or at least not very well. And one such friend was with me when I got the camaro. I know there's no good reason for any such foolishness, but I just like my cars to be able to handle whatever I can throw at em, I dont like feeling like I'm driving something fragile. Guess its time to fab up a custom IRS or trade for a vette again.
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An Irs has the same sort of design. You risk the same sorts of failure in an IRS equipped car. Sure can either of them take it. Perhaps. But there is no good reason for doing it. If your car can't doa burnout going forward, unloading your car from the rear with a reverse burnout is a poor substitute.
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Originally Posted by OldeSkool
Ha... breaking stuff is no good. I did it in the vette one time to taunt my import friends who couldn't break their tires loose, or at least not very well. And one such friend was with me when I got the camaro. I know there's no good reason for any such foolishness, but I just like my cars to be able to handle whatever I can throw at em, I dont like feeling like I'm driving something fragile. Guess its time to fab up a custom IRS or trade for a vette again.
Someone could use a swift kick to the head with an education in sarcasm 
I remember someone did that at HRP or back on rankin a while back. Almost hit someone else car in the process when the let off the brake, although this wasnt done on purpose.
