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Old Sep 27, 2003 | 02:13 PM
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Default Hard pull @ launch on slicks...

Basicly when I launch, sometimes i get a very serious pull to one side or the other. Although I check my tire pressures between runs, I wonder sometimes if my burnouts are evenly warming the tires or not. Basicly i'm running a 13x8 Weld Draglite + 22x8 M&H slick at roughly 10-11psi pre-burnout. I launch rather hard and it pulls pretty decent 1.7-1.8 60' times (damn decent for a mostly street stock vehicle). But about 1 in 4 runs it will pull very hard on launch and even harder as I accelerate. I have an LSD and tire pressures are as even as possable when I check them pre-burnout.

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Old Sep 27, 2003 | 03:03 PM
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Default Re: Hard pull @ launch on slicks... (ClubSiRacer)

i heard running less tire pressure in one tire than the other sometimes helps.


what lsd are you running?
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Old Sep 27, 2003 | 03:56 PM
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get an alighnment by someone that knows what they are doing, and with you in the vehicle.
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Old Sep 27, 2003 | 09:34 PM
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Default Re: Hard pull @ launch on slicks... (jinxproof99)

Yea i wonder if the alignment is partily out of wack... I've staggered the tire pressure by like 1psi before and i do believe that helped some. If I remember right, i ran 1psi higher on the driver side. Its been so long since i raced i cant even remember. (Its not worth going to the track in the summer around here.)
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Old Sep 27, 2003 | 09:51 PM
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Default Re: Hard pull @ launch on slicks... (ClubSiRacer)

I have the same problem!! I'm taking my car to get corner weighted soon so I can find out exactly what's wrong with it. Height is perfect every corner but it seems one side is heavy than the other.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 06:48 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2.2Lcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
what lsd are you running?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is he running a LSD even?

If you have a peg leg burnout chances are it's gonna pull on the launch.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 09:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ClubSiRacer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have an LSD and tire pressures are as even as possable when I check them pre-burnout.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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Default Re: Hard pull @ launch on slicks... (Evo Hybrid)

What LSD are you running?
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 02:30 PM
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I'm just quoting what he said in his introductory. I don't know what he have but i'm using Quaife LSD.

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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 08:01 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jared &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What LSD are you running?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Kaaz 1.5way, and it does nice even burnouts.
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