blackccoupe

hey guys i recently did a ls turbo setup and i cant gettraction in first and most of second have prothane mounts and good 17" tires i dont want to ditch my 17's ,would traction bars help out at all? anyhelp is appreciated
thanks

speedycrx

i bought a set of track bars for my crx from full race. they kick ***. no wheel hop ever. but i still don't think your gunna get much traction in first gear, at full throttle in first my stock gsr motor breaks the tires loose at around 6500 to 7000 rpm

boostedcivicsir

with 17's traction is a losing effort.

blackccoupe

yeah i figured that but will they help me launch better ?

speedycrx

of coarse, i can launch my car around 4.5k and still get goood traction. the bars are expensive but its completely worth it.

Schister66

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x2...you have limited choices for tires and none of them are going to be good since they're such a low profile

My traction:

gogunkergorilla

^ They work ok, but depending on your power level, your still going to have to stage boost in 1st and 2nd.

boostincoupe

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x2...you have limited choices for tires and none of them are going to be good since they're such a low profile

My traction:
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My old drag radials and kitchen!!!!!!!!

blackeg

bfg radials are sweet. ill be buying another pair for the street this comming summer.

ps once you get traction on the street now you have to worry about snappin axles and breaking **** again lol

Schister66

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My old drag radials and kitchen!!!!!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

I thought about putting "nice kitchen Fnan" at the bottom, but i thought you were still in NYC....i love the blue towels buddy

Sr420Det

Traction bars and drag radials, then suspension mods. I once had 17's with low pro's I ran 9.2 @90mph in a 8th, I finally stop spinning at the traps lol. No traction is so fun

bigbadboy

you can get some 225/40R17 from BFG but i don't know how good they would work. i would recommend the mickey tompson 205/50R15 over the 225/50R15 bfg's anyday. they hood up so much better

crxdonwon

if you are worried about traction I would recommend BFG's on a smaller wheel. You didn't see Steph Papadakis running on low pro's.

crxdonwon

Traction bars are really for wheel hop. Which does help with traction if you are suffering from wheel hop. You can never pay too much for traction. Every little bit helps, but be wise with the funds you have.

gogunkergorilla

Has anyone tried the Hoosier 225/50R15? I know most people who have tried the M&H 235/60R15 say they are the best.

blackccoupe

wheel hop is not a issue for me . so the traction bars are pretty much useless for my problem

crxdonwon

I would definitly buy drag radials. I had problems with spinning thru 3rd, and I was launching at 3k. Got the BFG's and now having problems trying to find an rpm that I don't bog at now. I had a good run and launched at 4800, but spun thru first.

mike93eh2

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thats good to hear.. because my last 3 sets of bfgs didnt last but 50-100 miles before they were completely bald..

lookin to try the sport compact MT's next..

bigbadboy

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thats good to hear.. because my last 3 sets of bfgs didnt last but 50-100 miles before they were completely bald..

lookin to try the sport compact MT's next..</TD></TR></TABLE>

damn what you be doing to those tires?? lol my BFG's lasted about 10-15K of DD and that was going to the track on thrusdays and doing good burn outs. and 20mph races on the street.

quicksilver1689

damn 15k out of those tires? thats good imo.

bigbadboy

yea idk why so long either everyone told me 5k at the most with no burn outs but i proved them wrong. i'll prob be trying out the hoosier 225/50R16 next so i'll let you know how that goes

DaveF

why has noone suggested a quaife or some sort if LSD ?

blackeg

i noticed that my lsd didnt help me get traction as much as putting some drag radials on

jetlude

what rim sizes give better traction

Schister66

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what rim sizes give better traction</TD></TR></TABLE>

You dont have to go any smaller than a 15" because there are plenty of tires available for that size. My BFG Drag Radials, the ones i posted the picture of, are mounted on a 15" Rota Grid....