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Old 03-28-2013, 08:44 PM
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I have a 90 Camaro have umi adjustable torque arm and panhard bars comp engineering rear shocks set at 30/70. The car just smokes the tires off is there any adjustment I can do with the umi setup to help
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Re: wheel spin

Yes you can adjust the pinion angle.

What is your current pinion angle?
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Re: wheel spin

to be honest I have no idea what the angle is right now
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Get a pinion angle finder, get underneath the car and find out.

Then search to see what pinion angle you need for your hp level and driving needs
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Re: wheel spin

ok will do it is going to be a drag car. think I will get the LCAR brackets also see if that helps any
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Re: wheel spin

What rear tires at what pressure? The relocation brackets should help if you have good control arms.
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What kind of tires?

What kind of engine and what mods are done to it?

Is it spinning on the street or on a well prepped track?
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oops!
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Re: wheel spin

it is spinning on the street had cooper cobras on it now have 28x10 slicks. It has umi adjustable control arms on it. Engine is a 350cid dart pro one alum heads light weight crank and pistons 520 lift cam and 175 shot of nitrous. 3500 stall converter
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Re: wheel spin

Originally Posted by maxjett
I have a 90 Camaro have umi adjustable torque arm and panhard bars comp engineering rear shocks set at 30/70. The car just smokes the tires off is there any adjustment I can do with the umi setup to help
It says smokes the tires off,I'm taking it that's both tires with a posi/locker of some sort.
As far as the Cooper Cobras are concerned there made out of a hard compound rated at 50,000 mile tread life and are going to spin especially with that converter/etc. With that engine and a shot of nitrous with that stall your only going to be able to hook at a well prepared track even with your suspension mods. and slicks.

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