chefdan1

allright i have my new engine in as most of you know by now. i put close to 700 miles on it and man is it running strong!!! very quick. anyways the only problem i have is my first gear. it seems my tires like to spin through the first 2/3 of first (im sure that has nothing to do with the new powerplant ) any ways my tires may be gone soon, they still have decent tread but this thing likes to spin like crazy at a stop, i know this question has been asked before but i know there are people on here with a similar setup. what kind of tire should i run and what are some devices that i can get to add traction. i was thinking of the mickey thompsopn indy profiles but are those street legal. and can they be run with a non-byasply tire on the front?? any help would be great. by the way i am taking the car to gainsville, fl's quarter mile next month we'll see what it can do

chefdan1

anybody?? i know there are some guys with good traction out there!

Air_Adam

Whats the rear end gearing and transmission? if you may want to have a taller rear end gear (ie, 3.73 -> 3.42)

83firebirdS/E

What size rims and tires? POSI or not?

chefdan1

sorry should have specified some stuff
3:08 posi, p 255 60r15 bf goodrich radial ta's, no suspension mods (next step obviously) well any input?

Hung Start67

Damn chef 3.08's and still smokin the hoops..sounds good to me...lol. Ok ok..traction for the strip some nice sticky mickeys would help a ton. You already have a stall conv thats good. Maybe some 90/10 shocks for weight transfer?? Removing Anti-sway bar leaving could help as well for weight transfer. My opinion is...Sticky tires, 90/10 shocks..ditch the sway bar maybe add some traction bars??? Most of these add-ons are for the strip only so dont go down the street with 90-10 shocks and sway bar removed..might not be a pretty sight. If track traction is what you are after try those..Many other guys on this site have thoughts on this..maybe they will chip in as well...good luck

dunerida82

Just bought some 245-50-16 Falken Tires for the old RS. Not bad price for 4, $435. Better than $550 that Winston wanted to charge! Anyway, I like them, and the ride is GOLDEN now. L8.

chefdan1

thats the problem though this car is for the street. would those mickey thompson be practical for daily driving?? i really like the design and what they say they are capable of. also i keep hearing a lot about sub frame connectors? would those help? and if i did get them who would install them?? thanks ya'll

Supercharged84Z

how about taller tires? would that work?

chefdan1

mine are pretty tall now! well anyway has anyone tried the mickey thompsons?? i can't get them out of my mind they just look cool and when i was growing up those are the tires i dreamed about:hail: :hail: sounds dumb i know what can i say "i'm very passionate!" ha ha

by the way i practiced my launch and was able to pull a 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. not bad i thought buit i know i can improve. i was still spinning half through first

Supercharged84Z

this may sound stupid but...how about just goin easier on the gas??

chefdan1

ya that would probably work. it is very fast through 2,3,and 4th. how would ya'll drive it with that 2300 stall?? any opinions would be great thanks!

Riley's35089rs+

sfc's would help and are a must for our cars...check others set-ups start here.....http://www.spohn.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=z28

chefdan1

thanks, i heard a lot abouit sfc's. where did everyone go to get them put on and how much did they charge?? thanks for all the help. i practiced my launch again and i'm getting better.

86IROCNJ

You can get bolt ins, which are not all that great, and you can get weld in ones. Not too sure on the going rate for someone to weld them though. I would try the suspension board. Also, give Steve Spohn a call. Cool guy who knows what he's doing and hes not out for your cash either! And yes, easier on the gas would help i am guessing! lol good luck

jwfirebird

iTrader: (2)

try air bags in the coils, i bought them because my mufflers were hitting the ground but they increased traction quite a bit. i run mine around 20psi.

by the way, i know a guy with a bird that has nothing done to his suspension at all except the air bags and he can pull one wheel off at the track. he's got a juiced 383 and 10.5 slicks.

Electron_Blue

if what you really want is traction......new lower control arms...panhard bar....and torque arm....you'll be amazed at what a set of spohns will do

Makaveli

lca relocation brackets and what BeNnYBooPy said gets my vote