Is their anything I can do to improve my traction in reverse without compremising my forward traction. I can't back up a steep hill on wet pavement, and gravel is even worse. Is all F-bodies like this. I know the way the rear end is set up it doesn't do much for reverse traction but there must be a way to improve it. I have found that sometimes pulling up the Ebrake a little helps. I am not slamming the gas down either, I am barely touching it. I ask because it took me an hour one time to back out of a buddies drive way which has a steep hill at the end and is gravel and it was raining, I finally had to turn it around in wet grass, that was even less fun. We had to push it.

I figure while I am working on the suspension I would try to help this.

 

Traction in Reverse= Front Wheel Drive!!






Ed

 

I've noticed that their is very little traction in reverse, but I'm not concerned with that. ^_^

I assume that a crossmember mounted aftermarket torque arm while helping forward traction would also help in reverse as well.

 

Yea, I know but then again my old f150 has traction in reverse. I was thinking that a relocation mount would be best thing for it.

 

No doubt you were spinning one wheel much more than the other....

Posi helps greatly in both forward and reverse.

 

The car has the limited slip rear, and yes, I spin both when I get in this situation. Now if I am rolling I don't have a problem, its going from a dead stop to backing up on a hill.

 

This may sound stupid and sarcastic but- Stop doing burnouts!

But really, how are the rear tires? Are they more handling or wear oriented, because those generally are bad for low speed and wet traction.

The front wheel drive comment is tue, but it doesnt mean he will have the same traction as a front wheel drive in slipery condition because all front wheel drive cars are front engined as well. He would b the equivilant of a mid engine front wheel drive which is about as silly a design as they come.

 

Oh well I was looking for suspension add ons or adjustments, I know tire type, weight distrbution etc will effect the traction. I am just trying to improve it slightly. I am guessing a relocation mount would be best thing for it. Anyone install one and notice better trackion in reverse. Before I fixed a air leak at the intake to t-body my car would spin when I let off the brakes, but it would sometimes idel at 1k.

I have only done 2 burnouts in the 5 years I have owned the car. Both times were a day before going to get new tires.

 

One of the biggest reasons taht you dont have traction in reverse is your differential. For our cars if it came with posi or even if you installed an aftermarket posi. You wont have reverse traction. The reason? our posis are only 1-way. They will only work with acceleration. But with deceleration or reversing it becomes an open posi. I've tried finding 2-way differentials for our cars but sadly came up with nothing. The only option if you want 2 way posi like power is a spool O_o and I'm guessing you wouldnt want that.

 

That's not right at all.

Our differentials are clutch type (or cones, which is merely a cone-shaped clutch). All they do is to clutch the axle to the carrier. Therefore they do not care whether power is applied in forward or reverse, it's all the same. It's not a ratchet.

 

hmmm...after some reasearch I guess your right. I got some info mixed up and what not.

On a side note though...do you know anyone that makes 2 way diffs for our cars? Ones that work with both acceleration and deceleration?

 

OK, we'll let it slide, but just this once.... next time, you'll have to narfle the garthog!!!