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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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something was sparking????

alright, so a couple nights ago i got a little crazy and tried doin a donut in the school parking lot and was goin like 10 mph and hammered on it while i turned it all the way to the right and tried whippin it and i almost did 2 complete circles b4 i stopped and i went and talked to the people that seen me do it and they said somethin was sparkin by the wheel that was smokin...what was it????? i havent noticed anything gone bad when ive been driving it
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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do you have disc brakes? are the pads good? there are usually metal pieces of the pads that rub the rotor when the pad is low, this could spark
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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no i have drums ...idk what i could be........hasnt hurt anything..that ive noticed
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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How bald are your tires? Could have been the wire cords in the tire.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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not really bald still has some pattern left..
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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I have seen that when there is a nail in the tire.
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