... From a Sorta Juvinile Guy.

When You Do a brakestand ( we all know what that is ) What Damage aside From Tire wear are You causeing, and Is there anything BAD about it ? or just normally acclerated wear associated with raceing anyways.

In other words, Is there anything just waiting To break when You do this ?



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Extensive "PowerBraking" or "Brakestanding" can cause the torque converter to overheat, but other than that, nothing that wouldn't normally brake during a regular tire-spin.

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it would be best too use a line locker,set it up so you can use it from inside the car.that way when the cops show up you can use your rear brakes as you get chased away!

I used to do some nonsense brake stands with my trans am,the rear disc brakes were toasted,the 700r4 shifts a little softer,no trouble from the rearend,not to sure about the engine.overall the car got pretty badly beaten. it would have been better to use a line locker,but it was still fun.

 

Well Ive heard its bad to Do it on Disc brakes, but On My drums I dont have that problem

Yeah a Line Lock would Be nice, but I dont think that My Lg4 Powerd SC is quite in need Of a LIne Lock

Thanks For the answers tho, Just something I wonderd about ( not like I ever Do anything as juvinile as that.. )




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Definately tires and brakes. Also, I busted a motor mount in my '70 Impala doing a brake stand. Other than that, not a whole lot (as if that isn't enough. Have fun and don't get caught.

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Dont get caught ? Hmm how does **The campus police saw the smoke off the top of the parking garage and thought there was a car on fire** Sound For getting caught ? :_)

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I have a 91 RS 3.1. Yea i know .. its a baby ... yada yada yada.

Well anyways i used to beat the crap out of it and powerbrake with the best of em. Other than going thru 4 rear tires. in 2 months They were ****ty goodyears but not the point.
I blew out my rear wheel cylinders and locked up a front brakeline. On top of that ... i went thru 3 tranny mounts. The tranny mounts i replaced it with i guess jus sucked. But still weakened the crap out of em.

Hey it was fun to do better burn outs then the idiots with the 5.0 stangs but cost a damn pretty penny since i had to get the wheel cylinders done at a mechanic cus i was out at college when i found out.

BTW where can i get a good tranny mount that wont explode at the slightest bit of torque. Im guessing polyurethane but jus wanted to know if there was something i was missing.

Thanks.

My opinion have fun with the burn outs and stuff if u got some new tires and other stuff lined up and jus wanna beat it up.

 

Yep, the ES poly mount is the one... $27 thru Summit. Prothane also makes one now, and it's cheaper; Summit Racing has that one too.
I have the Energy Suspension one, after busting two stock ones with my 2.8.


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well, I dont really Do this that often at all, actually Havent Done it at all For a while, but I was just wondering, I dont like sitting there doing something that I "wonder" what negative effects it is having, I like to know exactly the pro's and con's of what Im doing.

thnx for the info everyone



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autozone lifetime warranty t-mount $9.99,so hard it has to be urathane.