rim spin thoughts
03-31-2016, 07:11 AM
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rim spin thoughts
anyone ever had problems with bead breaking on rim ,causing rim to spin and tire not to move off the starting line.I think that what happen to me last week.My 60 ft went 1.52-1.54 to 1.90 -2.15 .log shows rpm and mph match from from previous personal best .log shows a high spike before the gradual pull . i am running the the M/T drag radial 275/60/16 .trap speed also fell from 101-102 to 97.converter slippage in 3rd was 7.59%
03-31-2016, 07:24 AM
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i was having it happen. i was losing about 2 psi per pass. I then marked the tires and saw it spinning a few inches. getting a flat going down the track scared me so i screwed them to the wheels and put in tubes. no issues after that. ironically my best 60ft was with them spinning though.
03-31-2016, 08:36 AM
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Ive spun tire on rim at 400rwhp...its very possible especially if tire was mounted dry or rim has corrosion on inside
Old trick is to rough off surface prior
Old trick is to rough off surface prior
03-31-2016, 08:43 AM
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going to put screws in wheels and try again . i was at gallot speedway in benson NC(brand new track) temperature control lanes .other cars were running there best e.t . Seen todd tutterrow go out behind street cars and RUN 3.64 at 216 mph.I know track was right .I feel like if the trans and converter bad my mph and rpm wouldnt match .From previouS run last year .E.T WAS 7.40 flat 1.95 sixty ft 97 mps v/s 6.xx 1.52 sixty ft 102 mph .
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03-31-2016, 10:01 AM
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Don't screw radials...use glue
It works, and people have ripped radials in the most ugly way by screwing them.
It works, and people have ripped radials in the most ugly way by screwing them.
03-31-2016, 11:13 AM
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Ive ran screws in the past on MT radials after i spun the tire very badly...later on ended up passing those radials onto another person and never leaked