Those of you with 500+ ftlbs of torque, how did you battle torque steer?
May 10, 2011, 02:41 PM
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the last part of the equation is tire pressure of course.
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May 10, 2011, 04:28 PM
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Not all alignments are equal. Did you measure have thrust angle measured? Did they check your ball joints and other bushings? A bad ball joint can cause you to take off at an angle under heavy throttle. You may be suffering from a dynamic toe issue as throttle is applied the wheels aren't pivoting in/out at the same rate.
You know you need a more substantial tire but that is likely not the root cause unless your wear patterns are way off in which case you could rotate tires to try to balance out the effect.
You know you need a more substantial tire but that is likely not the root cause unless your wear patterns are way off in which case you could rotate tires to try to balance out the effect.
May 10, 2011, 08:32 PM
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the tires I mentioned are just for the example, I would probably get Hankook RS3's
they are a very sticky tire and cheap (equal to or better then NT01's) they are actually good for road racing but the downfall is the soft side wall which I can only guess will make it better for drag.
RS-3's are 127 a tire shipped (and are a street tire)
they are a very sticky tire and cheap (equal to or better then NT01's) they are actually good for road racing but the downfall is the soft side wall which I can only guess will make it better for drag.
RS-3's are 127 a tire shipped (and are a street tire)
So where are you getting RS-3s for 127 a piece shipped
May 11, 2011, 08:33 AM
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May 11, 2011, 03:53 PM
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So you went big on the motor and making big power, but no money for good tires?? Asking for trouble IMO and you'd be lucky to keep it on the road with crappy tires. And yes the BFGoodrich tires you are talking about are crap in comparison to a real sticky street tire.
I would at worst be getting Star Spec or RS3's in your situation. Who cares if your tires last 30K miles if you put your car into the center divider with 300 miles on the tires....i mean cmonn man think about it.
I would at worst be getting Star Spec or RS3's in your situation. Who cares if your tires last 30K miles if you put your car into the center divider with 300 miles on the tires....i mean cmonn man think about it.
May 11, 2011, 03:54 PM
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May 11, 2011, 05:33 PM
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So you went big on the motor and making big power, but no money for good tires?? Asking for trouble IMO and you'd be lucky to keep it on the road with crappy tires. And yes the BFGoodrich tires you are talking about are crap in comparison to a real sticky street tire.
I would at worst be getting Star Spec or RS3's in your situation. Who cares if your tires last 30K miles if you put your car into the center divider with 300 miles on the tires....i mean cmonn man think about it.
I would at worst be getting Star Spec or RS3's in your situation. Who cares if your tires last 30K miles if you put your car into the center divider with 300 miles on the tires....i mean cmonn man think about it.
Have you ever done a comparison yourself of KDW2's to another tire? How on earth do you know if the tire is "crap in comparison to a real sticky street tire?" When I had them on my 350z, I pulled 1.01g with nothing more than GF210 lowering springs and 255/45/18s on when I ran at Texas World Speedway back in 2007.
Before you come off condescending and negative, next time think of a constructive response, or simply don't post.
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May 11, 2011, 06:38 PM
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bfg kdws are a nice tire dont let anyone tell u there not, now the kdw2 is a much sweeter lookin and on top of that handling tire, the tread design looks like a flame haha...im running the bfg gforce sportzs cuz i wanted to try a high end tire instead of entry level and so far 10k miles on it and still have at least 2/3 tread left...but a couple other people on here made a good point about how the alignment could be off slightly, even your toe bein toed out excessively can make it pull hard one way...shake down front and rear suspension, and go back to the shop in a couple weeks and have them recheck, from personal experience if its not loaded straight on the alignment machine, then your alignment will be off.
good luck
good luck
May 11, 2011, 07:18 PM
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the nitto nt05 is a great street tire also its very comparable to star specs in performance tread wear is in the 200 area i run them in the 255 size they are cheaper then star specs to btw saved me $120 when i went to order i have not noticed much diffrence between the two but i have not got to push the car on them yet.
the rs3 is a way stickier tire then both star spec and nt05
...however star specs will always have a place in my heart due to the awesome slip angle and feedback from the thire
