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Old 01-18-2003, 09:34 PM
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Drop E.T

How much of a drop in my E.T whould i see with a set of M/T slicks on my 16 in rims from a 13.5 to a what.....
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Old 01-18-2003, 10:57 PM
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Need a little more info first.
As for average, that depends on how much wheel spin you're experiencing now.
But, you'll see a bigger gain from relocating your "IC" Instant Center, the imaginary line where, if extended, you're LCA's centerlines cross the driveline centerline.
If the IC (crossing point)is located in a more frontward position of the car it's b/c the LCA centerline in nearer to parallel to the driveline, and we'll experience wheel spin and hop, notorious to us 3rd Gens.
But if we lower the rear of the LCA mounting point by special brkts, the IC is effectively moved rearward PLANTING the tires by lifting upward on the car instead of forward.
This can easily add 4-5tenths! to a healthy 3rd Gen.
The sticky's will help too ofcourse set at roughly 13psi.
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Old 01-19-2003, 12:13 AM
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they can even make your car slower if the tire is too big and makes your gear ratio's to tall.

Do you spin a lot? get slicks?
if you don't spin, don't bother.
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Old 01-19-2003, 10:44 AM
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Rite of the line it spins not to bad .. and from 1st to 2nd it spins a little bit but not to much.... This is befor im doing my 2.02 heads are 60cc I have a set of stock ones on the car now at 64cc and the car make 10 to 1
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