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how else can i get better traction on street?

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ADRENLN

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thanks again guys. im a bit confused with the lca's since there are different recommendations, ie solid, soft brushings... dont know much about them. what is the difference?

as far as the subframs, i have heard to weld the boxes and go full length so im ok there.

tires, i guess i will go with the sticky ones mts because traction in first and second is a joke if i floor it. i have nothing to the ground.

however, i guess i may have to wait to do this until im ready to get a build trans right? it wont last long if im hooking right? then comes the question of what trans to get. i hear the t56 has a long first gear which might help. i hear of alot of problems with the tko's. i was just going to get the same 3650 built by promotion but maybe i should consider changing if im going to upgrade. just seems like alot more work to do anything other then that. i dont really want to get all kinds of other parts to make it work.

anyway, it will take time for me to upgrade the trans so i guess i will be sloe for a while
 

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ADRENLN said:
thanks again guys. im a bit confused with the lca's since there are different recommendations, ie solid, soft brushings... dont know much about them. what is the difference?

as far as the subframs, i have heard to weld the boxes and go full length so im ok there.

tires, i guess i will go with the sticky ones mts because traction in first and second is a joke if i floor it. i have nothing to the ground.

however, i guess i may have to wait to do this until im ready to get a build trans right? it wont last long if im hooking right? then comes the question of what trans to get. i hear the t56 has a long first gear which might help. i hear of alot of problems with the tko's. i was just going to get the same 3650 built by promotion but maybe i should consider changing if im going to upgrade. just seems like alot more work to do anything other then that. i dont really want to get all kinds of other parts to make it work.

anyway, it will take time for me to upgrade the trans so i guess i will be sloe for a while
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I love my t56 viper spec mated to a mgw shifter. It is a rockstar combination that I can depend on for a long time. If you have the funds I highly rec it. Get at least the viper spec, or whatever the new one is, magnum I think. As far as parts I don't know because I actually converted from an auto....and for that conversion I needed very very little so I'd imagine you'd need a number of parts you'd probably be able to count on one hand.
 

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Traction brakes stuff so once you start hooking with a lot of power, things will break. The new T56 magnum would be the trans I would go with (and did). They have a few options for gearing. I got mine from modern drive line. Had them set me up with the close ratio 1-4 and changed the 5th and 6th gears out for a deeper OD.
 

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thanks again. so yea i guess i better wait on the tires until i get the trans done if the tires are really going to hook that good. let me know more of this trans info guys. what does everyone recommend?
 

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Well, your car makes almost as much power as mine. I run a 275-40-17 Nitto drag radial and I have IRS. Some days it hooks up, some it doesn't. Depends if it's blacktop or cement and how hot it is outside.

Here's a tip. Don't buy large 17 or 18 inch wheels that require a 35 series tire. I don't care if you have Hoosiers, M/T's....35's ain't gonna hook your car up. Try out a 295-45-17 M/T. It's a tall tire, which will help you. If you get a spare set of wheels and just run those when you wanna mess around on the street and track. Not only is it a tall tire, it has excellent compound. I bet that will work for you.
 
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tune your blower to 6 psi i bet you will see a huge increase in traction lol
 
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