NO TRACTION!!!!!

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HAD A FRIEND OVER ON SUNDAY.HAVE NOT SEEN HIM IN YEARS.TURNS OUT HE SAW ME POSTING UP AND PM'ED ME.GOT TOGETHER AND SHOT THE SHIT FOR HOURS.HE'S GOT A 04 RC,LOWERED,HEADERS,NO MIDS,MAGNAFLOW,VIPER BADGES,CALVU'S AND 5.13 GEARS!!I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE AND SAID TAKE ME FOR A RIDE IN THAT BAD BOY.NICE AND SLOW DOWN MY STREET.TURNED LEFT AND WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM 1RST TO 2ND HE NAILED IT.HOLY S%^T!!!BACK END BROKE LOOSE,SLID TO THE RIGHT INTO THE DIRT.KEPT IT NAILED AND ALMOST DROVE OUT OF IT.SWUNG TO LEFT,ALMOST SAVED IT AND WHAM.TRUCK WENT BACK TO THE RIGHT.SEEMED LIKE SLOW MOTION AND THEN WHAM!!.THERE GOES THE MAILBOX!,SLID INTO THE DITCH AND GOT STUCK!!TRIED TO GET OUT,BUT NO LUCK.THE ONE TIME YOU DONT WANT THE COPS TO SHOW,2 SHOW UP IN 5 MINUTES!!THEN THE FREAKING AMBULANCE.MUST HAVE BEEN LOUD,ALOT PEOPLE COMING OUT TO SEE WTF IS GOING ON!!WELL NEEDLESS TO SAY HE WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASED AND I REALLY FELT BAD FOR HIM.SUCH A NICE TRUCK AND NOW THIS.COPS SAW THAT HE WAS'NT SOME STUPID KID,MADE SURE WE WERE OK AND LEFT!! NO TICKET,NOTHING!!HE SLIPPED THE GUY SOME CASH FOR THE MAILBOX.NOW THE BEST PART!!WE WERE NOT FAR FROM MY HOUSE SO I WENT HOME AND GOT MY GROCERY GETTER QC AND PULLED HIS BUTT RIGHT OUT!!AHHHHH THAT FELT SO GOOD!!NOT JUST FOR GROCERIES ANYMORE!! HERES A COUPLE PICS.WE WILL KEEP HIM AS THE UNKNOWN DRIVER,BUT HE IS A MEMBER.COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE.THERE WAS A CANAL THE OTHER DIRECTION:rock: :rock:
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wow...glad you are Ok......:rock:


5.13's..........??????????????????????????????

he may want oe of stinkers new locker upgrades.....or 4.88s
 
The rear end in the RC has a mind of its own. The Stinker rear end with the locker has tamed that beast. Traction has always been a problem, and dozens of us have lost the rear end in many different ways...the locker solves the problem...just for safety, the Stinker Detroit Locker keeps your ass in line! Fish tail days are over, it is all locked up in a straight line...much more logical, efficient and safe.

Happy no one was hurt...unleash this beast and it will bite your butt. Do all you can to manage the known problems...
 
Prof said:
The rear end in the RC has a mind of its own. The Stinker rear end with the locker has tamed that beast. Traction has always been a problem, and dozens of us have lost the rear end in many different ways...the locker solves the problem...just for safety, the Stinker Detroit Locker keeps your ass in line! Fish tail days are over, it is all locked up in a straight line...much more logical, efficient and safe.

Happy no one was hurt...unleash this beast and it will bite your butt. Do all you can to manage the known problems...
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Roy,

Is tha a fully locked rear end? If so do you get and wheel hop when going around a tight corner??
 
Nowwhat said:
wow...glad you are Ok......:rock:


5.13's..........??????????????????????????????

he may want oe of stinkers new locker upgrades.....or 4.88s
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I THINK A LOCKER UPGRADE IS IN ORDER!!I NOTICE IN MY QC THAT IT
TENDS TO START FISHTAILING WHEN YOU LIGHT EM UP.THANKS FOR THE TIPS,HOPE HE'S LOOKING AT THIS.5.13'S,I WONDER IF THATS TOO MUCH GEAR? HE HAS A STRONG BACKGROUND IN DRAG RACING.FRIENDS WITH WARREN JOHNSON.HE KNOWS HIS SHIT.:rock: :rock: :burnout:
 
Broke said:
That damage will buff right out! Glad no one got hurt.
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LITTLE DEEPER THEN BUFFING!! PASSENGER DOOR GOT SOME NICE SCRATCHES.HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BUFF THOSE OUT! HE'S GOING TO NEED TO REPLACE HIS GRILL AND LOWER FRONT VALANCE.COULD GET COSTLY.:rock:
 
sorry for your friends truck. But as always , most stupiditys are done to show off..... But it's our nature i'm afraid and can tell i did it myself quite a few times in the past ....
Now i hardly take anyone with me in the truck , as they want to see how quick it is and i always regret it afterworths have putting one in danger to show my horses.... No , now i do it alone and if i'm loosing my rear i'm not ashamed to ease the pedal....

Ok , some $$$ and all is history :D
 
Floor said:
Keep a QC buddy nearby, you never know when you need him :D
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YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!! ALL THAT ABUSE WE TAKE,BUT WHEN IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO IT THEY NEED US!!!:rock:
 
wont grow old said:
I THINK A LOCKER UPGRADE IS IN ORDER!!I NOTICE IN MY QC THAT IT
TENDS TO START FISHTAILING WHEN YOU LIGHT EM UP.THANKS FOR THE TIPS,HOPE HE'S LOOKING AT THIS.5.13'S,I WONDER IF THATS TOO MUCH GEAR? HE HAS A STRONG BACKGROUND IN DRAG RACING.FRIENDS WITH WARREN JOHNSON.HE KNOWS HIS SHIT.:rock: :rock: :burnout:
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HE MAY BUT HE LOST HIS SHIT TOO...LOL HAD TO BE A FUN RIDE
 
Prof said:
The rear end in the RC has a mind of its own. The Stinker rear end with the locker has tamed that beast. Traction has always been a problem, and dozens of us have lost the rear end in many different ways...the locker solves the problem...just for safety, the Stinker Detroit Locker keeps your ass in line! Fish tail days are over, it is all locked up in a straight line...much more logical, efficient and safe.

Happy no one was hurt...unleash this beast and it will bite your butt. Do all you can to manage the known problems...
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I don't normally disagree with my elders, buuutttt. Well I got so say you are a little off on that. A locked or working posi rear ends is what generally causes these problems. When both tires are locked and spinning they pretty much have a mind of their own are are going to try and pass the rear end any way they can, this is even worse when coming trough a corner. If you have an open rear you are going to just spin one tire and the other acts like an anchor holding the rear end from sliding side to side.

If you have ever driven a fully locked rear compared to a open on the ice you know what I mean. Come on over and I can show you in my off-roader where I can lock and unlock the rear end with the flick of a switch. Same goes in the rain a locked rear end can get spooky.

To some degree what you are saying is true in that both tires will go the same speed with a locker where sometimes a limited slip may give you different tire speed. But no mater what if you brake them loose coming out of a corner with either it can get wild. With the weight of these thing when they brake loose and then snap back their is alot of force. Yes I been their and done that.
 
Marc T said:
Roy,

Is tha a fully locked rear end? If so do you get and wheel hop when going around a tight corner??
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Marc it locks under heavy acceleration, it unlocks when turning corners and is unlocked in normal driving.

And relating to MoparMudders comments...my experience is the following:

Before the locker rear end, coming off the line and when shifting into 2nd and 3rd, the truck would fish tail. With the locker rear end, it does not. When I push it too hard on the track the tires break loose but the truck stays straight.
 
Prof said:
Marc it locks under heavy acceleration, it unlocks when turning corners and is unlocked in normal driving.

And relating to MoparMudders comments...my experience is the following:

Before the locker rear end, coming off the line and when shifting into 2nd and 3rd, the truck would fish tail. With the locker rear end, it does not. When I push it too hard on the track the tires break loose but the truck stays straight.
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This got my attention Prof . But i'm more in with Mopar mudder.... I think we must consider how long both tyres are spinning. If this is "long" then there's the law that states that friction in driving direction is overpowered and this means there's no friction also in any other direction.The rear will go sideways due all influences at the moment ( centrifugal, wind, road,... ) and can only be corrected by counter-steering . A rally driver can steer his car sideways trough a corner by breaking loose his both tyres on power , thus beaking friction . If you have not enough power or no locking rear , try to go sideways at the beginning of a corner.... no , it does not work. Ok, it can by using the ebrake , but then again you break friction for a moment and use it to set the car sideways.
When the spinning is not "long" i think before going sideways alot in each upshift the tyres got grip again and keep the car straight.
At a time over here they were experimenting with 100 % locked rears in Porsche rally cars. That was sliding all corners and only for the prof's drivers ! But after a deadly accident they went back to posi traction.... ( 40 % , 50 % ,... )
 
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