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09-01-2010, 09:34 PM
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Drag radials + rain=tragedy
On my way home from work monday the rear of my truck decided to pass up the front, sending me into the cable dividers at about 50mph. Trucks pretty much toasted not worth fixing for the amount i can find a decent shell. Sucky part is i just pulled the cab off two weeks ago to do a heads/cam swap. I even picked up a set of chrome torque thrust 2s for it, guess im gonna have to find them a new home lol
all this hard work for nothing  did make record time though 10 hours by myself  the damage    
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09-01-2010, 09:36 PM
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UN-BANNED B!TCHES!!!!!
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
whats this, #2 LS wreck in a week on here?
it coulda been MUCH worse... sorry to hear. |
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09-01-2010, 09:50 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
Damn bro, I hate to hear/see this. I feel your pain brother; I am just wrapping up a partout on my 2002 Z28 M6. I'm glad you werent seriously injured man. Keep your head up and good luck on the hunt for a new LSx home. Looked like a real clean truck IMHO too.
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09-01-2010, 10:00 PM
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ITS JUST A TRUCK!
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
THAT SUCKS!!!! Sorry about your truck! I was considering running nitto drag radials all the way around on the syclone next summer, but the rain issue had me worried. I guess I'll stick with the normal street tires. Hey, do the next one AWD and have a 2nd gen sy with a ls. Glad your ok and good luck with puting it all back together
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09-01-2010, 11:05 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
yeah it def could have been alot worse, i walked away and the drivetrain survived unharmed. i woulda made it out the median if the nittos woulda hooked up in the mud lol sucks because it was such a clean little truck. i still believe in 555r's u just got to retire them to track duty after 50% wear, when they are new there awesome in the rain. i found a pretty straight 98 ss s10 that just needs to be put back together for cheap im goin to get this weekend. anyone in the southern states interested in a full zq8 suspension???
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09-01-2010, 11:10 PM
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Eric
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
Slicks + Rain will do that to you...happened to my friend.
I don't support slicks for daily street use for this reason, not to be the dick here...but it was bound to happen eventually. Glad to hear that you're alright though. |
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09-01-2010, 11:29 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
Nooooooooo dude that suxx. I was jst abt to text u earlier today to see how its been going. Damn man. Sorry to hear.
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09-01-2010, 11:36 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
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09-01-2010, 11:47 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
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09-02-2010, 12:47 PM
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Anybody got 20's?
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
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09-03-2010, 12:08 AM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
WHAT!? dude that sucks!... where'd you wreck at?
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09-03-2010, 12:50 AM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
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09-03-2010, 08:06 AM
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Bowtie Til I Die
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
That will buff right out, I dont see why everyone thinks its bad lol. Seriously though that was a nice looking truck. Of course im kinda partial since i have two that same exact color
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09-03-2010, 11:35 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
Is it really that bad? The pics are small so it's hard to tell. I thought dr's were decent in the rain, although, I last used Hoosiers, and they were new. I could do 2 hops, stop, flash my converter and they would hook on a 12.0 mustang. Maybe they were a different compound, and certainly a different tread design. Good luck in a new truck!
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09-05-2010, 11:48 AM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
DR's are definitaly not designed for the rain. They are Designed to basically be a Street Legal tire that you can drive to and from the track.
There are 3 big differences between DR's and say a UHP Summer Tire.... Void or area that the water can escape the Tread Pattern, Tread Depth helps increase the void, and compound DR Compounds are designed for ultimate Dry traction where the UHP Summer compound is designed for Dry and Wet. That being said i do also run DR's on my camaro which i do drive in the rain from time to time. (Just because i haven't gotten 18" rims to fit the set of Michelin Pilot Sport 2's that was basically given to me....) You just have to be careful in deep water espically. Just my .02 as a Tire Design Engineer.... |
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09-05-2010, 09:59 PM
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Re: Drag radials + rain=tragedy
Glad your ok man.That sucks about the truck!I did the same thing driving with MT drag dadials and it started raining and the ass end came around.Thank goodness I didnt do any damage to the truck.I was only going 30mph when it happened.2 days later I pulled them off and put street tires back on.Good luck on the next build,I'm sure it will be better than the last.Mike
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