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>> From: Chip Maurer <chip@unx.dec.com>
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Freaky
>> Date: Friday, November 14, 1997 06:19 AM
>>
>> Tell me about it. I still haven't found the right touch
>> to keep the wheels from spinning in 1st or 2nd when its wet.
>> We'll see how this beast does in snow ....
>>
>> Stacy Clark wrote:
>> > yeah its called horse power in a pickup. YOUR GONNA SPIN WHEN YOU FLOOR
>> > IT (in the wet)
>
> My turn:
>
> It rained here yesterday in San Diego (first county wide rain storm this
>year
>I think), and when the first rain comes the fwys/roads are slick as ice.
>With my new
>255-60-15's the rear end was little less prone to wheel spin than my
>215-75's, but I was
>still able to break them loose at 55 mph (3rd gear on a fwy onramp)... The
>biggest
>improvement was in breaking... Before I could lock up the fronts (RABS only
>here) with
>my 215's, but when I tried a hard stop (in my parking lot at work), the ABS
>was felt
>working in the pedal, but I had 100% steering (didn't lock or slide the
>fronts). So that
>was a plus.
>
> I did have the opportunity to drive through a few muddy lots getting to a
>few
>job sights... These were places that all of the 1-leg Toyota trucks were
>parked on
>the street (because at one site a guy in a 4x2 Ranger was stuck-- right
>tire 1/2 way
>down into the mud). I drove right in, sloshed through the muck, and got
>where I needed
>to go. I did have tire spin, but 2nd gear and 1/2 throttle moved me in
>without any
>fuss. Getting out was a worry at first (because we had just gotten about
>1/4" of rain
>in 1/2 hour)... Again no problems... Just about 1/4 yard of mudd on the
>top of my
>shell :P I had to spin 'em ! Once on the road I was throwing mud for
>about a mile.
>
> Limited slip is a necessity for me without a doubt.
>
> Sam '95 SLT Dakota
>http://www.users.cts.com/king/s/samp/
>
>
>Sam, what brand and model tire is it? I'm about to by some new tires for my truck
in this size.
Thanks, John
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