A guy at Huffines Dodge in Lewisville, Tx. told me that Dodge placed
their rears off center (forward or aft - don't remember) and used the
springs themselves as a traction bar - he said I wouldn't see much
differece with the traction bars and to tell you the truth, I haven't.
In all fairness, I should say that my launch technique could be
better and that I have a 3.21 open..... Let off too much and it bogs.
He said a pinion snubber would be better, but we both looked under
the truck and agreed that work would have to be done to use one as
there is nothing directly over the rear for a snubber to hit. Anyway,
that's what he told me.
Tate
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger [SMTP:stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu]
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 1998 9:53 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Leave at idle?? Was: rice burners
At 11:36 AM 8/15/98 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-08-14 22:41:05 EDT, you write:
>
><< Hmmm, I'm going to have to try that. Doesn't your engine bog
leaving
> at idle like that??? I have the LSD, and I'm almost sure my truck
would
> bog something fierce if I did that. I'll give it a shot though;
anything
> in the quest for lower E/Ts! :-) >>
>
>
>Well, basically, as you are waiting for the lights to come down, dont
rev the
>motor. When you leave, slip the clutch as your are pouring on the
gas. It
>takes a while to get the right amount of slippage, with the most
amount of
>throttle. Just like leaving a stop sign as quick as possible.
>
Ahh, ok I see what you mean now. That's how I used to launch
before
I got the lakewoods but now I can't keep 'em from spinning.
-Jon-
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