Re: 4x4: Can you smoke 'em?

From: Jason&Sarah (Jpm699@email.msn.com)
Date: Tue Feb 16 1999 - 17:25:24 EST


Well I have a 98 4X4, V8, 31x10.5 tires and 3.92 gears with an automatic
transmission also with the JBA headers. The most my tires will do is just
sqeak a bit, no smoke, no tracks left on the road. I'm wondering why my
truck can't seem to do this and everyone else's can?!

Jason

>Question for those of you who own 97+ 4x4's with V8, 31x10.5 tires, and
3.92 gears:
>
>Can you smoke the tires in 2WD?
>
>I installed JBA headers last week, and did a burnout test a couple of
>days ago. It seems from a stop and no power braking that I get a couple
>of black strips about 5 feet long...none of this "I can burn the tires all
>the way to Phoenix" stuff. Just curious.
>
>thanks,
>fish
>
>
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> David Fishman, San Jose, CA
> fish@ihot.com
> 99 BMW R1100RT - Boston Green
> 99 Dodge Dakota SLT+ CC 5.2 4x4 - Bright White
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