10-4, more smoke than the EPA would like. The only prob is the compound
is reeeaall soft, so one good burnout costs about 6000mi.
Good thing we got tire dealers on the DML :)
Jon Smith
>Now, reality.......are we talking smoke rolling out of the wheel wells
or
>just turning the tires over? I don't think the off road tires have
enough
>rubber on the road to produce the smoke....but the factory 31" tires do
like
>to spin.....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Bernd D.
>Ratsch
>Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 6:40 AM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: RE: Re: 4x4: Can you smoke 'em?
>
>
>Torque Transfer...Simple as that.
>
>I had purchased my '97 Dak (V6/5Spd/2Wd) with the 3.55:1 Sure-Grip and
was
>always able to "smoke" the 31 BFG's without any problems...drop the
clutch @
>3000rpm. Now, I have 3.92:1 and can barely "smoke" them...I can still
get
>them to "chirp" when shifting to 2nd...but don't feel like breaking my
axles
>anytime soon.
>
>So there are people out there that CAN burn their tires with 3.55's and
>large tires...whoopee...I'll race them anyday offroad....hehehehe....
>
>Bernd D. Ratsch
>Pflugerville, TX
>bernd@texas.net
>http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd
>1997 Dakota SLT-CC (3.9L)
>License Plate Frame: "Don't Follow Me...I'm Trolling for Toyota's"
>Song for the Day: "Gonna buy me a Dodge Truck and blow those Fords off
the
>road....."
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Mitzi &
>> David Fishman
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 10:06 PM
>> To: Dakota Mailing List
>> Subject: DML: Re: 4x4: Can you smoke 'em?
>>
>>
>> >From all the responses to this thread, it appears that 80% of the
>> respondants can't read, and the rest are friggin' liars! I said 97+
>> auto 4x4 w/ 31" tires and 3.92 gears. So, I get a couple of guys
with
>> 5speeds, a couple guys with pre-96's, a couple of guys with 235
tires, a
>> couple of guys with 3.55a guy with motorcycle tires on his truck, and
>> some guy who can smoke his Uncle Boogers Bumper Dumper! The few guys
>> who can read *and* tell the truth can't smoke their tires either. I
>> love this list!
>>
>> So, could someone who actually knows something, please tell me why it
>> appears that 3.55 gears smoke the tires better than 3.92's? That
seems
>> counterintuitive to me. It seems like the taller gears should work
>> better.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> fish
>> 99 SLT+ CC V8 4x4
>>
>>
>
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