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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:40 PM
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oh i also race a 1994 Nissan skyline on weekends so i'm pretty good and controlling a car with 350 hp
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:40 PM
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i dont even remember the parts, please dont make me break out my old diagrams from school. tie rods is definitely one thing, alignments will be thrown out of whack, lug nuts is the least of your worries
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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it wont hurt anything, unless you loose control and hit something!

And Jay I am so disappointed in you I never thought of you as that kinda hellion...LOL
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Hell yeah spin em if ya can!!
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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When I lived in CT, I had to go up a decent hill to get home. One time when it snowed this ******** in a compact was in front of me crawling along and decided to come to a complete stop (no oncoming traffic) before deciding to make the rest of the left turn. Since I lost any momentum I had, when I tried to get moving again of course the tires spun. In order to get up the hill, I ended up going in the direction I wanted at a 45º angle in second gear at 3000-3500 rpm. I thought for sure I cooked my tranny.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mdram43
i dont even remember the parts, please dont make me break out my old diagrams from school. tie rods is definitely one thing, alignments will be thrown out of whack, lug nuts is the least of your worries
I believe the only way to throw your alignment out is if you're doing this on DRY pavement and your tires caught. On wet roads you're tires are pretty much floating on the surface with water between your tread and the road. Man, who p!ssed in your cereal this morning?
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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no one, i already said it wont do ****, unless your doing it every chance you get. the guy asked so hes getting an answer
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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oh yeah, i do it all the time, but only really when its wet. i dont spin the tires on dry pavement cuz "tires are expensive" but it doesnt wear the tires that bad at all...
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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I flipped in out Jeep Grand Cherokee once cause some kid was drifting and hit into me cause me to flip the jeep. Sucks *****. I used to drift every once in a while when I had my old tire but since the mudders... nope... lol
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Well its snowing here again.... Drifting yep did a nice mud drift yesterday while getting my truck unstuck.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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i do it all the time when it rains... i can actually spin doughnuts on wet pavement until the crappy locker unlocks...
like everyone else said, you will only wreck something if you lose control, or hit a pothole when wipped sideways
 
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