How do you high HP guys hook on the street?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I know there's some guys here with cars well over 400hp at the wheels...how well do you guys get traction on the street and what suspension/tires are you using?

I ask because, i took my car out for a spin this morning and i'm just tickled to death with how it will destroy the tires half way through 3rd with no problem at all. Then it dawned on me, maybe that's less about how much power it's making and more about my suspension/tire setup being total crap. My tires are generic so i'm sure that doesn't help and the suspension is stock except for springs. Personally, i enjoy it...and i'm getting further away from building a race car so i'm not really looking for advice on how to make it hook, i'm just curious how you guys with twice the power i make are doing it. I guess at some point it's a lost cause and traction just won't happen.

[mustangboy]

I have some old Mich Pilots in 285/40's and I can light them up at will. My suspension is set up on the stiffer side so they may affect it some. At some point I am going to put dr's on it to see how much better it will hook

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I just took off some worn DR's, and even worn they hooked a lot better than standard radials.

BTW i was by your house last Friday night and came _ this close to doing a big nasty burnout in front of your house, but the redneck in me chickened out LOL.

[mustangboy]

I wasn't home but you should have. My neighbor hates that stuff and I love to piss him off

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Sweet i'll remember that next time i'm over that way :lol:

[Sharad]

Suspension, Tires, Weight, and in the case of late night rendezvous... a little surface prep. :)

[chad393na]

325/50/15 drag radials is how I do it!

[Whyucryn]

Pimp juice!!!

[Kwik92GT]

Pimp juice!!!

^^ THIS ^^

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I couldnt imagine having 4.10s like are recommended for my cam. Its hard enough to take off aggressively with the 3.73s.

[Racin Jason]

i have adj. upper and lower control arms and strange shocks and a anti roll bar and i have no issues coming off the line

[plated]

did you convienantly steal/forget my shami? i've had that for 5 yrs haven't seen it since you used it:rolleyes: that has to be my most used peice of equipment,a brand new one like the one a had to buy sucks i want my old used one back they get better with age,my new one suck ass i think of you evertime i use it a couple times a day:(

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Huh? You told me to keep it? I don't even use it i bought a new one. If you remember i was using it in your driveway, you told me to keep it or else how would it have left in my car? I've been called a lot of things but a thief is not one of them, surely not for a damned shami.

[Carl]

Really Plated? You could have PM'd him...

[evil8]

Chamois are serious business. I have had the same 2 for 20 years. Don't fuck with em.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well i mean seriously, i'm no fucking thief and sure as hell not for a shami. His exact words were that it was old and he had others for me to keep it or i wouldn't have even bothered. I haven't used it since that day, it's been sitting in my back seat. If he wanted it back he could have PM'ed me or called or text me so i don't know what this is about, i hope it's a silly joke and just worded it wrong.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

did you convienantly steal/forget my shami? i've had that for 5 yrs haven't seen it since you used it:rolleyes: that has to be my most used peice of equipment,a brand new one like the one a had to buy sucks i want my old used one back they get better with age,my new one suck ass i think of you evertime i use it a couple times a day:(

I just "convienantly" drove 66 miles round trip to drop your shami off in your mail box. I didn't pull in the driveway because it's late and i didn't want to disturb anyone. Next time you need something, feel free to call/text/PM me, all three work just fine and i check them daily.

Happy Shami'ing.
http://edge.fatwallet.com/static/i/deals/free-sham-wow.jpg

Oh by the way just to make sure there's no more misunderstanding, and since i wasn't sure which box was yours, here's a cell phone pic to prove i put it there. I put it in box 700, sorry the pics are so dark.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/2011-07-03003752.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/2011-07-03003758.jpg

Have a good weekend and Happy Independence Day :bigthumb

[draggin50]

Damn your a hell of a guy! Maybe it was a misunderstanding but you took care of it. Hope all is good now and you both enjoy the holiday!

[plated]

awww no you didn't,i would have gave ya a big hug if i seen ya:bigthumb thanks brother you really didn't have to go that far i was joking well kinda sorta,honest people kick ass:angel: i texed you for 2 days after you picked up your car,never thought once of you being a theif...a lil forget full maybe

[plated]

Chamois are serious business. I have had the same 2 for 20 years. Don't fuck with em.

lol you feel my pain thats like messing with my money,now if only i could spell it right

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Man Chris you should know better dude, i worked on the Festiva at your place for an hour with you gone, you know i don't steal from people i'd give you my last dollar if you needed it that's how i am.

[blown96cobra]

I know there's some guys here with cars well over 400hp at the wheels...how well do you guys get traction on the street and what suspension/tires are you using?

I ask because, i took my car out for a spin this morning and i'm just tickled to death with how it will destroy the tires half way through 3rd with no problem at all. Then it dawned on me, maybe that's less about how much power it's making and more about my suspension/tire setup being total crap. My tires are generic so i'm sure that doesn't help and the suspension is stock except for springs. Personally, i enjoy it...and i'm getting further away from building a race car so i'm not really looking for advice on how to make it hook, i'm just curious how you guys with twice the power i make are doing it. I guess at some point it's a lost cause and traction just won't happen.

mt drag radials, eibach drag launch springs with the airbag, upr lower control arms and adjustable uppers with the pinion angle set up by someone who knows what there doing.

[93mustang]

sticky mickeys!

[2Fast4You]

I run the 26 x 11.5 15 Mickey Thompson E.T. Streets with Eibach drag springs and air bag on the passenger side @ 17lbs and Granetelli upper and lowers, car hooks great street and strip.

[HawksWR37]

315/30/18 Mickey Thompson ET streets. i can chirp them but thats about it. lol

[Rick93coupe]

I leave mine on jackstands because tires are expensive.

[mustang8998]

I leave mine on jackstands because tires are expensive.

Me too, Rick.....but my jackstands are getting flat spots!

[Streex]

My car doesn't make enough power to spin em anyway....fml

[heyitsmepugsley]

quit making your car payment and the repo man will hook it for you. nothin major.

[phatford]

Not to get off the subject of chamois...

But UPR Elite control arms (upper and lower)
Nitto 555 drag radials
Lakewood drag shocks rear
Lakewood drag struts front
eibach sport springs

For only going to the track once every 2 years I love the way it does on the street. 99.999999999999% of my driving in on the street and I could not be happier. And wow what a difference this makes. It makes driving down twisty roads a ton more fun. I go "the long way" to places just to rip on it going down a back road. I only have 300hp but the right suspension can make your car feel totally different, give you more confidence, and the chicks dig it :-)