400kw Ute Traction/Tyres

[OZYWALKER]

335 wide R888s work well.

[bossmang]

you could get some good year asymetrics 5s 

 

I was around 500 kw mark in my ute on 20s, and havent had traction since stock so never really cared much. 

 

its a 1950's rear end so semis are the closet thing to grip unfortunately that will work. 

[Puffwagon]

  On 06/05/2021 at 9:34 AM, bossmang said:

semis are the closet thing to grip

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Yes they are

[VDSY]

how much hurt would semis cause to the tailshaft / diff with normal driving and no launches?

[sixman]

Launches are the worst. But grippy tyres put more stress on driveline.

 

Nothing really grips in colder weather. Need those hot summer nights where the tarmac glues semi-slicks down.

[TRYME]

Real grippy tyres and a stock driveline where for example your going between 60-90kph and you go hard throttle and it snaps back a couple of gears and suddenly your flying forward----- that type of driving on a stock driveline with a proper 400rwkw and your going to wear stuff out...... but as previously mentioned it's the launches where tailshafts twist up like a coke can 

[bossmang]

no one with 400kw and semi slicks drives 'normal' 

 

if auto and you let the auto kick down etc you can eventually lunch your input shaft. 

 

tail shaft/input shaft when launching will let go eventually. 

[Puffwagon]

  On 12/05/2021 at 10:48 AM, bossmang said:

if auto and you let the auto kick down etc you can eventually lunch your input shaft. 

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I've heard this theory and for no other reason than it might be true, I've subscribed to it and don't let my rig kick down ever. I also don't let it hit the driveline hard on decel from accel if I can help it.

[TRYME]

Basically idgaf as I'm about to build a box and let it kick down all the time high 400rwkw mark sticky tyres haven't broken it yet... maybe it's a luck of the draw thing 

[VDSY]

  On 11/05/2021 at 8:11 PM, TRYME said:

Real grippy tyres and a stock driveline where for example your going between 60-90kph and you go hard throttle and it snaps back a couple of gears and suddenly your flying forward----- that type of driving on a stock driveline with a proper 400rwkw and your going to wear stuff out...... but as previously mentioned it's the launches where tailshafts twist up like a coke can 

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lucky mines manual so should be sweet without launches ? jus trying to eliminate power skidding 2nd and 3rd and actually get some traction..