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Old 12-23-2007, 03:23 PM
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Is it bad to spin em?

I am going to get some new tires next week and was curious if I were to spin my current ones to nothing would it damage my car. I heard before that if you are spinning one side or the other you will damage your differential. I don't know if my car has LSD or not and I know that it's definetly not good for the car but all in all is it worth the fun?


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Old 12-23-2007, 03:47 PM
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Proceed to make a left or right turn (90 degree turn) and FLOOR IT; if you go back and see TWO lines, then you have an LSD, if not then you don't.

I did the same thing when I was about to get new tires, but nothing to such an extreme as literally sitting in place and smoking them for an extended period of time. I just gunned it off the line much more and held it more than I ever would on good tires.

IMO, the only way that you can damage the differential is if you're gunning it while smoking the tires and one of the wheels goes over a pot hole or something...THEN I would assume you could fudge something up.
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Old 12-23-2007, 03:51 PM
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Unless your car is a 6MT, I don’t think you have an LSD. Check the tranny code on the VIN plate under the hood.

Doing long standing ‘burn outs’ are very bad on an auto tranny. Heat/load
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Old 12-23-2007, 04:39 PM
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so having one tire spinning/smoking is not bad for the diff?

Just want to make sure, and I will not be standing still. Just a few extended burnout launches before tires.
 
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soak them in bleach or liquid soap detergent, like really soak em........pull up the E brake tight, stomp on the gas, and enjoy the smoke, dont forget to have a friend make a video.
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Old 12-23-2007, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by secondtonone317
soak them in bleach or liquid soap detergent, like really soak em........pull up the E brake tight, stomp on the gas, and enjoy the smoke, dont forget to have a friend make a video.
And have a fire extinguisher ready...
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Old 12-23-2007, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by secondtonone317
soak them in bleach or liquid soap detergent, like really soak em........pull up the E brake tight, stomp on the gas, and enjoy the smoke, dont forget to have a friend make a video.
..... And have your mechanic on speed dial.... along with a tow truck ready to go....

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Old 12-23-2007, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by larsim
..... And have your mechanic on speed dial.... along with a tow truck ready to go....

ROFL. that was good. got me cracking up.

Dude just change the tires and call it a day.
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Dude, just smoke em up and make a video.......
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