Rear tire grab
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That's a loaded question since so many have their favorite brand. I use 2 bottles of GM limited slip additive and fill with lucas 85-140 gear oil-non synthetic. For street cars I change the oil at the first 500 miles and then at 8k miles. I have been using Lucas for 25 years without an issue.
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Melting Slicks
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Last edited by croaker; May 9, 2018 at 09:37 PM.
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Check your new parts closely and fit them or you will be doing this again. Broken spring is what I expected you would find, very common. The picture I posted shows how it should go together. The lower spring applied drag on the star wheel, that is how they fit.
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Melting Slicks
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see how the bottom spring is linked. Maybe happened after top spring broke?
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The levers should be stamped L & R. I radius the corners as I found some that caught and popped off the upper spring- these were new SS aftermarket parts too.
The lower spring was probably twisted once the shoes slipped out and caught. The new lower springs are pretty good.
The lower spring was probably twisted once the shoes slipped out and caught. The new lower springs are pretty good.
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Melting Slicks
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I chose to leave the old original GM arms in. One side down. Those little cups and spring are a challenge for sure. Runout was within specs too by the way. Back to Graveyard shift get the other side next off days . Grown kids , Grand kids ,maintenance chores sure eat up my off days.
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