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Aug 22, 2008 | 04:46 PM

eddieerb

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which wheel lays it down

Any of you corvette geeks know which wheel lays the power down? is it true posi-traction or is it mostly on wheel with the other only spinning if the primary loses traction? i unfortunately only have one slick and was wondering which side to put it on.

Aug 22, 2008 | 04:55 PM

lucky131969

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Originally Posted by eddieerb

i unfortunately only have one slick and was wondering which side to put it on.

One slick...this is a joke....right??

Aug 22, 2008 | 05:14 PM

Bill Dearborn

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Besides ruining the diff what other reasons do you have for doing this?

Bill

Aug 22, 2008 | 05:15 PM

vsocks1

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One slick...this is a joke....right??

Must be early afternoon Happy Hour already!!

Aug 22, 2008 | 07:07 PM

FordDefector

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Originally Posted by eddieerb

i unfortunately only have one slick and was wondering which side to put it on.

Not a good idea.

Aug 22, 2008 | 08:09 PM

Darion

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Aug 22, 2008 | 10:43 PM

Uncle John

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Front left I think

Aug 22, 2008 | 10:43 PM

tiojames

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This is only going to go downhill.

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Aug 23, 2008 | 02:02 AM

madman91

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PUT IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL....

YOU NEED TWO SLICKS MAN. GOOD LUCK

Aug 23, 2008 | 05:38 AM

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BlackZ06

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Front left I think

Aug 23, 2008 | 02:04 PM

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slvrzo6

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Cut the one Slick in to 8 equal size pieces and Glue 4 of the peices on each tire. This is a Known as a Drag / Radial.

Aug 23, 2008 | 04:08 PM

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~~clayton1~~

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Joke, yes?

Aug 23, 2008 | 07:53 PM

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396375

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Put it on the passenger side and remove the half shaft from the drivers side.Please post pics of your first hard launch

Aug 23, 2008 | 10:00 PM

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paullywalnuts

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This post and responses gave me a good laugh.

Aug 23, 2008 | 10:35 PM

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billla

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St. Jude Donor '14

It'll work best on the right rear of your Toyota Prius

Aug 24, 2008 | 10:07 PM

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tsts

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This is too much to comprehend in one comprehension.

Aug 24, 2008 | 10:33 PM

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Johnny Hardcore

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I think you should try the one slick on both sides and let us know.

In the mean time you should also try to myth bust the Pop Rocks and Soda thing.

Aug 25, 2008 | 06:33 AM

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mrm1149

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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13

David -Clayton Thomas already explored this in the 60's-70's

It was determined that what goes up must come down.

Aug 25, 2008 | 09:40 AM

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eddieerb

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From: dayton oh

I ordered two M/T drag radials and rims 17" from jegs but one tire is on backorder, I've been planning a race all summer ...next sunday- so no joke i'm putting it on the passenger side- if it breaks it breaks.

no one really answered my question though. which wheel gets most of the power, is it truely equal or does one side only spin if the other one slips?

I was thinking passenger just because with a hard launch and the rotation of the motor cars lean to the passenger side...any productive thoughts?