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i need some "CONSTRUCTIVE" help opnions


alright, there aren't many hills or curves in my area for me to try the Left-foot technique in my car, but the curves i do find i try and take a full throttle to test the limit of my car and tires. well i found it taking an exit (like how the big clover leaf exits look) and don't know how fast i was going but lost traction in my front tires for like a split second :22yikes: and at the time i was by myself. well i'm running late for church and i have a passenger in the car and i take an on ramp going "up" on the highway (like the clover leaf) and i sense that my rear wheels started sliding out i thought that was pretty weird seeing how since i have a ff car my front tires would give way first. but i get off on the same exit where i lost traction in my front wheels and i'm taking it pretty fast and my rear wheels definately begin losing traction.

could this be b/c i had a passenger in the front?? my front tires have about 40% tread on them and my rear tires have about 85% tread on them. my car also has upper strut towers and fron lowere about 2" and rear about 1.8".

the exit ramp is about less than 2 cars wide with the cars touching. i want to try it again but don't want to do it with any passengers in the car...but that seemed the only way that my rear tires broke traction b4 my front tires. i'm a little hessitant b/c i'm in the process of selling the car....but i really want try it again...any help is appreciated

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The name's Adrian

RiceRocket

several factors from my experience that might cause your rear tires to loose traction...

1. how fast where you going when you were taking the turn? if you were accelerating, normally weight would be transferred to the rear of the car but going through a corner fast enough will sometimes cause your rear to break traction which is what happened to me one time while entering the freeway too fast.

2. what was the condition of the road? if the road had dust, dirt or some debris, this can also cause the traction to break

even if you break traction in an FF, its easier to control and regain traction back. although it may seem fun experimenting, i would not recommend it specially on a public road. do it at a controlled location like at autocross, but if your goal is to "drift" it i would recommend a different platform of vehicle to start with since you will just be wasting your tires and you won't achieve a lenghty or dramatic drift.

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