one-wheel burnout

[-= c a m a r o =-]

ok this may sound stupid... but my car is burnin out with one wheel, its never done this before... whats wrong?

[89IROC&RS]

your posi is worn out. a positraction rear end is just an open rear with conical clutch packs to limit the spin of one tire under acceleration. so when the clutches wear out, you got a one legger. time for a rebuild. or better yet, upgrade to a torsen

[-= c a m a r o =-]

Originally Posted by 89IROC&RS

your posi is worn out. a positraction rear end is just an open rear with conical clutch packs to limit the spin of one tire under acceleration. so when the clutches wear out, you got a one legger. time for a rebuild. or better yet, upgrade to a torsen

wow, u answered faster than i hit 'back'... thanks. ironic... i was makin fun of my friends camaro a while back for burnin out w/ 1 wheel.. i hate when that happens.

[-= c a m a r o =-]

wait.. does that mean my car is runnin on one wheel, or does it only do that when i burn out?

[89IROC&RS]

lol, what can i say, im quiiiick and yeah, irony is great, but under acceleration with the tires not breaking loose, both tires are putting down power, but when you accelerate enough for the tires to break traction, the one tire will get all the power, and the other tire just kinda drags.

[Crinos]

A little off topic here, but perhaps a little on topic as well.

I thought the differencial should to that job. At least is does that on my regular car.

EDIT:
Forgot to mention that there is no clutch in my rear end, just hard gears. If something slips there.... The whole rear end must be rebuilt, or changed.... But they only slip if they run low on oil or the oil is worn out.

[4onFloor]

lol, your rear end wont slip, it'l break. usually spiders

[Crinos]

Originally Posted by 4onFloor

lol, your rear end wont slip, it'l break. usually spiders

Hehe.. Yeah I know. I was just trying to make a point with using the word slip

[89IROC&RS]

depends on what rear end you have, open rears are a loose connection of the axles at best, and both axles turning opposite directions at worst. (spinning one tire while rolling backwards down a hill) posi is a step up, torsen is a torque biasing gear driven rear, and a locker solidly links the two axles together. so there really is no one stop answer for it all

[ridge_runner]

i have a home made posi unit laying around, the spiders were welded in, i was gonna put it in my camaro but i went with a torsen i got off ebay,still havent gotten the rear together god d*mn shims

[DaMoNe6969]

just a tip,
Shouldnt use lockers or welded axles on street or daily drivers.. They were meant for straight line racing.. Going around corners, your L and R rear tires turn at different speeds.. A locker will prevent this.. It'l chew up your tires, car will corner like shit, and eventually wreck your rear end as well..

[ridge_runner]

yup, thats exactly y im not using it

[-= c a m a r o =-]

is torsen tougher than a posi? does it use a clutch too?

[Joseph1082]

I think a posi is older technology and an LSD is newer

[Genopsyde]

Lsd????