cubsalltheway

i am new to the forum, so excuse me if i don't know much. i am getting a s/c by the end of the month and am worried about losing traction due to the increase in hp. i have new tires so that shouldn't be an issue. what should i do to avoid spinning instead of cruising. would a new diff help me out? what about control arms? new suspension? any advice would help me out thanks.

nanaki

control arms will help with your wheel hop when you're slamming through the gears. the best way to help with traction is getting some drag radials. with an SC, there's no street tire that you're not going to burn up. i can drop to 3rd going 60 and spin my tires with my vortech.

cubsalltheway

what about a new diff?

Acer2428

Tires. Tires. Tires.

A new diff would HELP you spin the tires. The point of your drivetrain is to get the most available power to the ground. Drag shocks, control arms, eibach drag launch springs, 275+ width STICKY tires. NEW tires don't mean shaz. THey have to be WIDE and of a SOFT compound.

cubsalltheway

cool. so i guess i am going with tires. which brand do you recommend?

Hoppers04Gt

BFG Drag Radials, or Mickey Thompson ET Streets.

nanaki

BFG or Nittos. from what i've been hearing, BFGs are the probably the best/stickiest you can get in a DR. they also burn up the quickest.

MustangChris04

Mickey Thompson is the best of best but dont get them if you drive on the street, your not going to get many miles out of them.
Get the nitto 555r if you drive on the street. You can get up to 10-12 thousand miles on the nitto's

cubsalltheway

i live in in chicago and i plan on doing most of my driving on the streets so i guess i am going with nitto tires

rbstang

nittos are great, probably the best DR for treadwear. you will enjoy them along with getting traction