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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 02:42 AM
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Question can the truck flip while doing donuts?

Hi,

Random question but can the truck flip if you do donuts?

Can it happened easily (which I don't want to) or not going to happen?

I just have a 2.5 AS leveling kit, I just want to know what I could get into if I try to do it, mustangs have it easy, I wonder about F150s

like this guy is doing here:
 

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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 07:23 AM
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What are you like 16 years old?
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 09:12 AM
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The answer to your question is YES.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 10:33 AM
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Yes, it can happen. Is it very likely? Probably not, unless you are doing them on uneven ground or with a surface which has a lot of "catches" in it. Even so, leave the doughnuts/burnouts to the sports cars. It's hard on the drivetrain, and proves nothing aside from your apparent love of buying expensive tires more often.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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I do doughnuts all the time in the snow

I think every person driving should take their car out to a snow covered parking lot and do some doughnuts .... it really lets you know how a car will handle in the snow if you start to spin. Might actually make a few better drivers out there -_-

But other than that it's fun as hell!
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Pockets
I do doughnuts all the time in the snow

I think every person driving should take their car out to a snow covered parking lot and do some doughnuts .... it really lets you know how a car will handle in the snow if you start to spin. Might actually make a few better drivers out there -_-

But other than that it's fun as hell!
Doing them in the snow/rain is completely different than on dry pavement. The truck will slide easily on wet pavement, and wear on the drivetrain/tires is greatly reduced. Dry pavement is much more likely to cause a tire to "catch" or unsettle the suspension, resulting in an imbalance of weight/momentum.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 01:11 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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Yes, you "can" flip your truck, or Mustang, or Vette, or whatever doing donuts. You just have to be incredibly stupid to do so...
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Pockets
I do doughnuts all the time in the snow

I think every person driving should take their car out to a snow covered parking lot and do some doughnuts .... it really lets you know how a car will handle in the snow if you start to spin. Might actually make a few better drivers out there -_-

But other than that it's fun as hell!
I love doing them in snow.....more smoke on asphalt though...
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 04:12 PM
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Oh yeah, you can! Buddy of mine flipped his 2wd 04 Silverado with a 3 inch spindle lift(sits about as high as yours) doing donuts. But he's an idiot, so I wouldn't be that concerned with it.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 05:57 PM
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You can flip just doing a burnout
youtube.com/watch?v=mFH39T0Z0WI
 

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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 06:32 PM
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Yes you can...Ive seen it happen! But I would never do it in my truck until I was ready tp change my tires out!

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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by twinskrewd
You can flip just doing a burnout
but this is a dodge!
 

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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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The higher UR truck clearance the more likely to loose control UR.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2013 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by twinskrewd
You can flip just doing a burnout
youtube.com/watch?v=mFH39T0Z0WI
This video came to mind, but its got too much language for this site
 
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