Hey guys, out of curiosity, I have a bone stock 2002 Lightning with 1400 miles on it, and I can't seem to get any wheel spin. I was in a nice freshly paved empty parking lot today trying to practice the best way to launch my truck, and I can't seem to get the wheels to spin at all when I just hammer it from idle. It will chirp the tires, but won't spin them. They seem to hook up incredibly well. I thought these trucks could break traction at any time, or was I just wrong? I didn't try loading up the torque converter yet since I don't want to to that to my tranny yet. Also, the next question, is if I can't get the tires to spin off the line, how do you pull a burnout?

Sorry, but just new to this type of thing. I couldn't ever try this on my 01 Cobra because it simply wheel hopped too bad.

 

With brand new F1 Good Years and a fresh motor combo you wont get much spin. This is a good thing thow. Many others wish they still had your problem. The F1's have a softer compound on the outer part of the tire and as it wears off you get to the harder compound which help the tire last longer. Also it take about 3 or 4 thousand miles to loosen up these L motors and you will feel more power then. Just be happy for now. About the burn outs don't worry you don't need to even do one with the Hook you have right now. Just stay out of the water completely. Water is the enemy.

 

i agree,,, i have had the same problem ,,, a problem which is fixed when my gas goes level goes down and the truck lightens up though. The f1's you will notice do not leave too much of a black print when you do a burnout either (by holding the breaks and flooring the egine for a small time ie,, dont get caried away once they break loose) but i tend to like it a lot. Too bad i now have to try to launch the truck.


~Toast

 

Don't worry---things will loosen up soon and you will be able to spin them at will.

No burnouts on F1s--only a dry(no water box drive-through), short, clean-off 'rip' of the tires before staging is needed. If you change to 'drag-type' tires for the track, then backing(you want to keep the front tires dry) into the water-box, rolling forward a couple of feet, and then you will be able to do a burnout--the water allows(makes it possible) for this.

Just keep on practising. It's not rocket science but it's not easy either.

Dan

 

Mash the throttle down from dead stop when your truck reaches about 4000rpm's, garuanteed your problem will dissappear quicker then smoke coming from tires.