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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: full spool
« on: March 19, 2024, 01:55:25 PM »
Since this post has gone on for a while I'll add my 2 cents.
I bought from Roush Racing 3 NASCAR Detroit Lockers. They are the nastiest, clickity-clack churping tires lock/unlock at weird times...but tough as nails.
I put one in my Mustang with 19.5X33 tires and a 427 stroker. It worked fine and the car had enough "quirks" that you could hardly tell it was back there.
Installed another in my '87 Jeep Wrangler when I put a 9" in it. That's a whole 'nuther story. It sounds like the stage coach was coming to town around every turn unless it doesn't unlock then it just churps tires. I learned early on that when coming into a long sweeping turn on the road either start coasting before the turn or stay on the throttle through the turn. if one changes his mind mid turn, off then on the gas, a lane change may happen. However cranky it may be, still tough as nails and has seen many years of rock bashing.
I had a pumpkin put together for my Mustang that had a spool with 4.88 gears. I took it to the track and it worked fine. Too lazy to pull it back out I started to drive it around to car shows and such. What I found was that it was much more predictable than the Detroit and drove fine.
I finally pulled it out for 2 reasons. You cannot push a car with a spool by human power if there is even the slightest turn. Secondly, when pulling out of a parking space at a car show it sounds like you're beating a dog to death with all the skreeching and yelping going on.
I bought from Roush Racing 3 NASCAR Detroit Lockers. They are the nastiest, clickity-clack churping tires lock/unlock at weird times...but tough as nails.
I put one in my Mustang with 19.5X33 tires and a 427 stroker. It worked fine and the car had enough "quirks" that you could hardly tell it was back there.
Installed another in my '87 Jeep Wrangler when I put a 9" in it. That's a whole 'nuther story. It sounds like the stage coach was coming to town around every turn unless it doesn't unlock then it just churps tires. I learned early on that when coming into a long sweeping turn on the road either start coasting before the turn or stay on the throttle through the turn. if one changes his mind mid turn, off then on the gas, a lane change may happen. However cranky it may be, still tough as nails and has seen many years of rock bashing.
I had a pumpkin put together for my Mustang that had a spool with 4.88 gears. I took it to the track and it worked fine. Too lazy to pull it back out I started to drive it around to car shows and such. What I found was that it was much more predictable than the Detroit and drove fine.
I finally pulled it out for 2 reasons. You cannot push a car with a spool by human power if there is even the slightest turn. Secondly, when pulling out of a parking space at a car show it sounds like you're beating a dog to death with all the skreeching and yelping going on.