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Could my front end be too light?
I am back dating a SC. I put it on a strick diet partially for the back date purposes and partially to improve power to weight. Last night I was finishing removal of all A/C components in the front end. I also took my wiper washer equip. out. I then took my factory tool kit and tire out of the front. I put my wheel back on, lowered the car and went to do final torque of the lugs (w/o a actual torque wrench) and my tires actually wanted to rotate as I put weight on the breaker bar. I have never noticed it wanting to do this before and of course assumed MAN I AM REALLY CUTTING SOME WEIGHT ON THIS BABY. My garage floor is epoxy and pretty smooth but still. How much down force do you think I would have on my front tires and could I get so light that it would not respond to turning the wheel under some situations (you know like if you have ever ridden a 3 wheeled ATV on the road or under throttle and the front is so light you can just more the bars w/o it truing at all ((which probably lead to their discontinue).
PS.. on a side note. I can't believe how much road dirt my car acquired and carried around after 20+ years of use. I have literally liberated at least 35lbs of dirt from this vehicle. And, where was it being driven on the moon. The gravel/rocks I am finding are like moon rocks. Crazy. Thanks
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Did this slippage happen equally on each front tire? Or just one side. One sidded would suggest your corner balance is way off.
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Walt,
I actually only had the driver's side off b/c I was talking the wiper washer tanks and A/C stuff out so I didnt take the tire on the side of my oil cooler off but I can check it.
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If you try to tighten the 3 o'clock lug nut with the wrench sicking straight out at 3 o'clock it would be more apt to spin than if you were tightening the 9 o'clock lug nut w/ the wrench straight out at 3 o'clock.
Did the wheel try to spin on all the lugs equally?
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Matt, I think you are right. It was either the 2 or 3 o'clock lug.
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Total weight you removed was most likely less then 40lbs, excluding tire. Shouldn't be a factor.
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