Why do I lose traction so easily stock mustang. Think i might have 4.10's. ???

4U2C · July 6th, 2011, 12:42 AM

I got Pirelli P Zero Nero / Nero M+S PIRELLI****PZERO NERO M+S tires on my car. Good tires but something makes me think I have different gears rear end.

Like when the street is slightly wet or even like one time there was a little dirt on the road when I barely feather touch the pedal my rear tires spin and I like lose grip sometimes.

I mean this is in the low rpm range. I dont speed or nothing when taking off, I just slightly touch the pedal and my tires spin so easily..

This happens whenever ground is slightly wet or when there is some dirt on road or anything like that.

So i wonder does anybody other STOCK Mustangs do this.

My Mustang is stock except for KN air filter and dual flowmaster exhaust.

So I;m thinking I might have those 3.73 gears or 4.10's or something

6ER THEN I 8ER! · July 6th, 2011, 12:44 AM

lol tires spin in wet conditions or even in dirt...but if you want to know then jack up the ass of your car...mark the driveshaft iwth a sharpie and then spin the tire slowly..one full rotation of the tire is what you want to do....count how many times the driveshaft completes a rotation and that'll tell you the gearing..

if it's just over 3 rotations you're stock...3 3/4 is in the 3.73 range and just over 4 will be 4.10s...15 minutes of work will give you 100% confirmation

4U2C · July 6th, 2011, 01:18 AM

thanks i might try that when i buy a jack

Rich J · July 6th, 2011, 01:19 AM

^^^^

But mine does the same thing.

6ER THEN I 8ER! · July 6th, 2011, 01:20 AM

Originally Posted by Rich J

^^^^

But mine does the same thing.

same here

4U2C · July 6th, 2011, 01:30 AM

What???? I had other cares with bigger engines and they never slip such as my stang does. My wife car has a 3.8 in her impala and hers dont do this as well

Rich J · July 6th, 2011, 01:32 AM

I was saying that my car always loses traction whenever I accelerate at all in rain or another slippery surface.

6ER THEN I 8ER! · July 6th, 2011, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by 4U2C

What???? I had other cares with bigger engines and they never slip such as my stang does. My wife car has a 3.8 in her impala and hers dont do this as well

get used to alot of things with the 6er you didn't have happen with any other vehicle you've owned...

let us know after you check the driveshaft

mcqueen · July 6th, 2011, 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by 6ER THEN I 8ER

get used to alot of things with the 6er you didn't have happen with any other vehicle you've owned...

And don't forget, rattles/squeaks are fixed with louder exhaust and better audio equipment.

6ixer · July 6th, 2011, 09:00 AM

If I'm thinking of the right impala's....their FWD they are less likley to spin...all there weight is in the front...in out stang the only think to hold our rear down....giggity is the axel weight and trunck ect.... and if her impala is like my gf's impala it has traction control

Six Banger · July 6th, 2011, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by mcqueen

And don't forget, rattles/squeaks are fixed with louder exhaust and better audio equipment.

Says the guy with the seized engine

ReverendDexter · July 6th, 2011, 10:11 AM

You probably have stock gears.

Honestly, those tires aren't that great (especially if they're old), and you've got an open diff, so it's much easier to spin a tire (as you only have to spin one). You also didn't tell us what size of tire you're running, for all we know you've got 195s. Couple that with the tremendously crappy stock rear suspension, possibly blown shocks, and wet/dirty pavement, and you've got a recipe for instant wheelspin.

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but alone breaking traction means nothing besides a lack of grip. What rpms are you at when cruising at 60mph in 5th gear?

CheyenneMustang · July 6th, 2011, 10:26 AM

It's a mustang thing sir, I've spun my car around a couple times trying to power around corners in the rain.

dgt_mustang · July 6th, 2011, 10:45 AM

Its all that massive power coming from a Brand Name cai.

WickedSnake00 · July 6th, 2011, 11:17 AM

...or you have really shitty tires?

Do the wheel/driveshaft mark trick. Had to do it today with a freakin KW T800.

Just as a thought, traction and gears aren't synonomous. There's a lot more at play here, such as suspension, tires, engine torque, diff type, etc...

My stang with 3.55's hooks better than a friend's with stock gears (and even a lowly Buick Century). I've got better tires, and you can really feel the difference in suspensions based on how mine launches. The PO certainly dialed it in well for that, I can dump it at 4k without a chirp, but it feels like you just got fired out of a cannon.

SlowSix · July 6th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Get some better tires.
I have 275s....traction isn't a problem lol

mcqueen · July 6th, 2011, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Six Banger

Says the guy with the seized engine

SNmustang95 · July 6th, 2011, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by 4U2C

Like when the street is slightly wet or even like one time there was a little dirt on the road when I barely feather touch the pedal my rear tires spin and I like lose grip sometimes.

I mean this is in the low rpm range. I dont speed or nothing when taking off, I just slightly touch the pedal and my tires spin so easily..

This happens whenever ground is slightly wet or when there is some dirt on road or anything like that.

/thread

nate4488 · July 6th, 2011, 01:53 PM

My car will get loose easily in rain and it has stock gears.

ESG-642T · July 6th, 2011, 02:39 PM

I can spin over the tires in my pedal bike in the rain.... or dirt....

July 6th, 2011, 12:42 AM	#1
4U2C Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 122 iTrader: 0 reviews	Why do I lose traction so easily stock mustang. Think i might have 4.10's. ??? I got Pirelli P Zero Nero / Nero M+S PIRELLI****PZERO NERO M+S tires on my car. Good tires but something makes me think I have different gears rear end. Like when the street is slightly wet or even like one time there was a little dirt on the road when I barely feather touch the pedal my rear tires spin and I like lose grip sometimes. I mean this is in the low rpm range. I dont speed or nothing when taking off, I just slightly touch the pedal and my tires spin so easily.. This happens whenever ground is slightly wet or when there is some dirt on road or anything like that. So i wonder does anybody other STOCK Mustangs do this. My Mustang is stock except for KN air filter and dual flowmaster exhaust. So I;m thinking I might have those 3.73 gears or 4.10's or something

July 6th, 2011, 01:19 AM	#4
Rich J I'm doing it wrong 04 Grand Cherokee Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 5,211 iTrader: 0 reviews	^^^^ But mine does the same thing. __________________ Formerly known as Demon_54 "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Hunter S. Thompson

July 6th, 2011, 01:32 AM	#7
Rich J I'm doing it wrong 04 Grand Cherokee Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 5,211 iTrader: 0 reviews	I was saying that my car always loses traction whenever I accelerate at all in rain or another slippery surface. __________________ Formerly known as Demon_54 "I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes." - Hunter S. Thompson

July 6th, 2011, 09:00 AM	#10
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	If I'm thinking of the right impala's....their FWD they are less likley to spin...all there weight is in the front...in out stang the only think to hold our rear down....giggity is the axel weight and trunck ect.... and if her impala is like my gf's impala it has traction control __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

July 6th, 2011, 10:11 AM	#12
ReverendDexter Priest of the Car Gods Clapped-out '90 GT 'vert ~5.5 seconds off TTOD :( Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 13,808 iTrader: 0 reviews	You probably have stock gears. Honestly, those tires aren't that great (especially if they're old), and you've got an open diff, so it's much easier to spin a tire (as you only have to spin one). You also didn't tell us what size of tire you're running, for all we know you've got 195s. Couple that with the tremendously crappy stock rear suspension, possibly blown shocks, and wet/dirty pavement, and you've got a recipe for instant wheelspin. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but alone breaking traction means nothing besides a lack of grip. What rpms are you at when cruising at 60mph in 5th gear? __________________ O o /¯/______________________ \|BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! \_\

July 6th, 2011, 12:44 AM	#2
6ER THEN I 8ER! Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 17,515 iTrader: 3 reviews	lol tires spin in wet conditions or even in dirt...but if you want to know then jack up the ass of your car...mark the driveshaft iwth a sharpie and then spin the tire slowly..one full rotation of the tire is what you want to do....count how many times the driveshaft completes a rotation and that'll tell you the gearing.. if it's just over 3 rotations you're stock...3 3/4 is in the 3.73 range and just over 4 will be 4.10s...15 minutes of work will give you 100% confirmation

July 6th, 2011, 01:18 AM	#3
4U2C Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 122 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks i might try that when i buy a jack

July 6th, 2011, 01:30 AM	#6
4U2C Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 122 iTrader: 0 reviews	What???? I had other cares with bigger engines and they never slip such as my stang does. My wife car has a 3.8 in her impala and hers dont do this as well

July 6th, 2011, 11:17 AM	#15
WickedSnake00 MM's king of Neon's 404 - car not found 17.81@87 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Diesel Engine Capital of the World, Columbus, IN Posts: 7,376 iTrader: 0 reviews	...or you have really shitty tires? Do the wheel/driveshaft mark trick. Had to do it today with a freakin KW T800. Just as a thought, traction and gears aren't synonomous. There's a lot more at play here, such as suspension, tires, engine torque, diff type, etc... My stang with 3.55's hooks better than a friend's with stock gears (and even a lowly Buick Century). I've got better tires, and you can really feel the difference in suspensions based on how mine launches. The PO certainly dialed it in well for that, I can dump it at 4k without a chirp, but it feels like you just got fired out of a cannon. __________________ Official Secondhand Snake Build Thread Here Looks Like a Cobra, Sounds Like a Cobra, Tastes Like a Cobra, Not a Cobra. For Sale: P71 Interceptor motor

July 6th, 2011, 12:17 PM	#16
SlowSix Formerly 01silversixer 2001 V6 15.47@89.57 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,471 iTrader: 1 reviews	Get some better tires. I have 275s....traction isn't a problem lol __________________ Build Thread

July 6th, 2011, 01:53 PM	#19
nate4488 Newbie 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Parkersburg, WV Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 reviews	My car will get loose easily in rain and it has stock gears.

July 6th, 2011, 02:39 PM	#20
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,319 iTrader: 0 reviews	I can spin over the tires in my pedal bike in the rain.... or dirt.... __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle Random ESG fact: Had a prochamber on his v6 before it was popular. WTB: v6 BBK valve covers

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