i have a 2003 dakota r/t 5.9l and i just added an exhaust and intake and now when i get on the gas my tires just spin - any suggestions on how to get them not to spin anymore - anything with the shocks? thanks.
How about not hitting the gas so hard when you accelerate? Not being a smart-ass, but that would be the first and most logical step. You are after all driving a "race truck" shit load of power, zero ass end weight.
My copy only weighs about 25 oz. He'd need 64 books just to make up 100 lbs. At over $19 per pound it wouldn't be a cost effective ballast material, especially if you are basing the ballast requirement on wild guesses. He'd be better off buying only one copy and reading it. Vehicle weight, CG, transfer, balance, and weight distribution is covered in detail as well as many other things. Even if he doesn't do anything about the wheelspin problem it will help him understand why his problem exists. It might simply be a weight balance problem. Or maybe it's a tire problem. Maybe it's a frame issue. Maybe it's shocks. Maybe it's a broken sway-bar link. Maybe it's a bad spring. Who knows what else might be wrong? I can't tell him because I didn't inspect the vehicle. Did you?
Hey now, at least the OP did not install the K&N hp power increasing speed sticker. He'd be in a world of shit if he had, his tires would spin in park!
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