02-02-2013, 09:37 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2011
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Rear wheel ballast/sandbags in ZL1?
Is there any point in placing a ballast in the rear portion of the ZL1 to improve traction when accelerating? Or is ZL1 already balanced for the best possible traction?
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02-02-2013, 12:34 PM | #2 |
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Have you gone WOT?
She squats and scats like a stuck 4K-lb SC-piggy ...well she does chirp thru several gears and if it's cold like NY, suggest waiting until it's a little warmer. See threads about our tires...not good under 40 degree temps. Last edited by ZL1ster; 02-02-2013 at 12:48 PM. |
02-02-2013, 02:19 PM | #3 |
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02-03-2013, 08:37 AM | #4 |
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I was talking about dry asphalt in warm weather.
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02-03-2013, 09:12 AM | #5 |
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02-05-2013, 07:44 PM | #6 |
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The ZL1 already has pretty good weight distribution. I think 53/47 if not a touch better. So on a 4200 lb car, that gives you almost exactly 1 ton over the rear tires, which happen to be a foot wide. For all that adding weight will do to improve traction, it will probably hurt it just as much because its harder to get the added mass moving.
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02-05-2013, 07:59 PM | #7 |
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I'm thinking I read somewhere the balance was something closer to 51/49 ...
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