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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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I did a test and tune at the local track ($30 to share the track on Wednesday's from 2 PM until dark) and nothing I did helped. Put the Eibach's in the rear, messed with the ride height, took them out, messed with the ride height, tried different shock adjustments from full soft to full hard, took out the passenger seat, took off the strut bar ........ nothing helped. I have new tires on the front and it was sticking but the back of the car was a disaster.

All this drama in the rear started when I flipped the Advan's on the rims and switched sides to get more usage out of them. I don't recommend it unless your too broke to buy new tires. Other than that, I think the tires are not only worn, but heat cycled out. I've read about this happening but this is my first time experiencing it.

My last 2 track events have turned into drift exhibitions. You can drift a Crossfire believe it or not, sticky tires on the front and worn on the back work. The only superhuman challenge is the steering is so slow it can be hard to transition from drifting right to left or vice versa. Listen to me ..... trying to turn a negative into a positive. So far 2011 has been embarrassing. I did have one comment that made me feel a bit better, something about my Crossfire sounding like a F1 car. At least I sounded fast.

Les
 

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