'91 318is, 16V swap.

[Exodus_2pt0]

If your tires are not gripping, it means you ran out of traction. The only thing keeping you from sliding around uncontrollably is the remaining friction from the overloaded tire against the road.

Traction is the amount of force a tire can excerpt before it begins to slip.

[eurotrash]

No if this was the case u wouldnt accelerate while spinning and you would spin as soon as you got dideways. To think that drifting is a sport where you want less traction is wrong. Just because there spinning doesnt mean the tractions gone. That being said you dont want so much heat in the tire that its getting greasy. Ull spin everytime.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Only if having the ability to break um loose at will makes them unusable. Dont forget that just because the tires are spinning it doesnt mean they arent getting traction.

Wut... Spinning wheels means you ran out of useable traction.

[eurotrash]

So you have two usable gears?

Funfgan, the only reason this thread isn't updated better be due to the fact that you are out destroying tires right now and are too busy.

Only if having the ability to break um loose at will makes them unusable. Dont forget that just because the tires are spinning it doesnt mean they arent getting traction. In fact alot of people that drift e30s wind up going s13/s14 because e30s get to much traction in the rear and it makes um harder tO drive with the rearend out.

Also is the driveline still rubbing with the car on the ground? I know i had alot of movement with the old subframe mounts back there and if i lifted the car with the rearend or placed the subframe on the jackstands it would settle against the driveline but its fine when its on the ground or lifted from the pinch weld

[325ix]

Well, at least you can start with a shell that has no QP damage.

[FunfGan]

That's the plan, yeah.

[lambo]

So are you continuing this in a different shell or what?

[FunfGan]

There's still one 5.0 swap in MD, but yeah :(

[Exodus_2pt0]

So we went from 2 v8 e30 projects, down to 1, and now zero. We suck

[FunfGan]

I have some bad news... So you know how I went through 3 sets of mounts because they didn't line , and my ds was hitting the csb mounts? Turns out my car had damage on the frame where the subframe mounts. No one apparently ever noticed this, but it explains why it always pulled slightly to one side. So yeah... I'm going to be tearing the car apart and probably just scrapping the shell.

[325ix]

So you have two usable gears?

Funfgan, the only reason this thread isn't updated better be due to the fact that you are out destroying tires right now and are too busy.

[eurotrash]

On a good note swapped my carb and stuck a 4.10 in it. 2nd is now useless 3rd starts dancin at the top of the gear and i spin um a bit into fourth. All with a 215 under the rear. 302 swaps are fun.

[lambo]

Is this done yet?

Yes

[slammin.e28]

Is this done yet?

[Exodus_2pt0]

loud, akward cough