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3 Wheelin' #168331 05/05/02 11:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 27 Liberty,MO S SVTMarla OP Junior Member
OP SVTMarla Junior Member S Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 27 Liberty,MO	A few of us reportedly lifted a rear wheel off the ground while autoxing today. Our cars have IRS rather than beam axles, so how does this happen? My only guess is because of the rear sway bar, but that's just a guess. Can anyone enlighten me? Marla 98.5 Red SVT B&M Shifter, Aussie Bar

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168332 05/06/02 12:22 AM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 425 Shawnee O OutlawdSVT Member
OutlawdSVT Member O Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 425 Shawnee	3 Wheelin Marla Yeeeeeah! I wish I could get more specific on your question, but all I know is that the car is tight and when all the momentum is shifted to one side and there ya go. 2000 Black SVT Contour

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168333 05/06/02 12:49 AM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,156 Kansas City, MO P PhatSVT Member
PhatSVT Member P Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,156 Kansas City, MO	Sam 1998 Contour SVT #180 1/4=14.2 @ 101.17MPH AOL users = PhatSVT _ _ _____________ _ _ 1986 Mustang GT 12 second club

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168334 05/06/02 01:03 AM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 425 Shawnee O OutlawdSVT Member
OutlawdSVT Member O Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 425 Shawnee	Looks like that guy fell asleep. Yup that's what are cars do. 2000 Black SVT Contour

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168335 05/06/02 05:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 176 kansas City MO S SVTnKC Member
SVTnKC Member S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 176 kansas City MO	Sam! I can't get the picture to load!... What is it? 98.5 BLACK CONTOUR SVT KKM Intake & Polished Intake Pipe Grille inserts Custom White FORD Emblems Custom Exhuast (YoDude) Front Lip ~ON THE WAY Carbon Fiber hood Headers http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid=E0DE308C-4410-4DA9-B44

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168336 05/06/02 01:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 361 Warrensburg S Steeda SVT Member
Steeda SVT Member S Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 361 Warrensburg	SVTnKC go to SHMmotorsports.com its that red SVT contour with the left rear tire off the ground. YOu have to look under the car to see it. But its there. I was reported 3 wheelin it!!!! SOoooooooo Tight i love it 98 SVT Contour #1992 95 SHO 5-Speed #86006 (blown and not the good kind!!!) AIM ID# kanakrysvt MSN ID# Kanakry@hotmail.com Homepage http://kanakry.tripod.com/Kanakry

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168337 05/07/02 03:27 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 345 Kansas City M MFE Member
MFE Member M Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 345 Kansas City	One of Donna's favorite pics is of her lifting a rear wheel in her (now my) '96 LX V6 ATX. Quite an accomplishment for such an understeering pig. The reason they lift the rear wheel is because the rear end is already at full extension but the outside front corner is in full compression. Full compression on the front is more than full extension on the rear so it picks up the corner with the least loading on it. Pacific Green '96 Contour LX V6, loaded '98 Grand Prix GTP 14.88/91 bone stock, awaiting new times from 3.4 pulley, CAI, U-bend removal but it's creeping up on the... Calypso Green '92 Mustang LX coupe, 13.56/101 3-time local class champion autocrosser Racing school whore

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168338 05/07/02 09:13 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 97 Merriam,KS A AgSVT Member
AgSVT Member A Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 97 Merriam,KS	Here are a couple of pics of Marla trying to get that wheel off the ground. Sorry, my camera was not fast enough to get it on camera Sorry about the size, just too lazy to resize them Next time I will use a different mode on the camera to try to get a frame by frame action shot! A big thanks to OutlawdSVT!!!! He was a huge part of the great turnout of Contours at the track! 1999 Silver Frost SVT #1582 "We were like those women you hear about who miraculously find the strength to lift a pallet of sod off a deaf baby or something." www.fast4doors.com

Re: 3 Wheelin' #168339 05/08/02 01:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 27 Liberty,MO S SVTMarla OP Junior Member
OP SVTMarla Junior Member S Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 27 Liberty,MO	Thanks for posting those pictures; they turned out really well! You must have a decent zoom on your camera. The lag time between pressing the button and the camera actually taking the picture make it tough to get good action photos. Another friend of mine (in the black WRX from heat 1) tried to take some pictures and I looked like a blurry red toy car. MFE - thanks for the explanation - that makes perfect sense! Marla 98.5 Red SVT B&M Shifter, Aussie Bar

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