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IntenseDak39
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3/18/2002
13:11:29
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well, i almost died today...
i was driving down the highway today and it started raining (d@mn, still had my hoosiers on). i have had plenty of driving in the rain with my hoosier so i wasn't that much worried about it. (remember they are 11.5 inches wide and only 3 cuts around them to define tread) it was a 2 lane one way highway and i was in the right lane and there was two cars in the left lane (dodge 3500 cummins desiel in the back). we were spaced so that if i wanted to get in the left lane there was plenty of room but not by much. up ahead the road did a really wide left turn... about a half mile of turn. i started the turn and suddenly the back tires let loose (at 55 mph!)...Holy Sh!T... of course since it was a left turn, my back tires went right...so i compensated with a little right turn of the front wheels. so here i am sliding sideways in my truck at 55 mph for about 200 yards of this turn... i could see the dodge behind me in the other lane start to back off a bit but i soon got traction back... man... that was the biggest high i have ever gotten! got home and changed my drawers... and i am still thinking...WOW!
intensedak39
(a very lucky intense)
"How's my driving?........Race me and find out!"
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
13:16:10
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very lucky. Good thing the cummins wasn't up close, he might have stopped ya, with a little more damage.
~~Eric
Hey Intense, my bad about the injectors, if you want em, I'll send em to ya for $130
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stealwings
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
13:48:13
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Wow, that would be about it for me, that day. What kind of tires are hoosiers? I've never heard of them. I have BFG's and I've never had that problem at that speed. Greg
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low99dakota
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3/18/2002
14:07:16
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damn, glad you're ok bro.
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/18/2002
14:19:51
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BlackDakRacer,
i am still a little p*st about that... but give me a week or so, so i can get some moneys...
make it $115 and it will be a done deal... they are still only $113 on ebay for new ones.
stealwings,
they are dot drag tires... they have only 3 cuts around them to be D.O.T. approved... other than that they are a real soft nylon compound. sticky on asphalt but slippery when wet! he he he
they measure 27/11.5/15. my other tires are BFG's...255/60/15, but they are only 7 inches wide.
intensedak39
"How's my driving?........Race me and find out!"
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Tom Slick
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
14:22:10
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Greg... dumbass!!!
he he he he he...
Next time take the slicks off of the truck!
Glad you are alright, though!
Later,
Tom Slick
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/18/2002
14:28:51
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LMAO!!!
i knew i could count on tom's love and compassion
thanx buddy!
intensedak39
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bernd
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3/18/2002
15:08:52
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Ummmmm....slicks + water = DUUUUUUUUUHHHH!! ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
15:14:50
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LOL, learned that lesson! Intense the injectors are yours!
~~Eric
Yeah I've raced, so F*ck off
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/18/2002
15:18:04
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i knew when i saw tom post i should see bernd! are you guys sitting in different chairs or is tom sitting on your lap bernd? he he he
blackdak... give me a week or so.. i just sent all of my money to the credit card bastards.
intense
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bernd
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3/18/2002
15:20:36
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Heheheheh....right behind me. (I wouldn't want him sitting on my lap...that's just "wrong".) LOL
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
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14.55 @ 96.01mph
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
15:24:03
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hmmmmm, back and forth they go....LOL now that the shop is up and running, they have more time to goof off. ::cracks the whip:: GET BACK TO WORK!!!!
~~Eric
and your et is what??
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Tom Slick
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
15:24:58
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No, he was not sitting in my lap...but, I can hit him square in the back of the head with a piece of ice!!!
Maybe you should think about putting a limited "SLIP" diff in your truck, now... instead of the full slip "open" diff you currently have...
he he he he he
Later,
Tom Slick
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
15:33:13
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RIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!!!!!!
~~Eric
watch out, INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/18/2002
16:12:42
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no, no , no... i said you (tom) were sitting in bernd's. i figured you guys would love that one!
full slip... yeah yeah yeah
intense
bernd, watch out behind you ;)
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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3/18/2002
22:24:09
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thats why i like 4wd...press as hard as u want and u keep going strait
gald ur ok intense
"Ummmmm....slicks + water = DUUUUUUUUUHHHH!! ;)"
ahahahaaahhahaa
dont u 2wd guys have a lot of trouble in the rain. I know my truck has 0 traction when its in 2wd on wet ground
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/19/2002
03:59:06
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i think taking 200+ lbs off of the back made it worse... no weight, no tread,... no brains!
i know that this was all very minor because nothing happened, but it still scare the sh!t out of me!
intense
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cbsdakota
GenIII
3/19/2002
05:58:28
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Probably a good thing you don't have a LSD. If you were giving it a little gas when they broke loose, you would have probably just lost it right there. Glad you're ok!
Airaid, 50 Series Delta Flow Flowmaster, Lund Elite Bed Cover...
Coming soon: Cleaned up factory V8 TB and custom ported intake manifold...
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Montag
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
08:36:59
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Note to self: Never run slicks in the rain
Wait I knew that already, duh j/k glad your ok.
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kevster
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
21:32:58
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We all need or end up with a really Great adrenaline rush sometimes, this helps with the hair on our chests. Especially unexpected rush. Glad to hear you are ok and Truck is fine. Live and Learn.
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/20/2002
03:31:59
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thanx kevster,
yeah i was like "WOW" the whole way home... couldn't believe it... looked out my left mirror and see a dodge cummins desiel "ahhhhhhh!!!" kinda makes your butt all pucker up!
intensedak39
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Blackdak00
Dodge Dakota
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3/20/2002
11:24:09
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Ll Black,
I have a 2WD and i have to be real careful in the rain. I slide all over the place. But, sometimes if there are no cars around i like to floor it around a corner and get a little fishtail going!!! I did that yesterday and ended up almost completely sideways!
3.9l v6 cc sport
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Patrick Jones
Dodge Dakota
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3/20/2002
21:40:21
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Intense-
I did a similar thing in an 89 Nissan Sentra when I was 16. 'Cept I was too young to control it and did a 720 as I slid down the road. Scared the piss and a few other things out of me!!! By some miracle (God was watching over me and laughing his butt off) I stayed on the road! Got out walked around, no nothin'. Just lots of luck!
Ll Black-
Yeah, we have a lot less traction. But as Intense proved and I can now (obviously couldn't at 16, see above), a little experience goes a long way and provides a lot of fun in the long run.
I had another fun trip once where I was racing (against myself) down one of those roads that is real windy and each time you drive it, you push a little further and drive a little faster. I came up on the one turn, hit a bump and left the ground. I had to by new drawers and new seat covers after that. I was looking right into a slew of trees, but the second I hit the ground, tires grabbed and I took the turn w/o a problem.
Why? Experience. I already had the wheel turned cause I knew what was coming.
my .02
--PJ
wear your seatbelts. we do too much dumb stuff not too!
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/20/2002
22:29:19
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yeah, i was able to control it pretty good. when my truck was jacked up i use to always take it out to the mudhole and do stupid stuff. i got really good at driving about 75 through this one muddy path that was about a half mile long and 50 yard wide... if i never did that i probably would be a dodge ram hood ornament now.
intensedak39
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