<VV> Traction control

[Rick Loving]

I drove my 63 vert for years in IL without weight in the front (other
than the spare) without issues, even in the snow.  This was thru my
teenage years where aggressive driving was the norm.  If needed I always
snapped a little throttle to help it around the corner as needed.

There is a little difference between a non-posi and a posi but under
normal driving the biggest factor is tire pressure and proper alignment.

That being said, I did melt 200lb of lead into the truck of my beater
that I ice race.  Properly smoothed in, splatter painted, and the trunk
mat added it looked just like the normal trunk.  The extra weight in the
front did help turn-in on the ice.

Rick Loving  

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org] On Behalf Of sam pam and fam
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 10:58 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Traction control

I just added a 63 Monza to my Corvairs and this will be my daily driver.
It is
the first Corvair that I have ever drove. ( my 63 convert was non
running when
I started to restore it. ) I live in a wet winter climate and have been
told
to put a 100 lb. bag of sand in my trunk to help with handling on the
wet
roads. Does this work or not ? Is there something better ? any input
would be
appreciated.

Thanks,
Sam
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