Wheel Spin Even On 4th Gear?

[lcy]

hey guys,

i just had a brand new set of toyo T1R 255 on rear and 235 fronts put on.

everyone seem to be saying they are grippy for street tyres.

i am slipping every time when i put the pedal down. even on 4th gear. the light on the dash keeps popping up... do i need to drive it for another few hundred kms b4 it will start to get grippy?

or do i need bigger tyres? 265 maybe?

my car does not have huge power. i do understand if the wheel spins on first n second but this goes straight to 4th gear.

shed some light please.

cheers!

[eddieeeee-ro]

how much power have u got?

seems strange to wheel spin in 4th in the dry.

i recommend yokohama a-drive R1s for grip!

[lcy]

dynoed the other day 280rwhp. tat why i am curious aswell. its not a huge power, but y the "SLIP" light keep popping up.

was driving on the freeway yesterday n when i drop to 3rd & 4th, pedal down it slips. every single time.

[MR 33]

I dunno how you could be spinning in 3rd or 4th with 280rwhp mate. I have cheapy nangkang 245s on the arse of mine and it wouldn't spin even in 2nd. Stab the clutch yeah sure you get a bit but wouldn't 'spin'. That's with 270rwhp in a lighter car.

[tacker]

sounds like a clutch on the way out

[mattymagoo22]

are you refering to the slip light on your tacho as in an Active LSD?

[lcy]

tat was what i reckon is causing the problem.

but is the tsc( traction control) and the clutch related to each other??

[lcy]

are you refering to the slip light on your tacho as in an Active LSD?

slip light on the top of the tacho.

the car is a r34 gtt and it comes with the tsc(traction control)

Edited February 24, 2008 by lcy

[STATUS]

there is no way you are spinning 4th.

[Downforce]

How stiff are your springs?! lol

I'd take a guess here and say your traction control may be playing up.. when the light comes on, can you actually feel the rear wheels spinning? or is the SLIP light coming on with no wheelspin? May be a fault. It's also possibly something to do with your ABS as the wheel speed sensors can affect the TCS.

[Simon-S14]

there is no way you are spinning 4th.

lol thats what i was going to post

[sl33py]

Go to your local trusted suspension/Skyline mechanic and SHOW him this spinning. See what they say.

[GTR-32U]

mate to be spinning like that in 4th you would need to be making 600hp+....The amount of power you say you have wouldnt even come close....has to be something else...clutch maybe

[DECIM8]

+1 for clutch .. Slipping on the clutch = tcs light..

If youve still got a stock clutch may be the answer.

[OFENSV]

how does a slipping clutch activate the traction control?

[Simon-S14]

im guessing that the sensor sees the rev's rise but the road speed remain the same, and predicts that it is wheel spin.

[RBwhatever]

Why don't you turn traction control off and see that your wheels won't spin....in any gear for that matter unless you clutch dump it or power over in a corner, especially with T1R's. Otherwise it's probably as stated already and your clutch could've seen better days.

edit: added info

Edited February 25, 2008 by KeyMaker

[Trust33]

id say its the clutch or a glitch. ive driven the maiden model 6.0lss and the traction symbol comes on on takeoff and im not even trying to launch it <.< as said u cant be having traction isues in 4th with 280rwhp.

[STLKHR]

you would hear your tires growling if they were spinning!!!!!!!!!!!! beautiful sound

[tonga]

good luck spinnin 4th with that power, your clutch is on the verge of lettig go. get it checked out could just be an adjustment.