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Old 01-24-2016, 05:16 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by daiheadjai View Post
Have heard that weight in the trunk, while useful for getting straight line traction, can make spins more vicious, and spin recovery more difficult. I've taken my sand bags out and left them home. I remember reading about some poor mustang driver who crashed with sandbags in the trunk, which became projectiles that flew into the passenger compartment and crushed the driver.

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I know that this is a highly debated subject but we are not talking about 70/30 front to rear balanced pick up trucks here that really do need weight in the back. The car is already well balanced and I will sacrifice some marginal traction improvement for the ability to recover from a spin any day.
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