Driving my car...looking for opinions

[bkhpah]

Have driven the crap out of my different Yenko's for over 20 years. Never really felt uncomfortable. I don't live in LA though! I know what you mean sometimes about the other people on the road that don't care...
BKH

[Charley Lillard]

Three Cheers for driving the Crap out of them...........Within reason. :-)

[Yenkofan]

Thanks to everyone for their replies, however I must ask again to those who are "driving the crap out of them" are you doing it on 1969 tires? It sure doesn't feel safe to me with those tires.

I would certainly save any parts removed so they could later be replaced.
And yes the car is very original and beautiful including motor and trans but is not concours.
Gary

[GMH454]

Gary, buy some period mags and put on the best rubber you can find, and enjoy smoking them.

[bkhpah]

I have never owned a Yenko car with a radial. I don't understand why you cannot keep it under control. Have you checked your suspension for flaws? I have logged thousands of miles in 427 Camaros with nothing more than a E-70-15 WTGT. After all that is wht the cars had on from new. If they were that hard to drive they would all be trashed. I have REALLY driven the crap out of the cars,
without regard... I have calmed down some over the years lately...
BKH

[Chevy454]

We had radials on our Yenko Camaro whenever we first got it, and they SUCKED! The car handled well, but you just spun, and spun, and spun... So, after we freshened the car up, we put on the F70s, and have never looked back. I put a set on my LS-6, a set will go on our Yenko Nova, and whatever else we end up with will wear them as well. I just think they look like they belong on the cars. They don't handle quite as well as the newer radials, but they aren't as bad as everyone thinks. And believe me, we DRIVE THE SNOT out of our cars! Well, some of us here drieve them a little harder than others...(dad )!

[Yenkofan]

Brian:
The car is not "out of control" it just doesn't feel good to me.

I have checked and repaired the front suspension, but do have some concern over the rear leaf springs and will be checking them soon.

Personally I would rather spin the tires more and feel "in control", then the other way around.

Gary

[Edited by Yenkofan (10-01-2000 at 06:22 PM).]