How To Wheel Spin Your Car, Properly


Wheel Spins A wheel spin occurs when the driver spins the wheels on the road before moving. This is a lesser form of burnout, because the intention is not to cause excessive tire wear, but merely to spin the wheels. Wheel spins are far easier and less dangerous to your car than a burnout. To perform the wheel spin:

Depress the clutch with the car in gear.

Rev the engine high while releasing the clutch.

If the engine stalls you haven't revved the car high enough before popping the clutch, or your vehicle doesn't have the power to burnout.

To test if your car has enough power nail the gas from a stopped position and see if you can spin the tires.

An alternative to a line lock is a "Brake Clamp". Designed to clamp off a brake line when being worked on, these can also be used to shut off the rear brakes thus allowing only the front brakes to function when the pedal is depressed. Note: most cars have a steel brake line from the brake booster to the rear of the car, the area to put the brake clamp is a short length of rubber hose that attached to the Differential. (some cars have two separate brake lines, one for each side, in which case two brake clamps are required.

Try changing your tires. The worse your tires are the easier it is to make them spin, plus they smoke easier and you will not ruin your good tires.

Increase the amount of smoke by lubing your FWD front tires with old motor oil.

It can help to give the tires a quick powerful spin before pulling the e-brake.