rainy

[suprageezer]

I know the fear, I hydroplaned in a friend’s truck on the 91 near valley view. I was in the fast lane doing the speed limit 55mph, she kind of tweaked left toward the center divider, I steered right hit another puddle, and that was it, two three sixties I hit a guy in the slow lane, that was 27 years ago. I have been buying Goodyear Rain tires for all my vehicles ever since. My belief is that even cheap tires are decent when its dry, but it's got to be a damned high quality tire to be good in the rain. I am currently running the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 245-50/16 on stock rims. These tires, on this car, with ST sway bars, are an excellent blend as far as my experience goes.


http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10252/tire-test-the-quick-and-the-tread-page13.html

 

[Clied]

Yea hydroplaning sucks, I feel like I have no control what so ever when it happens. But getting sideways is pretty fun when it rains.

 

[IJ.]

At speed it's funny how it all feels in slow motion when in reality you have just about enough time to put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye

 

[ms07s]

I have some kumho extas on mine and, it has helped traction in rain considerably. My old sumitumo HTR+ were not so good in rain... Almost hit a van on my way home one night. I got traction at the last second and missed by all of two inches.....scared the crap out of me.:cry:

 

[TuRbOdReAmZ87]

I enjoy hydroplaining! Its fun. It makes me feel like im flying :biglaugh: lol But once the car goes sideways and i lose control, i basically shit myself. haha

 

[novaboy009]

Slow down kiddies, get an NA :biglaugh:

Kev

 

[ms07s]

I had an NA! I enjoy my turbo too much to go back now.:evil2:

 

[Poodles]

I have some kumho extas on mine and, it has helped traction in rain considerably. My old sumitumo HTR+ were not so good in rain... Almost hit a van on my way home one night. I got traction at the last second and missed by all of two inches.....scared the crap out of me.:cry:

which ones?

I have SPT's and fucking LOVE them.

I can hit a puddle on the side of the road and it won't try to suck me into it, the tires are that good...

I have traction issues under boost, but I have that issue when it's dry out too :biglaugh:

Hydroplaning in a FWD car is a bit...interesting. Was driving my mom's little ass geo metro hatchback (1 litre, 3 cylinders of fury), and I'd be on the gas on the highway and all of a sudden the car was slowing down, but the speedo was going up really fast, I slowed way the fuck down after that...

 

[IJ.]

Slow down kiddies, get an NA :biglaugh:

Kev

LOL we're NOT all kiddies

 

[Poodles]

you're as old as you feel...

wait, that doesn't work either...

you're as old as you ACT!

 

[blackturbona]

im in washington, driving in rain is like 2nd nature... and it sure makes drifitng easy lol

 

[aberabee]

driving in the rain is my favorite! DD stands for daily drifter

 

[slidebabyslide]

i love the rain.but know that i think about it, i have not driven my car in the highway while raining. i drive my 4runner ...lol

 

[ms07s]

which ones?

I have SPT's and fucking LOVE them.

I can hit a puddle on the side of the road and it won't try to suck me into it, the tires are that good...

I have traction issues under boost, but I have that issue when it's dry out too :biglaugh:

I have the AST's. They are not as good as the SPT's, but I have yet to loose traction in the rain(boost excluded). I will probably put the higher end kumhos on my Super Advans once they come back from paint, but 8&9 inch wide 17's are expensive as hell to wrap in rubber.:cry: I need more money.....

 

[BorHor]

^ not as bad as my 18's lol.

 

[soundwave2000]

I have the AST's. They are not as good as the SPT's, but I have yet to loose traction in the rain(boost excluded). I will probably put the higher end kumhos on my Super Advans once they come back from paint, but 8&9 inch wide 17's are expensive as hell to wrap in rubber.:cry: I need more money.....

since ya wanna complian about the cost of your tires, i can just trade my sawblades for your advans, problem solved. Plus I know youve missed da blades anyway.

 

[Sawbladz]

I'm kinda worried about the tires on my Supra. The BFG KD's are basically just a dry weather tire that can sort of do rain. I rarely drive the car in the rain anymore so I will have to go test the tires in a parking lot during a storm in the spring.

 

[pimptrizkit]

i drive in the rain all the time

some tires work better and then other times it's completly the driver.

i have noticed though when tires get below 50% their useless asfar as split ssecond reaction in the rain or fasst cornering.

 

[ms07s]

since ya wanna complian about the cost of your tires, i can just trade my sawblades for your advans, problem solved. Plus I know youve missed da blades anyway.

Sawblades? uke: I think not.....

 

[TurboWarrior]

I scared myself merging on the highway once in fourth in the rain. I never drive in the rain as long as i can help it. I hate getting into a situation where i have to accelerate fast in weather like that.