Subject	Is this correct?
Posted by	Spddracer on January 21, 2005 at 7:27 AM
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In Reply To	it was not a road safety study but a test we did posted by Luke@tirerack on January 21, 2005 at 06:57 AM
Message	"A lightweight vehicle with wide, worn, underinflated tires will hydroplane at lower speeds in a heavy downpour than a heavyweight vehicle equipped with new, narrow, properly inflated tires in drizzling rain."
Follow Ups	has anyone heard about a new road safety study about putting - Slottoz 17:43:58 01/20/05 understeer is designed into a car for a reason - Red October 17:48:26 01/20/05 Re: understeer is designed into a car for a reason - Slottoz 17:51:46 01/20/05 Hold on, your saying your NEW tires spin easier? And you - Waco300zx 17:55:46 01/20/05 Re: Hold on, your saying your NEW tires spin easier? And you - Slottoz 17:58:53 01/20/05 Theoretically he could be right - BOOZTD 3 18:07:04 01/20/05 I know, I just don't think that's what he meant... (n/m) - Waco300zx 19:22:41 01/20/05 was my guess as well (n/m) - BOOZTD 3 19:38:44 01/20/05 there are not stored with a gel to keep them from dry - Luke@tirerack 06:59:28 01/21/05 sigh, i have been owned - BOOZTD 3 15:51:28 01/21/05 Yes. Tires need to be scuffed before they grip more.. (n/m) - Maximamike 18:07:48 01/20/05 Yep! (n/m) - twinturbineZ 18:26:58 01/20/05 did they rotate the tires too? - tony31 (STL) 18:25:37 01/20/05 Re: did they rotate the tires too? - Slottoz 22:47:20 01/20/05 Why in the world did you buy the same size tires for - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:58:09 01/20/05 I've had the 'swaying' feeling also... - cherryz 18:41:07 01/20/05 Might it not depend on whether car was front or rear drive - jzack 19:55:39 01/20/05 WTF? (n/m) - trackstar 20:17:24 01/20/05 it was not a road safety study but a test we did - Luke@tirerack 06:57:19 01/21/05 Is this correct? - Spddracer 07:27:46 01/21/05 yes ... and even air pressure issues can cause hydoplaning - Luke@tirerack 12:33:35 01/21/05
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