Subject	With sport tires and wide tread, rain can be a challenge
Posted by	Technomancer on August 21, 2006 at 1:59 PM
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In Reply To	hicas almost kill me? or low tread on tires? posted by ouikikazz on August 21, 2006 at 11:41 AM
Message	The wider the tires, the greater the tendency to hydroplane because the water has to travel farther to escape from under the tire. Because water is slightly viscous, you can trap water under the tire and hydroplane. Note that on a TT, the back wheels are wider than the fronts, and often have less tread because they are the drive wheels. I always drive like a grandpa in the rain, and avoid driving in rain whenever I can. - John
Follow Ups	hicas almost kill me? or low tread on tires? - ouikikazz 11:41:20 08/21/06 Re: hicas almost kill me? or low tread on tires? - ouikikazz 11:46:45 08/21/06 You can't edit. - 92fairladyz (Yokosuka, Japan) 21:22:41 08/21/06 buy new tires - aliaZ 11:51:44 08/21/06 It was likely the low tread on your tires that caused you to - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 11:53:10 08/21/06 ditto - if the rear slips out and you counter steer - The Devils Z 12:10:24 08/21/06 Re: ditto - if the rear slips out and you counter steer - ouikikazz 12:13:17 08/21/06 I doubt it -- HICAS will actually "help" you steer into - The Devils Z 13:31:30 08/21/06 speaking as someone who has also "lost it" in the wet. - dvlhntr 12:11:11 08/21/06 2nd on drivng slow on wet road with very worn tires. - 240Z FeO2 13:12:33 08/21/06 Oh no the HICAS... - Cap927(Boston) 12:18:46 08/21/06 lol (n/m) - ENVYMYZ 13:05:53 08/21/06 nice! (n/m) - naZeer (Dallas) 14:02:48 08/21/06 lol (n/m) - Shawn300zTT GT28R MD 15:08:09 08/21/06 With sport tires and wide tread, rain can be a challenge - Technomancer 13:59:12 08/21/06 Slow down in the rain. - Mike(La Canada) 14:05:49 08/21/06 2nd that, I got caught in rain on saturday morning, drove - BigTDogg (MA) 14:24:04 08/21/06 Mikey, glad to see your still around :) - ChazZ 01:15:07 08/22/06 Never User Error! - jerdobi (SEA) 16:52:46 08/21/06
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