Well, I've got 16X7's on Kumho Ecsta 711's, car is lowered on Neuspeed springs, and Koni's...I live in Colorado, and have NO problem. I can RIP down the interstate steady as a rock in the rain, and it does great in the packed snow too. Ice/slick streets? Not as good as you can imagine. Drive for the weather...
So I really dont know what to say. Willy --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From my own experience during monsoon rain storms here in Florida, > the stock > 13" steelies did an "okay" job keeping the car planted on the road. > After I > lowered the suspension on Eibach Pro Kit springs and put the 205/50 > R-15 > Koenig rims on, the car had a horrible time driving through any > slicks of > water at high speed- felt like a crazy crabwalk. > > Willy- you're right on the money 'cause it turned out to be the > alignment. > Once I had a 4-wheel alignment done, the car now tracks straighter > than ever, > *but* if I fly through standing water at speeds above 55mph (not that > I ever > go faster than 55mph :P) the car loses traction like it's floating on > the > wider tires and starts going diagonally towards the lower shoulder. > > Here's the interesting point- all I have to do to recover is a series > of quick > tap-tap-tap's on the brake pedal and the car corrects back to a > straight path > almost instantly. This is George's home-brew anti-lock brakes :). > > > George > '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 128k miles > "Sweeeeeeet to drive" > > > > > > Actually, the tire/wheel "size" does matter a little. The WIDER > the tire's > foot print, > the more it dissapates the weight, just Kuhn said. So you wouldn't > really > need a taller > wheel/tire, but maybe a more narrow one, so that less weight is > distributed, > and the tire > 'cuts' through the water faster. This is much more apparent in mud > and snow > conditions, > but does pertain to wet conditions as well. So take that into > consideration, > and then > that tread information is also vital as well... > > I had a 93 MR2, that was TERRIBLE on ANY kind of adverse > conditions. I > finally realized > that it was HORRIBLY out of alignment..You could get that checked. > Once > adjusted, it was > a champ! > > The stock size should be just fine. Your tires are probably very > worn, or > just have poor > weather handling condition. You can check out ratings for different > tires at > http://www.tirerack.com. When you go through the whole picking tires > routine, > and you are > looking at the list of PICTURED tires, the name just to the right of > the tires > picture > should be a link that you can click on, to view the individual area's > rating: > > Dry traction, WET TRACTION, hydro resistance, snow traction, > cornering > ability, steering > response, ride comfort, noise comfort, and tread wear. It's very > easy to read > and > understand. > > That way you can find the tire that best suits your needs, not just > what the > shop has that > they are trying to push, and tell you they are the BEST out there. > > > > Willy > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
