Very bad traction..
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Very bad traction..
Okay I was just cruising home from work and had to stop at a light. The weather is really bad and rain is pouring like crazy. I'm wondering if anybody else has this problem..i was getting no traction from 1st and 2nd gear...perhaps maybe i'm shifting at every 2500 rpms but i'm not driving spirited. Has anyone else gone through this in the rain?
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Yeah I know what you mean the stock Continental tires really suck. I was trying to pull out in the rain the other day (just giving it a very little bit of gas) and they just started spining and the whole front end started hopping.
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i have the 2.4L and i don't really have a problem with spinning out but i do have a problem with skidding....the slightest wet road with a groove or pavement change will cause my tires to send me skidding through an intersection! i thought pirellis were good??? once they are gone i plan on getting Goodyear Eagle F1's love those tires!
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its seems all the stock tires suck in the rain i have the 16 inch wheels with michlens and although spinning isnt a huge problem i hydroplane all the time when it rains i stay offthe highways
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If you're on stock tires, that's more than likely why.
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If you're on stock tires, that's more than likely why.
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Its definatly the tires. I can barley put my foot on the gas sometimes when its raining hard and they spin like crazy. And I have an auto so its not like i can rev it up beofre i take off. The stock contenantials suck. I was at the track and i spun through all of first gear haha. Oh well.....that will all be changing soon
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The continentals suck *****!! I was trying to avoid rear ending some one and spun out the the highway going 50 and the roads were barely damp, thank god I managed to keep it from hitting the median and the car came out unscathed. If the roads are even a little damp the tires aren't safe above 35 mph, You can feel them scrubbing going around turns and going down the highway when it rains it hydroplanes constantly.
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