first rain...crashed in to the curb...
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Originally Posted by brucelee
I have to say, as funny as the above picture is, I have never had worse tires than RE-92s... My car (stock 06 TR) has them and OMG, talk about NO traction! Can't even take a corner in the wet without getting sideways (fortunate for me I know how to control the car due to track days and such).
Carefull when you have those crappy *** tires.
Next mod, as much as I want suspension, will be tires. Tires are like your skin... Most important part of your car (well, one of them). Make sure you get good ones. And so you know, which most n00bs don't, most summer tires are GREAT in the rain, like S03s, etc.
Carefull when you have those crappy *** tires.
Next mod, as much as I want suspension, will be tires. Tires are like your skin... Most important part of your car (well, one of them). Make sure you get good ones. And so you know, which most n00bs don't, most summer tires are GREAT in the rain, like S03s, etc.
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Originally Posted by 02BlackWRX
slow down if you don't know how to drive in the rain
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Originally Posted by ucbsti
unfotunately too many think awd cars make you ungodly in the rain, this is not true
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get S-03's or KDW2's. both tires are great in the dry and the rain.
with the KDW2's it took a LOT to make me spin out in the rain.
i haven't owned S-03's for a while, but when I had them they were effin great.
with the KDW2's it took a LOT to make me spin out in the rain.
i haven't owned S-03's for a while, but when I had them they were effin great.
Originally Posted by MBasile
um, everyone thinks they can drive the same 80mph dodging in and out of traffic and tailgating in the rain
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Originally Posted by yayitzian
get S-03's or KDW2's. both tires are great in the dry and the rain.
with the KDW2's it took a LOT to make me spin out in the rain.
i haven't owned S-03's for a while, but when I had them they were effin great.
with the KDW2's it took a LOT to make me spin out in the rain.
i haven't owned S-03's for a while, but when I had them they were effin great.
I can vouch for the KDW2s. GREAT in the dry and rain.
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I was out driving earlier tonight, new tune on the car + azenis rt215 + swaybar on full stiff no problems here.
Sorry to hear your car got messed up though, there are still unexpected times when you end up losing traction.
Sorry to hear your car got messed up though, there are still unexpected times when you end up losing traction.
Originally Posted by evsoul
maybe the boost kicked in?
yeah i was getting a little slippery with re050a also. but i went around those curves by lake merced and was doing pretty good. still not too confident though. man i want some s-03's
Originally Posted by wimprezax06
yea, like the title said, today was the first rain in the bay area.
the road was slippery, i was getting off the freeway, and the first stop light making a left turn, the light was green, i was going around 25MPH, and turned left, my car just started to understeer....and just looking at the curb coming closer and closer to me. then bang! hit my front wheel and part of my bumper, not very bad, but bad enough you can see it. ill try to post some pictures later...becareful driving out there guys.
the road was slippery, i was getting off the freeway, and the first stop light making a left turn, the light was green, i was going around 25MPH, and turned left, my car just started to understeer....and just looking at the curb coming closer and closer to me. then bang! hit my front wheel and part of my bumper, not very bad, but bad enough you can see it. ill try to post some pictures later...becareful driving out there guys.
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um, everyone thinks they can drive the same 80mph dodging in and out of traffic and tailgating in the rain