Or, your summer tires are bald? haha My Dunlop 235/45/17 sp-01's are awesome in the rain, even getting traction in the snow (not while stopping)

p.s. I was driving in a camry w/ bald-ish front tires, and I was hydroplaning from 1-60mph on 85

 

I have Bridgestone RE760s and they are pretty good in the wet. They aren't quite as good as I would like in the dry though - they communicate well and let go nice and progressively, but their upper limits aren't as good as other tires I've run. They are summer only and I am driving up north tonight where it says there may be light snow, so I hope they are OK. Or maybe I will just take the truck.

 

yea that too, my summer tires are less than 50% but i dunno i felt my car was slipping on every little crevis that had water in it. On 101 north near tully the roads made me pretty nervous. Car kept wanting to stick into the little road grooves, dunno how to explain that.

 

yeah ive got almost new summer tires and i have no problems at all with standing water/hydroplaning

 

I fishtailed taking an exit doing 25. Gonna get some tires on stockers, sell the rims and try to find something wider for the future.

wts 17x7.5 grids clean/no scratches.

 

Wider isn't going to solve the issue. Good tires will.

 

They are dreamy on Justys. SO MUCH FUN on 165/65-14's with FWD in the rain. Rain is fun because it shows you what your car would be like much closer to and sometimes just over the limit without having to maintain dangerous speeds. In the dry I am fully planted into my door panel @ 45mph on the 92E to 280N onramp but in the wet I can tug on the wheel and get the rear end to step out gently at 35mph so I can see what happens when that occurs. SO MUCH FUN. I actually took off my front sway bar and it's been really fun to see what differences that makes with the recent weather.

BTW it is my opinion that if someone has a huge problem with RE-92's their money would be better spent on some high performance driving lessons. Using better grip to "fix" a driver issue only works until you run out of grip again. Knowing how to handle your car when it breaks loose is useful with any kind of tires...

 

It always amazes me at how many people will go to costco (just an example, not knocking costco) and buy the cheapest tires they can get and then wonder why their car feels unsafe in the rain, or why it handles like it was rolling on potatoes. Tires are extremely important and have a massive impact on your handling. I completely agree though that knowing how to tell what is going on with the car is invaluable.

 

I'm on 225/45/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 All Seasons this winter and I like them alot.

Stan

 

I used to run the RE750's, and it was the same. On the RE960's now, and NO complaints (except for maybe they're a little TOO quiet so traction breaking comes on more "suddenly" than the RE750's, except at a much higher threshold).

This.
I don't get how some people spend thousands of dollars on suspension just to buy crappy tires. The tires are the only part of the car that (should) make contact with the road!

 

I was driving tonite on 101s to 85n all the way to campbell and even in the rain I was able to do 85-90 no problem (where safe, it was empty). Im thinking 280 just sucks ***.

 

ooo thats in sf


me thinks i need another subaru

 

Lane 1 on 280 from the City to San Bruno is like a river on rainy days.