RWD and wet roads

[SilverBirdSeven]

So I'm driving to work and this pathfinder or something comes up next to me and starts swerving around. I dont know if he lost control or was screwing with me. Anyway, I'm thinking I dont want to be around this sh*t, so instead of slowing down I try to speed up and go past him. Well the roads are wet and I do a 180 and pop the car up over the curb sliding through the grass. The car looked ok except for grass all over it, but the alignment is off real bad and i bubbled up the tire and bent the rim a little. So that sucks. Question though, I was gonna run my car on a dynojet at this car show coming up, is it cool with the alignment being off?

[SilverBirdSeven]

I guess there is no reason it wouldnt be, nevermind.

[L32Projekt]

Front or rear rim bent? Sorry to hear you messed up your car. Chalk it up to one of life's lessons about how to drive a RWD car.

[Nicklz]

On a riany day have you ever noticed you never see any birds flying.

Birds hate rain, firebirds are no different (:

[L32Projekt]

On a rainy day have you ever noticed there are no Camaros... nevermind. Doesn't work.

[3.4 slow to go]

I don't notice comeros on dry days,

[Big Tymer]

Originally posted by 3.4 slow to go:
I don't notice comeros on dry days,

do you know what you are driving?

anyways.... bubbles in tire = broken belt, dont keep driving on it...

consider yourself lucky... i had the same thing happen to me and i also was lucky, i came within 1 inch no joke from hitting another car.........


some people arent as lucky.... next time. slow down....your human... you live..... you learn.....

[vanbibber]

Originally posted by 3.4 slow to go:
I don't notice comeros on dry days,

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[Infernal]

Evidence: Rain
Evidence: Wet roads
Evidence: Car losing control next to me indicating possible oil or other substance making road more slick than normal

Conclusion: Floor it.



Don't blame RWD.

[shenanigans]

HOnestly I think people do not know how to drive.

I live in FL, probably one of the ranier areas in the entire country, only time I ever had a problem in wet conditions, not incduced by me screwing around, was when I had tires so balk the belts were showing, and on the highway going 65ish, in heavy rain, the wind just blew me around, then making a big left turn through a light, my foot was wet, slipped off the clutch, and "popped" it in second, with same belts showing tires, on a freshly tarred road, I did a 360.

Other then those 2 expereinces, every other time(numerous) I lost it in the rain was me screwing around.

[mjparme]

A LSD differential works wonders in the rain. When I had my open diffy I routinely had to use my second gear start when the roads got wet, no matter how easy I was on the throttle it still wanted to spin.

I haven't touched my SGS button in the rain since I got the LSD. I only use it in the snow now.

[3.4 slow to go]

Originally posted by Big Tymer:
do you know what you are driving?

yes, I drive a Firebird (sometimes), a Grand Prix, and the wifes chebby

[ellik]

?? Its not the car. I drive my bird year round, rain, snow or ice. Ive been in some pretty bad weather and havent had a problem yet.... Just have to learn when to use the brake and when to use the accelerator.

[12secondv6]

I hate it when the rear tires spin in my neon!

[MTMike]

Originally posted by Infernal:
Evidence: Rain
Evidence: Wet roads
Evidence: Car losing control next to me indicating possible oil or other substance making road more slick than normal

Conclusion: Floor it.



Don't blame RWD.

^ What he said.