Hydroplaneing
 

I was in my first rain storm and experienced "white knuckle" hydroplaneing at all speeds above 25 MPH. I even tried it with the TC turned off. Has anyone had this problem and if so how did you overcome it. New tires?

Simple solution.....DON'T DRIVE!!!

You were either driving through a river or have bald tires! How much tread ya have left?

just remember: In the face of water. wider tires are your enemy ;) I've had cars that would hydroplane no matter what I tried. Especially out here in VA where it can rain pretty hard and the choice of tire didnt make too much difference. On your average rainy day a good wet traction tire can work wonders, but if you're caught in a bad storm and the water on the road is getting pretty deep then theres nothing really you can do but slow down. Especially in a rear driver.

The speed you actually hydroplane at is 9 times the square root of your tire pressure . Now the traction you have before you go up on plane is directly related to the tread. You probably have a tire thats just not water friendly.

dude did u check the date on this thread? it been dead for over a year :075:

Well, the second post was almost 2 years after the thread was started.

Beware of the un-dead-thread!!!!

I didnt even look at the 2006 part , just the jan 20 something . Wow a thread that and still on the first page.

man... i hate when threads fromt he past get brought up and i see J posted and i think.. holy crap J posted/is back... and then.. he isnt... :( maybe we can find him at MSA lol

same here it gets me every time