I always hear ppl dont drive their 3rd gens in rain..
I lost my iroc due to the negligence that the tires were
worn out..

I now have an other 3rd gen.. got pirelli p700 supersports..
Im just wondering.. theres gonna be a situation when it rains..
obviously .. I dont want to wreak this one..

What do I have to do a side from tires to have good traction ?

It is possible right?

 

Dont drive in the rain like you drive on dry roads... Simple enough.


Kat

 

Well my goal is to maximise traction in wet condition..
I really baby the car in rainy condition..

Just wondering what could make the drive safer..


thx

 

tires are the best bet for the rain.

 

A set of tires that has really really really excellent wet traction.. Thats about all ya can do really.. I firmly beleive no matter what suspension mods you do to the car, it isn't going to help with wet traction.. But thats just what I think.. I'm sure someone is going to disagree.

Really my best advice is to just take it easy in the rain. Slow down for truns and try not to make the body roll at all in a turn. So far it has been working for me for 4 years now driving a thirdgen though just about everything..

Kat

 

Weight in the rear.

Keep a full gas tank and a decent set of tires and you shouldn't have TOO much trouble. Also don't drive it like you stole it.

 

I thaught there was more to it...
Maybe a shift kit to have smoother shifts..
(tho wrong forum 4 that)

Thx 4 the replies

 

I'll tell you right now a shift kit wouldn't be the best bet because I have one in my car and it shift nice and firm (spinning the tires lol) I have a B&M shift kit and she still shifts as firm as when I first put her in.

 

Actually the B&M Kit blows.. All it is doing is forcing the tranny to shift abonormally hard.. If he got a TransGo or a Fairbanks reprogramming kit I'm willing to bet that his tires shouldn't spin at all in the rain. In my RS I have the TransGo kit and works well. Shifts are nice firm (but not neck snapping at all unless your foot is into it) and quick.. No jaring nothing at all.

Even with a stock tranny he should be fine.

Kat

 

If your z doesn't have it a nice posi unit will help undoubtedly. As i am currently having to deal with an open unit on a regular basis and in the rain i would kill to not go around a corner and have one wheel start to spin. Thats even being careful, but when the trans shifts (especially cold) that slight kick is just enough to send her off. Aside from that tires and weight are the only other things you can do (as everybody as said) outside of just taking it really easy.

 

Whether its dry ,or its raining- My Camaro will 4 wheel drift predictably when the limit is reached. I can drive probalbly more aggressively in wet than most of you in the dry. Its all about tires, suspenion and weight bias.

NO Don't add weight to the rear of the car! Thats the worst thing you can do. The *** end will unload around on you so fast into a corner once the front bites. Balance to car in the dry- and it will work in the wet. Only a little slower. I can run at least 3/4 speed in the wet.

 

It's all about where the rubber meets the road. If you have a rainy season and a dry season, get a spare set of wheels, and some GOOD M+S tires. Just swap 'em out whenever you need to. If it's sort of an off-and-on thing, then get some good all-season radials. Tire technology has GREATLY improved and you can get good, performance, all-season radials that have both good wet AND dry traction. I have some Goodyear Aquatreads, and they've saved my butt more than once. I was out driving after a thunderstorm on some back roads (read WAY too fast) and I crested a hill and there was a HUGE puddle. I basically had time to say "OH S**T!" cause there was no time and no place to dodge it. I figured I was gonna be in the ditch for sure. The IROC went straight thru and kept on going. Didn't even slow it down much. Good tires make ALL the difference!

 

When it rains, just be weary of turns, that is your only major concern. Slow down, but don't use the brakes too much in the turn. And wait until you have completed the turn and have the wheel perfectly straight, before giving it more throttle. Most people lose their rear end in the rain by hitting the gas while turning causing them to fishtail out of control and into a series of overcorrections. I have done that a couple of times, but never hit anything... I am a lucky one.

 

I love my B&M shift kit but i luv to know when my car shifts i guess I don't thihnk i'd go with any other rather than the one i got in my baby right no lol