gt4tosupra Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Help! Was just coming home from work and saw a big patch of waterlogged motorway in front of me (about 15 foot long patch) was only doing 65mph, but took my foot off the accelerator. When the car got onto the watery patch it started to aquaplain, slightly sliding sideways, only slightly, which somehow i managed to control! The tyres i'm using are Toyo T1R's, should this be happening? Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 What size tyres and wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraTRD83 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 My car can glide over the local river so I'd get yours checked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little num Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 toyo tyres are great in the dry, i use R888 and they also aint the best in the wet, i used to use the older type T1S and they was really bad in puddles and deep water. Just be carful in the wet as most toyo aint made for bad weather conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Mine aquaplanes really badly, jumps sideways, skids, loses complete control, frightens me to death in standing water. Guess that's why they only put skinny tyres on Smart Cars as standard (does go great round corners in the dry now though with fat ones on) G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlT67 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I always found when I had TR-1s they were great in the dry and performed very well in the wet. They have the V tread which I believe is designed to disperse the water. I would check your tread depth as that will make a lot of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I always found when I had TR-1s they were great in the dry and performed very well in the wet. They have the V tread which I believe is designed to disperse the water. I would check your tread depth as that will make a lot of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Check the inside edge, they may look fine from the outside, you may not have noticed the inside may be down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 Tyres are near enough brand new! The size is 265 40 18 on the back! Should i go narrower? The scary thing is i was going in a complete straight line, before it started to glide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 it depends how deep the water is. i guess at 65 if the water is 1-2 inches deep your going to be into aquaplaining teritory. I certainly wouldnt be going 65 through standing water. Be carefull and learn from your mistake. Or your next one might be your or your cars last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted May 22, 2009 Author Share Posted May 22, 2009 cheers pal, will definately take it even easier in the wet now, its been raining REALLY hard here this week! Any advice on better wet grip tyres though? I'm not too bothered if it means losing dry grip, as the dry grip at the mo is absolutely immense!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Holy cow!! just checked the rear tyres, and the only good bit left is the outer part on show! The centre and inner part is very low on tread!! Guess i just assumed that they'd last a lot longer than this! How long do Toyo T1r's last roughly, on the back? i'm sure they had loads of tread when i bought the car 2.5 months ago! The front ones still have loads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Depends how hard you drive. My Eagle F1s tend to last about 10k miles or less....I've never had it aquaplane to the point my sphincter tightens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Whats the best for wet grip then? I'm defo not a fan of soft rubber if there not gonna last 2 minutes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I'd get the geometry checked out, if it's rubbing the insides while the outers are fine it's more than likely running too mch camber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tones Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 toyo tyres are great in the dry, i use R888 and they also aint the best in the wet, i used to use the older type T1S and they was really bad in puddles and deep water. Just be carful in the wet as most toyo aint made for bad weather conditions. lol and what do you expect? Its not a hovercraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 lol and what do you expect? Its not a hovercraft T1S should perform in puddles & deep water, they are a road tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tones Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 T1S should perform in puddles & deep water, they are a road tyre Clarify "deep" though? I wouldnt be testing them too hard tbh EDIT: Also i had T1R before and i found them good in the wet,then you have some guys saying theyre not good in the wet so who to believe?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Clarify "deep" though? I wouldnt be testing them too hard tbh EDIT: Also i had T1R before and i found them good in the wet,then you have some guys saying theyre not good in the wet so who to believe?! I would have thought that since Littlenum is talking about T1R's that deep would have meant heavy road conditions and not the Atlantic Ocean His isn't meanig those puddles that come upto your window, he means the usual puddles, and maybe ones that exceed that slightly, in those conditions T1R's with adequate tread should get you through fine without any worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Just to clarify, this is Littlenums video proof of the handling of the T1S is a small puddle (And btw, that really is him driving ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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