Z in the rain and snow

kannibul · 07-17-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

So I am just thinking I have only owned front wheel drive cars, and a truck for a little while. I was wondering how bad the z's are in the snow and rain?

Leave the traction control on, and rain should be OK...that said, don't drive stupid, and you won't have anything to worry about.

Snow...anyone's guess. With it being as low to the ground as it is, I won't be driving it come winter...Oklahoma doesn't salt/sand/plow much on anything but the highways and the mayor's driveway, and it heats up just enough to turn all snow on the roads to a 1-2" thick block of ice.

Forrest · 07-17-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

Leave the traction control on, and rain should be OK...that said, don't drive stupid, and you won't have anything to worry about.

Snow...anyone's guess. With it being as low to the ground as it is, I won't be driving it come winter...Oklahoma doesn't salt/sand/plow much on anything but the highways and the mayor's driveway, and it heats up just enough to turn all snow on the roads to a 1-2" thick block of ice.

i agree dont drive like a dumbass. When it rains and the speed limit is 65, you will find me going 55. I could drive 65 no problem but i dont feel like risking it. The z is pretty low to the ground and i suspect the hyrodplane is increased due to it wont take as much water to fill the gap between your car and the road.

spearfish25 · 07-17-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrest

i agree dont drive like a dumbass. When it rains and the speed limit is 65, you will find me going 55. I could drive 65 no problem but i dont feel like risking it. The z is pretty low to the ground and i suspect the hyrodplane is increased due to it wont take as much water to fill the gap between your car and the road.

Dude, hydroplaning is a phenomenon of water filling the gap between the TIRE and the road. It's effected by your tread depth and tire design mainly. The car's clearance has nothing to do with it...you'd have to be in a goddamn flood for the car's clearance to be a problem. Then you'd be floating, not hydroplaning.

I've routinely done 80mph on the highway in fairly heavy rain. The car handles beautifully.

bigaudiofanat · 07-17-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Dude, hydroplaning is a phenomenon of water filling the gap between the TIRE and the road. It's effected by your tread depth and tire design mainly. The car's clearance has nothing to do with it...you'd have to be in a goddamn flood for the car's clearance to be a problem. Then you'd be floating, not hydroplaning.

I've routinely done 80mph on the highway in fairly heavy rain. The car handles beautifully.

X2 I agree

Forrest · 07-18-2009, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Dude, hydroplaning is a phenomenon of water filling the gap between the TIRE and the road. It's effected by your tread depth and tire design mainly. The car's clearance has nothing to do with it...you'd have to be in a goddamn flood for the car's clearance to be a problem. Then you'd be floating, not hydroplaning.

I've routinely done 80mph on the highway in fairly heavy rain. The car handles beautifully.

your right, after looking it up, gap aparently does not have any thing to do with it, but it doesnt help either.

I have already had it hydroplane in puddles already. some of the roads where i live are 55mph only, when wet they are too dangerous for that.

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