Wired Things With Rear Wheel Drive

[gazal]

Hey guys,

Not sure how to put this, but when i drove today the road was a bit wet but the rain has stopped. When i turn right, was not speeding or anything the car kinda fished tailed. I'm not sure what happend, but it scared me as i thought i lost control of the car. why did the rear wheels turn left when i turned right (i think that's what happend not sure). I drive r33 gtst

Any ideas?

[Haysey]

its called oversteer

nextime put your foot to the floor, one hand out the window and yell DRIFTO

that will stop it happening

[GTS4WD]

its called oversteer

nextime put your foot to the floor, one hand out the window and yell DRIFTO

that will stop it happening

LOL!.. :laughing-smiley-014:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oversteer

Where the answere to everything is

Edited March 28, 2008 by GTS4WD

[(B1) MR_fanny]

what is the conditions of your tyres? what speed were you taking the corner. do you have binary foot syndrom?

[R34NRG]

it sounds like the HICAS was trying to counter your driving.

Earlier HICAS versions used hydraulics to steer the rear wheels. The hydraulic system was powered by the power steering pump and used speed sensors to determine how much and in which direction to steer the rear wheels. Later versions, called Super HICAS, moved to an electric actuator for the rear steering rack, making the system much lighter. The Super HICAS system also used its own computer to control the system instead of speed sensors. HICAS and Super HICAS rear wheel steering is limited to about 1 degree in either direction.

basicly when your driving, the HICAS is always trying to help you, but in most cases interferes, which sounds like wat has happened to u.

but then again you could have just been to hard on the throttle around a corner which = tail fishn....

Edited March 28, 2008 by R34NRG

[VB-]

its called oversteer

nextime put your foot to the floor, one hand out the window and yell DRIFTO

that will stop it happening

X2, bonus points for kicking the door open and holding it open with your foot

[some_cs_student]

it sounds like the HICAS was trying to counter your driving.

basicly when your driving, the HICAS is always trying to help you, but in most cases interferes, which sounds like wat has happened to u.

but then again you could have just been to hard on the throttle around a corner which = tail fishn....

I have HICAS in my car, you don't really notice it until you do lose the rear and the car reacts in a not so predictable way, however the usual cause is too much power in the corner or way too much speed entering a corner and then either trying to steer it out or brake in the corner (as I found on the track ).

[gazal]

hmm, strange though my tyres are only 2 weeks old. and i didn't think that i was going around the conner fast. I looked at my speedo and was doing 10-20k or less. It didnt feel as if i was turning fast around the conner.

Could it be anything else? a fault maybe? don't want this to happen again.

Edited March 28, 2008 by gazal

[Al]

What brand tyres are you using? Are they good quality or cheap shit. Cheap tyres can handle really badly in the wet.

Could have been oil on the road.

Does your HICAS light ever come on, on the dashboard?

Do you have an aftermarket steering wheel?

[Dragonforce]

Hicas had nothing to do with it as it is only active over 80 km/h.

Most likely it was a combination of oil on the road (first rain in awhile), cheap tyres and your car coming onto boost.

In the wet take corners easy in a gtst, even on a straight road under light acceleration when there is water about u can get a wiggle out of the back end!

So take it easy out there dude and get urself some good tyres!

[gazal]

Hey guys thanks for the heads up..

Yeah they are cheap tyres...yeah i think i might just have to take it easy in the wet around the corners. Maybe do something like 2k/h ?

My car is still pretty much stock as i've only had it for 2 weeks. The only thing i've mod is the pod filer and an magnaflow exhaust.

Cheers

[(B1) MR_fanny]

it pays to invest in some decent tyres. have fun with the car.

do kevs advance driver training course if you want to learn more about your car and your driving habbits.

[PM-R33]

This thread is a joke right?

You drive a RWD car and when turning in the wet the back kicked out slightly causing oversteer and your wondering wether this is normal.......umm yes it is.

[gazal]

Well, tis the first time i've driven a RWD so i'm still learning plus i know noting about cars..hehe

[smallman]

you know nothing about cars, yet you bought a 33

[jenkies]

its called oversteer

nextime put your foot to the floor, one hand out the window and yell DRIFTO

that will stop it happening

pure class

[evil_weevil]

lol

my advice?

get some driver training. Seriously, Im not being a smart ass (well, maybe?!) but go do a drivers course on a wet skid pan. You'll learn how a car behaves in a safe environment, and then you can do Hasey's trick by having one arm out the window

[Duncan]

actually apart from just some driver training (which I think is a top idea), you should also get a wheel alignment. Your rear toe should be set to 0 and your rear camber as even side to side as possible. Poor wheel alignment (or something bent back there) can make it much more unstable at the rear.

Enjoy the car and learning to drive it - you've got one of the best handling cars made!

[gazal]

Yeah i'm planing to hot it up more plus i want to learn to how race all in due time my friends... Yeah i want to learn more about cars, i come from a computer background so if u ask me how to OC pc's and the likes i know.. but i'm bored with it and don't want to waste any more money on the fastest pc. Time for me to waste money on cars..hehe

[GTS4WD]

Thought HICAS kicked in over a certain speed and with only a few degrees? It cant be that noticable