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and I was on the way up to the petrol station. was on the road, going 50km/h, braked down to 30, entered roundabout, got halfway through, let go of accelerator, turned to go around and started to lose the back end, corrected twice and was back on the road. OMG HEARTATTACK.

apart from my driving errors, what should i look at to fix the traction problems? tyres obviously, hicas maybe? the thing should be serviced anyway at this point.

auto r34 gt

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I have that happen in my R31, my R32 and my '85 Corolla. Its due to things that are more likely to make ur car drift.

Hard suspension is more likely to cause ur car to slide in the wet. Narrow or old brittle tyres will cause it to slip. Going into a round about to quick is enough, coz a quick left-right turn can cause it to slide. If the LSD is too tight it might lock too quick, and drift.

Be very careful in the wet dude. Its a death trap in the wet...

Yeah, was out driving in my R32 today. On paper, I should have been fine, billsteins, falkens, 4wd.

BUT even accelerating from stationary going right at about 30kmh i was getting all 4 wheels sliding... Greasy road's are deadly =\

Edited by Ten Four

when it hasn't rain in ages there is alot of oil built up on the road. so the road condition are generally poor.

It's not a traction problem, its driver error. Watch out for weight shifting, compression lock etc

everything is fine with your car

Edited by [Michael]

lift off over steer, top gear style lolz.

Tyre condition?

Fully sik spring rates?

I love the wet in the R...not too much correction required until...:) Got to watch the greasy roads in Perth, as Michael said we get a lot of oil build up

be careful overtaking in auto as well. when mine was auto i went to overtake a bus in the wet and it kicked back on me and you recon you had a heart attack. sideways pass a bus on the opposite side of the road = not good :)

nothing wrong with the car but driver error and if you can't correct that it's time to sell and buy a treddly

yep,

i've got a 31 with plenty of power, went for a bit of a drive today and had absolutely no issues with traction as i drove within the limits of myself, my car, and the roads.

Might pay to invest in a performance driving course at AHG. Just helps to get to know your car better and how to handle it in situations like these.

Could of just come on boost at an inconvienent time or there might of been oil on the road.

wOW! Someone dosent like traction :)

r34 are heavy the back end will come out no matter what in the wet just need to be careful

if it's heavy in the rear as you say it is harder to come out less weight makes the rear come out easy

Could of just come on boost at an inconvienent time or there might of been oil on the road.

My GQ wagon did same for first rain in a long time . 3rd gear doing 20ks and 1500rpm on roundabout n it kicks out ..first rains alway slippery shit i even came off my pushbike at lights yrs ago . Thank the oil n diesel leaking shit boxs of the world :D

Western Australian roads in the rain are dodgy as! I took my 33 out in the rain for the 1st time yesterday and it"ll kick out in 4th under boost in the rain! (with 275/30/19s!)

made the trip back from margaret river interesting haha.

anyway yea probably pay to take it easy in the rain till you build confidence. noone was born a good driver bro it just takes time behind the wheel :D

Western Australian roads in the rain are dodgy as! I took my 33 out in the rain for the 1st time yesterday and it"ll kick out in 4th under boost in the rain! (with 275/30/19s!)

made the trip back from margaret river interesting haha.

anyway yea probably pay to take it easy in the rain till you build confidence. noone was born a good driver bro it just takes time behind the wheel ;)

Seriously if you think that getting sideways in fourth on a wet road is testament to you driving ability you need to think again.

:D

Things to avoid are:

1. Driving like a dickhead.

2. Bragging about it on an internet forum.

This thread has made me see why people hate us in skylines... come on guys use common sense.

If your at the front of the lights there will be oil in the wheel lines (road indented).

try this:

1. move the car to the left or right of the lane to get off the oil.

2. park back a little from the lights so not to be right in it for your back tyres.

3. just nudge the car until the back wheels pass the white line and then give some gas.

o and obvious one is get better tyres or a problem i see a lot get your camber fixed so your whole tyre has contact with the road.

This thread has made me see why people hate us in skylines... come on guys use common sense.

If your at the front of the lights there will be oil in the wheel lines (road indented).

try this:

1. move the car to the left or right of the lane to get off the oil.

2. park back a little from the lights so not to be right in it for your back tyres.

3. just nudge the car until the back wheels pass the white line and then give some gas.

o and obvious one is get better tyres or a problem i see a lot get your camber fixed so your whole tyre has contact with the road.

LOL park back from lights :D

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