Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:42 pm
by Edweird
ScottieJ wrote:Until you get new tyres just don't accelerate around or out of corners in the wet. just keep the throttle neutral, I.e not accelerating or slowing down, maybe a little on the slowing down side.
What the boss says.
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:56 pm
by donkeychomp
What tyre pressure are you running? Might make a difference if yours are too high or low.
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:10 pm
by windsor
I run mine on 205 kigpin muds atm and can slide it around mini roundabouts pritty well now as for in the wet can drive it practically sideways anywhere
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:14 pm
by andyrew
Keep checking ebay for tyres
I got my Goodyear wranglers 215 75 15 with full tread
They was 6 months old. Think I paid £30 the set
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:49 am
by Jay18
Will have to have a look tomorrow, working nights this week :( lol but more money.. Have you not done it yet Scottie? I'd of thought with your big wide tyres you'd of slid on the road lol or do the a/t's give you a good solid grip?
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:48 am
by ScottieJ
My tyres are MTs and nope they have loads of grip, it'll only go sideways if I want it too and as my tyres are pretty expensive I don't spin them up on road. Just drive it like any other rwd car and you'll be fine, I.e. don't put the power down out of a corner unless you know you won't have to back off the throttle again.
My old vit used to have shit tyres that would go sideways at every opportunity it could in the wet but if you drove it right it was fine.
If you ever feel the back starting to slip out just back off the throttle, problem solved
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 9:00 am
by Edweird
ScottieJ wrote:If you ever feel the back starting to slip out just back off the throttle, problem solved
Or counter steer and jam the loud pedal through the floorboards.
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:15 am
by Anton
Edweird wrote:Or counter steer and jam the loud pedal through the floorboards.
A more *sensible *responsible *fun thing to do, for sure!
*delete as appropriate
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:03 pm
by twiss
I agree with that
Mine loves to go sideways! I think I would go for the drift everywhere option but maybe Im just a hooligan haha
Re: SJ slides way too easy, how help prevent this??
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:30 pm
by Jay18
Well usually I do just drift it and keep it controlled, it was just that once that it went too far and I couldn't countersteer it, so I just brought it to a safe stop, was too busy thinking about not hitting the kerb and rolling lol..
Will try and get some new tires, even it its just the rears for now, would hate to think what its going to be like on icey roads..
