DC5R handling in the wet

[teee94]

Hey guys, was just driving in the wet yesterday and I notice everytime I floored the car in gear 1, the front tyres would just spin like crazy and not accelerate much. I'm currently running stock rims with Bridgestone MY02 205/45/16. I know they're pretty crap tyres but is it normal to much this much wheel spin ?

There's also a tone of torque steer..

Some feed back would be nice !

Cheers guys.

[DaRKNT]

Yes. That is normal. You have to make a special effort to not hit over 4k rpm. Engine mounts may help traction issues though... maybe not in the wet.

[eLtrix]

Why are we even flooring it in the wet?! DANGERRR

[teee94]

Ohhh dam.. I thought it would handle better. Can you explain to me why this is on a DC5R ?

And I just wanted to see how well it handles in the wet.. Not very well I now realise..

[tinkerbell]

Ohhh dam.. I thought it would handle better. Can you explain to me why this is on a DC5R ?

And I just wanted to see how well it handles in the wet.. Not very well I now realise..

not sure if this is a joke thread or a serious thread?

but if you are serious - you might need to pay more attention to or question the drivers abilities rather than the cars abilities?

[teee94]

not sure if this is a joke thread or a serious thread?

but if you are serious - you might need to pay more attention to or question the drivers abilities rather than the cars abilities?

Haha yeah it's serious. Sorry to piss off you experienced guys, but I was driving a swift and the change is quite different ! Only had the car for about a couple of days..

[M@lew]

No car will handle as well in the wet than in the dry.

Basically the DC5R is like a crazy dog even in the dry where you'll still get plenty of torque steer and FWD + Rain + WOT will never get you much traction.

Then there is the talk of friction / rolling friction but I can't say that's my area of expertise.

Or you can just say your car is beast and produces so much power you can't keep it planted.

[tinkerbell]

Haha yeah it's serious. Sorry to piss off you experienced guys, but I was driving a swift and the change is quite different ! Only had the car for about a couple of days..

well you will eventually learn how to drive it and the problem you experience will go away.

with more power and a larger car you need to be much more skilled to drive in a capable manner.

[tinkerbell]

Sorry to piss off you experienced guys,

i am not pissed off, i am a Moderator and this is the technical forum, which has special rules.

if it was a joke thread, it would have been moved or deleted...

[Timmy_B]

Drive to the condition. NOT to the ability of the car...

[fr4n]

No car will handle as well in the wet than in the dry.

Basically the DC5R is like a crazy dog even in the dry where you'll still get plenty of torque steer and FWD + Rain + WOT will never get you much traction.

Then there is the talk of friction / rolling friction but I can't say that's my area of expertise.

Or you can just say your car is beast and produces so much power you can't keep it planted.

If the dc5 is a crazy dog then the mps3 is a rabid, mangey cage bred pit bull bred for fighting

[teee94]

Haha thanks guys for the detailed responses. Much appreciated !