Driving a f body in nj during rain
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Driving a f body in nj during rain
Hello,
I tried searching, but my question i guess is more about tires,
I have a 97 TA, with some federal steelcat tires (285's)
It is almost a death box in the rain, as soon as i touch the gas at all the tires brake lose.
Do you guys have good traction in the rain with decent tires?
or in general are these cars very bad in rain?
(would love to make it a DD until the snow flys but i dont know about rain)
Thank you all,
David Oborne
I tried searching, but my question i guess is more about tires,
I have a 97 TA, with some federal steelcat tires (285's)
It is almost a death box in the rain, as soon as i touch the gas at all the tires brake lose.
Do you guys have good traction in the rain with decent tires?
or in general are these cars very bad in rain?
(would love to make it a DD until the snow flys but i dont know about rain)
Thank you all,
David Oborne
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I've only ever used one of my 4th gens for all-weather driving, and it was completely fine in rain with BFG g-Force KDWS all season tires. I drove that one in the snow too, but I had a dedicated set of true snow/ice tires on some skinnier wheels - worked just fine for Chicago winters.
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wow, thank you all, it seems like a lot of members like the trucontact tires from continental, maybe ill give them a shot,
i have federals right now, and they are junk in the rain,
thank you all
i have federals right now, and they are junk in the rain,
thank you all
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I run Nitto 555's april to nov on 2 f bodies , lots of rain driving no issues.
They will spin easy intentionally but if your driving like a normal person in a normal car I have never had them spin or slide out , only an issue if your screwing around or driving too aggressive for conditions
They will spin easy intentionally but if your driving like a normal person in a normal car I have never had them spin or slide out , only an issue if your screwing around or driving too aggressive for conditions
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Another vote for the BFG G-Force A/S tires. No issues. Less expensive than the outstanding Goodyear GS-D3 with minimal drop-off in rain performance. I have them on two of my cars now. I've driven in horrible rain storms through the mountains here in western NC since 2002 with my F-body. It's NOT the car, it's all about the tires, unless the driver is making judgement errors.
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Another vote for the BFG G-Force A/S tires. No issues. Less expensive than the outstanding Goodyear GS-D3 with minimal drop-off in rain performance. I have them on two of my cars now. I've driven in horrible rain storms through the mountains here in western NC since 2002 with my F-body. It's NOT the car, it's all about the tires, unless the driver is making judgement errors.
My car came with a set of high performance BFG's, don't remember exactly which, and they were just fine in the rain, although I only drove once in the rain - on the way home from picking the car up with sweaty hands. BFG's are probably a decent bet for a driver that sees decent miles and rain.