Driving in the rain
06-02-2010, 09:45 PM
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Driving in the rain Anybody else love driving their F-body in the rain? I'm not sure why but I get fired up when it rains just to take the Camaro out.
06-02-2010, 10:09 PM
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I take zero pleasure in driving any car in any sort of bad weather. I enjoy warm, sunny days and clear nights.
06-02-2010, 10:41 PM
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Nope. I prefer sunshine cause I don't drive the z in the rain. Its a little pointless sense you can't get the power down. But I can see where you'd be having fun; around corners.
06-02-2010, 10:54 PM
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Right now, I hate it. I have something going on with my rear suspension and my traction SUCKS when it is even mildly wet out. I have to feather the gas when starting off from a stop, especially when turning from a stop (like turning left at a stop light) or else it'll spin and go sideways on me.
I wish I knew what the problem was, this just started happening kind of all of the sudden. Yeah, these cars can be touchy in wet weather, but this is beyond touchy. This is extreme
I wish I knew what the problem was, this just started happening kind of all of the sudden. Yeah, these cars can be touchy in wet weather, but this is beyond touchy. This is extreme
06-02-2010, 10:58 PM
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Right now, I hate it. I have something going on with my rear suspension and my traction SUCKS when it is even mildly wet out. I have to feather the gas when starting off from a stop, especially when turning from a stop (like turning left at a stop light) or else it'll spin and go sideways on me.
I wish I knew what the problem was, this just started happening kind of all of the sudden. Yeah, these cars can be touchy in wet weather, but this is beyond touchy. This is extreme
I wish I knew what the problem was, this just started happening kind of all of the sudden. Yeah, these cars can be touchy in wet weather, but this is beyond touchy. This is extreme
06-02-2010, 11:06 PM
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i hate anything that falls from the sky. snow, rain, sleet, hail, ash (california, gotta love it). and since i hate it so much i won't drive the TA in it. that's what my beater sunfire is for.
06-02-2010, 11:08 PM
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I thought about the tires, except it just suddenly started to be really bad over a week period of time or so. Started shortly after the clunking started so I feel it is all related somehow. Rotated the tires (fronts had a little better tread than rears) no difference. I thought it was the LCA bushings so I replaced those, and while it firmed things up it didn't fix the clunking or traction problems at all. The panhard bushings look pretty dry and are cracked a bit, so that could be making noise, but would that affect traction that much?
06-03-2010, 12:09 AM
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I don't care one way or the other but I dislike the dirtyness that comes with driving in the rain. These cars are not as bad as some for wet traction, my little old conquest with all of 140rwhp was terrible, the turbo hit like a mack truck so it would suddenly spin as soon as it spooled at like 2000rpm. That thing was downright scary.
06-03-2010, 01:27 AM
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Yeah, it clunks quite a bit. I've been trying to track it down but haven't succeeded yet. I get some wheel hop on dry pavement if I'm not careful, especially when turning from a stop.
I thought about the tires, except it just suddenly started to be really bad over a week period of time or so. Started shortly after the clunking started so I feel it is all related somehow. Rotated the tires (fronts had a little better tread than rears) no difference. I thought it was the LCA bushings so I replaced those, and while it firmed things up it didn't fix the clunking or traction problems at all. The panhard bushings look pretty dry and are cracked a bit, so that could be making noise, but would that affect traction that much?
I thought about the tires, except it just suddenly started to be really bad over a week period of time or so. Started shortly after the clunking started so I feel it is all related somehow. Rotated the tires (fronts had a little better tread than rears) no difference. I thought it was the LCA bushings so I replaced those, and while it firmed things up it didn't fix the clunking or traction problems at all. The panhard bushings look pretty dry and are cracked a bit, so that could be making noise, but would that affect traction that much?
Guess that's not it.If a panhard bar is loose it will definitely clunk, but it shouldn't effect traction that drastically (at least in my experiance).
Have you inspected the shocks and shock mounts? Shock or LCA related issues are the two biggest things that stand out in my mind, based on your description.
06-03-2010, 01:59 AM
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OP, if my car is dirty, driving in the rain is awesome. Only thing however, is it never rains in AZ :/ And forget about driving during monsoon season. Light-Medium/Light rain blows through, then a dust storm cakes into all the little crevices you didn't think were reachable to the outside world. I had dust caking inside my hatch
Also, my car is pulled off daily driving duty, so it no longer matters at that point.
Also, my car is pulled off daily driving duty, so it no longer matters at that point.
06-03-2010, 03:40 AM
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I love driving in the rain and how water drips down from the t-top seals onto my thigh. I especially love it when I bring a date along too.... it's not embarrassing at all when I hand her a towel and she gives me a funny look
06-03-2010, 06:39 AM
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Yeah, it clunks quite a bit. I've been trying to track it down but haven't succeeded yet. I get some wheel hop on dry pavement if I'm not careful, especially when turning from a stop.
I thought about the tires, except it just suddenly started to be really bad over a week period of time or so. Started shortly after the clunking started so I feel it is all related somehow. Rotated the tires (fronts had a little better tread than rears) no difference. I thought it was the LCA bushings so I replaced those, and while it firmed things up it didn't fix the clunking or traction problems at all. The panhard bushings look pretty dry and are cracked a bit, so that could be making noise, but would that affect traction that much?
I thought about the tires, except it just suddenly started to be really bad over a week period of time or so. Started shortly after the clunking started so I feel it is all related somehow. Rotated the tires (fronts had a little better tread than rears) no difference. I thought it was the LCA bushings so I replaced those, and while it firmed things up it didn't fix the clunking or traction problems at all. The panhard bushings look pretty dry and are cracked a bit, so that could be making noise, but would that affect traction that much?
06-03-2010, 07:43 AM
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. Hit a dry patch in the middle of an intersection and took off like a bat out of hell though.In short though, no not a fan of the rain or anything else that falls from the sky. Especially animal related.... freakin bird.
