whats up guys

Im just curious to see how many of you drive ur S in the rain and how it handles. Well, mine handles like shit when im driving in a rainstorm because # 1, its become obvious to me that i need new rear tires which i will purchase soon. But those with good rear tires, does the car still slip and slide? cuz i was drivin today in rain, and it was really scary! i was losin control everywhere! so im guessin i gotta get new tires. but anyway, how does ur handle? thanks

 

It really depends upon the driver. If you are gentile with your motions (gas, brake, steering), you should be fine in any weather.

 

I put Yokohama db's on for the winter and they do great in the rain.

 

Assuming you have a pre-'04 model, the S02's are optimized for dry weather. They will work in the wet but they're not a good rain tire. Many people on the east coast put a different tire on during the winter, especially in areas that see a lot of snow.

 

It hadles like a AE86 Tureno is the rain stage of Grand Turismo! Drift Mode Baby!

 

I used to have worn SO-2's on the rear and driving in the rain was a challenge. Forget about vtec and watch for pooling water on the road.

Now that I have new SO-2's the car is awsome in the rain assuming the temperature is well above freezing. I find road temperature to be the biggest factor. Even with dry roads if temps drop towards freezing or below, the SO-2's harden up.

 

I live in south florida, which gets an abundance of rain every year. I have had absolutely no problems driving the car in the rain. Handling isn't an issue, because you have to be a complete ass to push the handling when it's wet. After reading numerous complaints from other owners about inexplicably losing control, I decided to see what the limits of wet traction were (I use S02s). My conclusion was that I had to be an absolute meathead with the steering wheel or the throttle (or both) to lose control.

Mashing the pedal sharply while it a normal turn would cause the back end to step out (surprise, surprise). Turning smoothly while traveling at a constant (even faster) speed does not. It's all about balance and smoothness. Some of my first 'attempts' to hang the back out weren't even successful, I found there is actually more grip than I was led to believe.

It's just a matter or curbing your enthusiasm and driving for the conditions. I will not VTEC if there is standing water on the ground, and I avoid the highway in the rain if I have worn tires.

 

I had this problem a few weeks ago with my S02's. The car handled horrible, I couldnt go above 50mph w/o the rear end drifting/hydroplaning.

It didnt help that my S02's were almost bald. So I decided to hold off till next spring before I buy new S02's.

To get me through to summer I bought some cheap ass Kumho Ecsta's for $87 a piece, they handle like crap in the dry but I drove yesterday in the rain and they did great.

 

I never had issues with my S2000 in the rain. The only time I started having issues was when the rear s-02's got down to 10-15% tread, then it was a little scary.

 

Totally agree with jeffbrig. The car is predictable in the rain. I think many of the complaints about the car or the S02s in wet weather are due to excessive wear on the tires. I will continue to use the S02s and will continue to replace them when they become worn. I don't care to be another statistic, or an "absolute meathead".

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