rj2000

I dunno about you guys but I find my s2000 in the rain to be bad. Now this could be my tires not being very good for the rain. I have Bridgestone potenza re760 sports on my car. So they might be the problem I dunno there the only ones ive had so far.

So im asking is this a common thing with our car in the rain being rear wheel drive or should I go with a better tire more suited for rain ?

Thanks a bunch =]

rj2000

Oh yea and also what tires do you guys have on your s2000 and how do you find them in the rain =]

heathas2k

Mine's not horrible in the rain, then again I don't really push it in the rain. I now have Bridgestone re01's on the car.

When I had my toyo t1r's on the car, it was actually real good in the rain, and amaaaazing in the dry.

Once I burn through my re01's I'm going back to the toyo's.

mlc

How old and worn are the tires?

When you say bad what exact do you mean? If you are trying to redline the car or VTEC it the rain then yes it can get a little hairy.

Here is something I wrote a while back https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=648900

Kevin

ThatPreludeGuy

I've only driven on snows and the RE050's and havent felt its bad, just need to make sure you're driving appropriately for the conditions.

rj2000

Yea I was looking at the toyo's They look like they would be better in the rain =] Thanks

bronxbomber252

As long as you are easy on the gas I find it not bad at all... Its like any powerful RWD car... you just cant give it a lot of gas in the rain.

rj2000

Very nice write up =] Thanks alot =]

jeffbrig

I've had stock SO2s, and now I have Michelin PS2s on the car. The PS2s are quite good in the rain. Cornering and breaking are fine if you keep it reasonable. But, a heavy right foot can easily spin the rears in 2nd gear at 3-4k rpm if you goose the throttle.

If you need to learn the limits of traction, play around in an empty parking lot on a rainy day, preferably one with smooth blacktop (worst case scenario). Do straight line acceleration in 1st and 2nd to 20mph or so, see how little throttle it actually takes to start spinning. You'll feel the LSD working, and the rear will step slightly to the right. Then, try turning at 10-15mph, and get a feel for how much gas it takes while turning before the rear end steps out. Do it a couple of times, and learn how to catch it.

The car's not inherently dangerous in the rain. You just have to know what you're doing, and accept that wet traction != dry traction. I remember driving on SO2s that were near the wear bars, and 40mph was about as fast as you could go before the rear end got squirrely on wet blacktop. You just have to pay attention to the road surface, and adjust your speed and driving style accordingly.

B serious

~200whp is not really that powerful.

The OP didn't specify what exactly his car was doing in the rain.

Spinning tires leaving stoplights?
Weak braking grip?
Weak turning grip?
Dancing around at highway speeds?
Heavy rain?
Light rain?
High speed?
Low speed?


Be more specific, OP.

It could also be an alignment issue.

As far as tires go, the bridgestone 760s that you have on there should be directional and should have UNI-T rubber compounds (I used to work at a bridgestone dealer). So they should be very good in the rain unless they're completely worn out.

Check the parts of the tire that you can't see. The inside edge may be worn completely due to an alignment issue.

You could also have low air pressure.

I have Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 starspecs on my car right now. I have road raced in the rain and passed just about every car on the track. I also did the same thing when the track dried up. Recommended highly.