need some help
 

so i was driving in the rain lastnight and for some reason i was hydroplaining going only 45mph on the freeway and my 370 locked up and spun me out and caused me to crash into the mountian does anyone know why that would happen ? i noticed that my car was wobbling around the freeway thats when i decided to go only 45 but that didnt help at all i ended up spinning out and crashing my entire rear end is messed up

you can hydroplane at speeds > 25 mph, so...
what kind of tires do you have?

edit: > 35 mph
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tread life on tires? vdc on or off?

Locked up?

Did you jamb on the brakes when you noticed something wasnt right or just ease of the gas to regain traction?

If you were only going 45 then most likely cause of hydroplaning would be really worn or really crappy tires.

Glad tto hear you are ok (assuming you are ok since you are on a forum right after crashing into a mountain)

same thing happened to xchrisx i have falken tires and got 70 in heavey rain on crappy highways... never had any issue.. i drive a touring sport with auto

also pics?

+1...... Sorry to hear this. I hope you are all right. What kind of tires do you have & how is the tread life on them? Were you pretty low on your tires psi?

Bad tire tread I'm sure. OP, check the inside of the tires for camber wear.

Yep, like everyone said... tires. Also, has your car been in any accidents prior to this one? My 350z was in a right rear quarter panel accident and after I got it from the body shop I thought all was fine, but whenever I drove on the highway (especially in the rain) I always felt uneasy about the car spinning out. I thought it was because my car was lowered. Long story short, I went to get the car aligned and the mechanic told me I had a bent tension rod or camber arm (not sure which) and went back to the fu*king body shop and they fixed the issue that they FAILED to fix. :facepalm:

Problem solved.

Roads are very slick in the rain, if in fact it has NOT rained in a while. The grease and oil builds up and comes to the surface as the water penetrates the highway. Wide tires are prone to hydroplaning too. Gets worse with worn tread. Riding a motorcycle makes you much more aware of this, as i have learned from wadding a few bikes.

Yes on crappy tires. I did 120mph in pouring rain with good tires, no problemo

yah, crappy tires maybe incorrect psi.. that will do it.

for rain driving, i recommend S04's. they are FANTASTIC in dry and wet.

:ugh2:

matt- that's how it feels going 55 in a prius. :stirthepot:

lolz....That's way too fast for a standard Prius. Is that the racing version?

At least it wont crash going past that speed

:ugh2: true...

Oops just reread my reply, I didnt mean I do it all the time and it was not on the hwy

Still, the re050 are borderline dangerous in the rain

:icon18: That is a Prius on

What tires do you have and what tread do you have left in x/32s?

yea driving on the stock tires in the rain feels sketchy, i always drive slower than usual

Yes, my back spun out on wet roads driving 15 mph on the stock RE050s.

You guys scare me so badly! I'm like paralyzed with fear when it rains

I've hydroplaned on the stock potenzas going 45 as well.. and that was with less than 1000 miles on them. the 050's ARE dangerous in the rain.

Buy real tires

+1 :iagree: Was in the rain and felt the car becoming unstable and heavily hydroplaning. Tires are only a few thousand on them. The tires are 100% dangerous in rain.

want good rain tires get falken 452's they love the rain

idk lol
 

well to be honest my tires had about 95% tread on all 4 tires asb was on and no cars around i live in california and i just came to the conclusion that it was the first rain in a long time so i blame the oilly roads hahaha it was very slick now that i remembered it, thats y i drove hella slow but its all fixed and got a brand new rear bumper and exhaust put in again so ill post up some pictures of what it was and how it is now a bit later.

Check the inside of your tires, I bet camber wear is an issue. I had the same issue on my 09Z. I didn't hydroplane but I felt my car sliding left and right.

Another one in a couple days months!! :shakes head:

i looked
 

i have no camber wear in the front or back i had taken pictures for my insurance and i didnt see any but i have -3 in the rear now on brand new tires about to put my front arms in with a -3 camber yay hahahaha

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