isfdave86

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So two nights ago we had a thunderstorm pop up and blast the roads on my drive home. Got the super heavy blinding rain with all the fun, hail in some places. Those of you familiar with the DMV area, this was on 495 in MD. So MD is really bad at keeping the lines visible on highways, and keeping the roads well lit. Hit a stretch of standing water and immediately hydroplaned. Nothing went wrong, but it made me curious.

Is there any difference in handling hydroplane in a RWD vs a FWD? Besides the old farm truck, this is the only RWD car I've driven. And is there anything to keep in mind about the ISF in particular with nasty weather like that?

jspecvtec

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Get better tires or counter steer and throttle thru the turn like tsuchiya

semnosNSX

Hydroplaning is hydroplaning.... no matter if it is FWD, RWD or AWD. I found that the best way to get yourself out of it (in any car) is to let off the gas, keep the wheel straight and try not to apply the brakes until you get traction. Most people who end up spinning out of control during hydroplaning is because they immediately hit the brakes.

Meraki Autoworks

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This.

-Josh

Piston1047

-Agree

AND also, if you have no choice the tires with the most tread should be on the rear, for both RWD and FWD in regards to hydroplaning.

isfdave86

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Yeah I'm familiar with letting off the gas and no braking and all that. I was just curious if there was anything else to be aware of in RWD.

MisterSkiz

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Yes, there is tons to be aware of when driving a RWD car vs a FWD car....I would take a look around google, there is tons of information on understeering, weight transfer, etc.

First things first: 1) Get new tires on your car. 2) Slow down in the rain. When it rains on the highway, I get into the right most lanes and do the speed limit.

jspecvtec

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Yeah u get less whp than fwd cuz more drivetrain losses but u also get better traction in rwd. Rwd also seems to be cooler in the sports car world

isfdave86

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New tires are on the list already, I just crested the hill and it was 11PM so I didn't see the water til I was just about to hit it, deeper than I thought too.

flowrider

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Cooler Their are definite advantages to rear wheel drive for any car, not only HiPo vehicles

Lou

ISFHEMS

First thing I do when it starts raining is go into snow mode. Call me chicken but it definitely helps in my opinion.

mikersoft

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Are you still on OEM Bridgestones? If so, I know the feeling.. A couple years ago, I was driving on the Ohio turnpike during a complete deluge with the original OEM tires.. I could feel the car hydroplaning at anything over 50mph, and was white knuckle driving in the right lane with big trucks & AWD SUVs buzzing by on the left... The car really felt dangerous..

Fast forward to my first such rainstorm with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.. Wow, what a difference!!! They're fantastic in the rain.. Even at the track, I've been able to have some fun on a wet circuit with confidence.. For a versatile, all around tire, I highly recommend them.

BTW, I got caught in a ridiculously heavy rainstorm Monday afternoon. At times, it seemed like the entire road was several inches of standing water.. However, at reasonable speeds commensurate to the conditions, I was completely confident in the car's handling.

-Mike

isfdave86

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Nope. Bought the car used in March and General G-Max tires were on the car already. And I hate them. I will be placing an order soon for Michelin PSS

tas02

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Shortly after buying the F last summer, I was rolling along a B road in SW Washington where lots of weather comes in off the Pacific. I ran into one of those deluges that the wipers can't keep up with even on their quickest setting. There were no exits and not enough shoulder to pull onto safely, so I slowed down to about 40 and slogged on with white knuckles.

It was the first time I had ever driven the F in the rain. Thankfully, there were fresh Bridgestone all seasons on the car (from the previous owner), and I experienced no hydroplaning whatsoever.

I8ABMR

to counter hydroplaning , get better tires and slow the hell down in the rain. LOL AWD RWD, and FWD will all hydroplane. AWD might recover better though