Loosing Tracktion When Wet!!!
11-25-2007, 08:10 PM
#21
I had an OEM VLSD and now have a Quaife ATB lsd--while this improves traction, when you are on wet surfaces in the rain and accelerating fast, you will start to lose traction, especially on a RWD car with a good amount of torque. Go slower and accelerate smoother and the issues should not be there. Real life driving is not grand turismo--There is no solution to ur question except to improve your driving habits in wet weather.
If you can't understand that and don't want to hear honest answers, then please do no post stupid threads like this
If you can't understand that and don't want to hear honest answers, then please do no post stupid threads like this
11-25-2007, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by z33marv
ok ok i gess i will have to take it easy on the gas pedal 
i still think the LSD has someting to do whith it i mean it is meant to work when one tire looses tracktion it sends power to the other one and back right ...
i dont know how LSDs work so im kind of just gessing here so please dont burn me at the stake if im wrong so in fact please educate me on the subject
i still think the LSD has someting to do whith it i mean it is meant to work when one tire looses tracktion it sends power to the other one and back right ... i dont know how LSDs work so im kind of just gessing here so please dont burn me at the stake if im wrong so in fact please educate me on the subjectIf you're in the snow or on ice you can't help it. However, from what you described, you're just hydroplaning the wheels intermittently.
11-25-2007, 11:16 PM
#23
Originally Posted by z33marv
oh and if u have nothing helpfull to add please move on to the NEXXt thread
and then hes gonna be saying NEXXt when your cars hugging a tree. you asked for a solution, he stated the obvious. its not the car, its the driver, and only you seem to be having the problem. now eat a tampon and go about with your day. kapeesh.
11-25-2007, 11:45 PM
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It's driver error. I had a base model Z and NEVER kicked out the rear/lost traction in the rain (hell, never did in snow either). You absolutely have to be easy in wet conditions.
11-26-2007, 12:40 AM
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Yea, what the rest said, just be easier on the gas since you dont have tcs to be that angel on your shoulder telling you to take it easy lol. My tires are almost bald and its been raining a lot here, I just keep it in 5th to make sure I dont have much power, 5th because im in an auto...
11-26-2007, 07:29 AM
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lol everyone is right.... lol... cuz i know i had traction issues one day when i wanted to pass some one when it was raining and i have a touring so i have vdc and i had the vdc off.... well needless to say i never accelerated like that again when i left the car break traction.... and oh yeah never had any traction issues again except when im out sliding around.... lol
11-26-2007, 07:35 AM
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jesus. it's either your tires or your alignment. simple as that. Differentials are not responsible for this issue, although they make it better, it is not the solution in this case.
our cars should not be losing traction like that. when I had my stock potenzas they did have terrible traction in the wet when they were about 60% tread left and just got worse from there.
I suggest getting a 1 year alignment, then changing your tires and going back and getting it realigned.
our cars should not be losing traction like that. when I had my stock potenzas they did have terrible traction in the wet when they were about 60% tread left and just got worse from there.
I suggest getting a 1 year alignment, then changing your tires and going back and getting it realigned.
11-26-2007, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
No LSD is probably a big part of the problem. You've got the same power as everybody else but have to put it down through half the contact patch area.
I have a non-LSD havin' Z and I put power down through the same size contact patch on both sides....until one side loses traction(I only italicized the word traction because the OP obviously doesn't know how to spell that word, and I didn't want to confuse him....he has enough problems as it is, you know, not knowing how to drive and all)
11-26-2007, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by z33marv
i dint say it happens when i drive fast i think all of us have had the need to pass some one at one point or another .. in fact im a very good driver and in all the years ive been driving (11) i have NEVER not once been in an accident so no Nexx im not the problem i just thought that because i have a base model with no LSD that could be the problem thanks for the help anyway
11-27-2007, 05:24 PM
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well one thing is easy on the gass dont stab it! gently get on it no matter what you do it will get out or you can buy a s2000! my freinds is almost impossible to break loose! lol just go ahead and buy a honda before you wreck your 350z
11-28-2007, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Nexx
look guy, did i ever say you drove fast? i simply stated that people like you run into problem driving the SAME way in dry and wet weather. i never said you were speeding. re-read my post. we have rwd, high torque, sports cars, which makes it even worse. when it rains, passing people is very low on my priority, in fact, i double the distance between me and the car in front.
re-read my post. we have rwd, high torque, sports cars, which makes it even worse. when it rains, passing people is very low on my priority, in fact, i double the distance between me and the car in front.The guy asked a valid question, you had nothing valid to say so you tell him he's the problem. Ok e-thug.. Maybe you should stick to off-topic with "lol's" and smiley faces, it seems more your style.
11-28-2007, 04:17 PM
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Hey man, all rear wheel drives have this problem.... I have an 06 base w/ a cusco RS LSD, and 285 tires in the back and it still can break loose if its wet or not.... just more often when its wet if i don't stay off the pedal. I initially though t there was something wrong too but all rear wheel drives are like that.
12-03-2007, 01:47 AM
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i have a base with no lsd and have never had any traction problems driving in rain or with mild acceleration in the rain either. the only time my tire's lost traction is when i downshifted into 3rd going 60mph on a wet road and let off the gas when i realized that my tires were pretty much free spinning and i wasn't going any faster hahaha. the one time an lsd would've made a difference in my daily driving
12-03-2007, 02:11 AM
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I recently installed LSD into my '05 base. It helps a lot when it's dry but not in wet. IMHO, you need to take it easy on the gas pedal or switch 350z to AWD such as STI or EVO.
