Wet pavement wheel spin
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From: N. Cal
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
More TQ and HP? Ha! I think I'll just disco a couple plug wires. Problem solved right? jk
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From: Youngstown Ohio
Year: 1998
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I go around a nice sharp hairpin on my way home from work and if i touch the gas even the lightest during this corner its like drift mode activate that's with a full size spare, tools and parts in the back (100 pounds). But I'm use to this since my old dd/New drag strip toy making 350 hp with 500 ft pounds of torque did this in the rain with no weight in the back. I Couldn't even use passing gear in my toy. Also i learned today that passing gear engaging at 35 mph in my jeep in the rain can be deadly when the rear end stepped out damn near **** myself!!
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From: Arizona
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Scary when wet...
I go around a nice sharp hairpin on my way home from work and if i touch the gas even the lightest during this corner its like drift mode activate that's with a full size spare, tools and parts in the back (100 pounds). But I'm use to this since my old dd/New drag strip toy making 350 hp with 500 ft pounds of torque did this in the rain with no weight in the back. I Couldn't even use passing gear in my toy. Also i learned today that passing gear engaging at 35 mph in my jeep in the rain can be deadly when the rear end stepped out damn near **** myself!!
Built several Cars and Bikes you just didn't even consider starting if it was wet. The worst two were a Pinto Runabout we shoe horned a hot V8 into and a KZ900 we set up for the strip. Yep, if you saw a few clouds just don't start it.
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From: Northern Ontario, Canada
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yep, both old/hard tires and air pressure are a factor especially with an open diff.
if you live in a very wet/rainy or even snow area, winter tires are best for traction as they stay very soft when the temp dips below freezing.
if you live in a very wet/rainy or even snow area, winter tires are best for traction as they stay very soft when the temp dips below freezing.
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
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I second this. Winter tires are the **** even certain hybrid winter tires are really good. There's is a new thread on them somewhere
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