So the stocks don't handle snow that well - how bout rain?
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Originally posted by GeorgeH
No, the RX-8 has the same size tires front and rear - 225/45-18 RE040s.
Also, just because a tire is classified as a summer performance tire doesn't mean it won't handle well in the wet. All it really means is that the tire won't perform well in the cold. Quite often, summer performance tires offer excellent performance in the rain, as long as the temps don't dip below 40 degrees or so. The only real concern is hydroplaning, and most summer performance tires have sufficient tread depth & pattern to keep this from being an issue.
For more thoughts on the RX-8 in the rain, go here:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=20889
George
No, the RX-8 has the same size tires front and rear - 225/45-18 RE040s.
Also, just because a tire is classified as a summer performance tire doesn't mean it won't handle well in the wet. All it really means is that the tire won't perform well in the cold. Quite often, summer performance tires offer excellent performance in the rain, as long as the temps don't dip below 40 degrees or so. The only real concern is hydroplaning, and most summer performance tires have sufficient tread depth & pattern to keep this from being an issue.
For more thoughts on the RX-8 in the rain, go here:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=20889
George
Yup - lots of torque + RWD + rain = power oversteer. Tire choice just isn't going to change this much - electronics is pretty much all you can do. The forced induction Miata crowd is well aquainted with this particular equation.
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Well, I drove mine home from the dealership in that wet stuff too. Maybe it was the same rainstorm? Aug 6th? Hehe.
Mine usually stays in the garage since then, when its wet outside. In the times that I've let mother nature get it wet, it behaved well above average indeed. It was probably because of the very real 50/50 weight distribution and low polar moment of inertia dynamics at work. :p You can't fool mother nature (phisics).
Hydroplaning always has my attention maxed-out in the wet however. Until I can buy an optional rudder for my 8, I always modulate my speed in direct proportion to the potential for large areas of standing water up ahead. It's amazing around here anyway how many people drive faster and stupider during those times. I guess maybe they know it's the only time they have a chance to pass me. Ha!
Mine usually stays in the garage since then, when its wet outside. In the times that I've let mother nature get it wet, it behaved well above average indeed. It was probably because of the very real 50/50 weight distribution and low polar moment of inertia dynamics at work. :p You can't fool mother nature (phisics).
Hydroplaning always has my attention maxed-out in the wet however. Until I can buy an optional rudder for my 8, I always modulate my speed in direct proportion to the potential for large areas of standing water up ahead. It's amazing around here anyway how many people drive faster and stupider during those times. I guess maybe they know it's the only time they have a chance to pass me. Ha!
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Funny that people feel so sure-footed in rain on the OEM tires. The Top Gear review was glowing in every way, except the car's grip on wet roads...
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Originally posted by ByeByeSaturn
What's considered a good High Performance All-Season in that size?
What's considered a good High Performance All-Season in that size?
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