Front wheel losing traction OMFG!!!
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Front wheel losing traction OMFG!!!
Ok so here is the story...
Today i was driving down the freeway 85 as normal and it was smooth~~ and when i merge to other freeway 280 on a bridge my front wheels doesn't seems to responding to my turn. I was only going 45-50 MPH when i am merging. The front wheels seem going straight rather than turning. i get so freak out i step on my brake (not slamming) and turn more because my car is heading to the wall!!
i don't hear any tire sound, ABS light flashing. I still have more than 80-90% tire thread left. Could it be the cracky bump road? or my tires really suck?
i use General Exclaim UHP 235/35/19
Today i was driving down the freeway 85 as normal and it was smooth~~ and when i merge to other freeway 280 on a bridge my front wheels doesn't seems to responding to my turn. I was only going 45-50 MPH when i am merging. The front wheels seem going straight rather than turning. i get so freak out i step on my brake (not slamming) and turn more because my car is heading to the wall!!
i don't hear any tire sound, ABS light flashing. I still have more than 80-90% tire thread left. Could it be the cracky bump road? or my tires really suck?
i use General Exclaim UHP 235/35/19
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That is strange. I have had times were it felt like the car would not want to turn due to a bump or uneven spot in the pavement but...you should have felt it once the car went over it. Was it raining?
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Well, bear in mind that it was cold this morning. You guys up north are getting more of this Arctic blast than we are down in SoCal. If you were going over a ramp (basically a bridge) then ice can form. Easterners know this as "black ice." I'm guessing that overnight there was dew and the low temps froze dew to ice. You probably started understeering as there was no traction to be had. Bridges will freeze more quickly than other normal roadways that have the earth to keep them insulated and warmer.
Also, bear in mind that some tires (mostly high performanc summer tires) don't like cold weather. They're soft and gummy when warm (by design) but are hard and not very grippy when cold. All season tires and winter tires stay pliable in cold weather - that's why they chunk so easily when they're pushed hard and the tread gets hot. (Especially in the summer or warm days.)
Bob
Also, bear in mind that some tires (mostly high performanc summer tires) don't like cold weather. They're soft and gummy when warm (by design) but are hard and not very grippy when cold. All season tires and winter tires stay pliable in cold weather - that's why they chunk so easily when they're pushed hard and the tread gets hot. (Especially in the summer or warm days.)
Bob
Last edited by rtking; Jan 12, 2007 at 06:48 PM.
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it was around 10 in the morning right after i get off from school.. lol school start at 7:30am.. yea i wonder what worse could happened if i was speeding...
