is it normal to lose traction in the rain when accelerating?
Posted by drivingaddictionchan@reddit | askcarguys | View on Reddit | 30 comments
I used to have a honda civic that was tuned to have extra horsepower. On dry roads, I had no issue stepping on the gas pedal, but when the ground was wet, my car would lose traction for a little bit when i stepped on the gas. The car would slightly veer off to one side, and quickly regain traction once I let go of the gas.
Is this normal, or were my tires shit? I had relatively new lexani UHP tires on them.
teemo03@reddit
Which civic gen because it scared me also which i cant tell if its due to rain but probably
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
2019
I think it’s just the rain, nothing to worry about
teemo03@reddit
Which model like ex? Like i have a 2018 one and i think it was torque steer but it just scares me that it seemed like such a low speed that it kinda swiveled and i might plan to get tires checked and maybe rotated though they are relatively new
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
Sport
It only happened when I stepped on the accelerator hard
Gunk_Olgidar@reddit
Yes.
stonewall028@reddit
yes. my 118hp acura from the 80s loses traction in 1st gear in the rain, your tuned modern civic absolutely will.
bigdogdame92@reddit
Most cars I imagine would in first
stonewall028@reddit
i think i even got a geo metro to spin its tires once in 1st
_Lou_Bloom@reddit
Both, it's a common issue with FWD cars and just because a company says their tires are UHP doesn't mean thy are.
jrileyy229@reddit
Lexani tires are garbage to begin with... But yes it's normal. If you don't understand car basics, probably shouldn't have a tuned/modified car
Evening_sadness@reddit
Bro, my crocs lose traction in the rain, of course a car with hundreds of times more power is going to lose traction.
NeedsPaint@reddit
Hahaha 😆 😂 ty
AngryJanitor1990@reddit
Yea rain does that. Torque steer in the rain.
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
okay, even if I had really high quality michelin tires?
blurrybob@reddit
Just don't mash the gas pedal in the rain. Ease into it a bit
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
I'm aware, I am more trying to figure out if it was normal, or if it was because I had cheap tires.
NeedsPaint@reddit
Its fucking science.... it has nothing to do with vehicles
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
thanks bill nye
NeedsPaint@reddit
..... this was one of the dumbest questions I've seen in this sub, ever. Not just on a vehicle or science level on an actual stupidity level.
I was being nice, not a single comment has been remotely understanding and you're still chirping like you know which side the blinker fluid goes in.
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
I had one follow up question, not sure why that triggered you so much lol.
NeedsPaint@reddit
Because I've had friends die when oncoming traffic didn't know what water on the road was or how to deal with it. Its not just you out there
drivingaddictionchan@reddit (OP)
So your best course of action is to go berserk on someone trying to learn more on this topic that killed your friends? Lol, dumb shit.
NeedsPaint@reddit
You aren't trying to learn anything. You have chippy comments back to everyone and haven't learned a thing lol. Careful, still easy to look past a weak mask.
AngryJanitor1990@reddit
don't care what tires you had, it's normal to lose traction in the rain.
Unless you put 30" super swampers on the front, then I'd say the road is covered in ice.
SirAlfredOfHorsIII@reddit
Very normal. Really good tyres for rain use, will make it happen less. Sometimes not at all. Probably only for a few thousand k's, if that. After that, it'll be happening still.
Cheap tyres it'll happen far more often.
Pulling to the side will happen with many fwd's. In the wet while spinning, it'll probably happen with anything, just in different ways.
In the dry on a pull, it'll happen mostly to fwd's with uneven axle lengths. So, 90's civics and before, with d series primarily. B series and k series it's much less common or prevalent. They've got relatively equal length axles. My turbo b series has basically no torque steer with 300hp
havnar-@reddit
Skill issue
Nacelle72@reddit
This is a reason why the WRX is so good. Full time symmetrical all wheel drive helps keep traction while others sit and spin
PinkGreen666@reddit
Yes, extra power does that, also lots of throttle suddenly. Tires are also a big factor though.
Justaviewer10@reddit
In almost any manual car regardless of type of tire you can spin them in the rain. Wet conditions = reduced maximum grip a tire ca have with the road because there is less friction when things are wet. Better quality tires made for wet conditions will For sure handle better and keep grip in more intense driving conditions compared to cheaper made tires. Nothing you ca kinda do about it if you had high quality tires, setting up the suspension in specific way might help but that’s a whole rabbit hole on its own. If you are wanting to accelerate hard in the rain than just counter steer to mitigate the torque steer and let traction control do its thing
cornholio0812@reddit
Definitely normal. I have a 2004 scion xa with a stick and I literally pucker my butthole every time it's wet and I'm stopped on a hill and there's somebody behind me.