On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:06:24 -0700 (PDT), N8N <njnagel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>I'm just curious, is there any evidence that exposure to elements,
>ozone, whatever causes the rubber in car tires to get hard? I was
>whining and crying like a little girl about the Goodyear tires on my
>company car and how unsafe they were in the wet, they had no traction
>whatsoever. Eventually they wore out enough to the point that I got
>the fleet people to authorize replacement. I remember even posting
>about how much better the new tires were than the old Goodyears.
>Well, today it was raining while I was driving to work and again I
>have no traction whatsoever! Trying to accelerate from a stop sign or
>light at anything more than a snail's pace results in massive
>wheelspin, and uphill - fugettaboutit. I don't think it's oil on the
>roads, as it's rained within the last week, just not during any time
>that I had to drive the car. I don't think it's my foot, either,
>although I am not the slowest driver on the road. Can anyone think of
>an explanation as to why I seem to be having such issues with
>completely unacceptable wet-weather traction, when my tires are barely
>worn?
>
>nate
Are you running factory recommended pressure or do you have them run
up to sidewall pressure?
Steve B.
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