Thread: Classic argument agin Old Tyres...

I've still got a set or two you can borrow in the short term!

Was it the age of the tyres or the amount of tread? Looking at those pictures you would seem to have been lucky not to hit something very solid.

John

Have you still got your prop shaft removed?
Or is it back in?
Just askin as I think if still out less control in the wet?
Brad

The back stepped out ?

My old Rangie started doing this a few weeks back after a shower of rain .... I enjoyed this new behavior so much ( ), it took me a couple of weeks to notice one of the back tires was down to 10psi ....................

Check the pressure in your back tires !!! It isn't very normal for an AWD car to step out for no reason, especially if your the sort to power through a corner

seeya
Shane L.
PS: Are you sure there wasn't an oil/coolant slick on the road just there ?

Originally Posted by Bradtot

Have you still got your prop shaft removed?
Or is it back in?
Just askin as I think if still out less control in the wet?
Brad

Yes, the thought did cross my mind.. Possibly more understeer (?).
Despite acquiring a 'good' T/F case containing (allegedly) a use-able VC, it hadn't made it INto the Rangie.

Having said that, this is my normal route to/from work, and I've done it in the Rangie at...differing velocities.. in all weathers.
This is one of the least worrisome corners.
Or was.
All the more galling as I'd left home 10 minutes earlier than normal, allowing for slower traffic - which didn't materialise - so it was enjoyable to be not hurrying
I don't mind RWD only, there's less 'twitchiness' in the steering, and it keeps one's focus on roundabouts..


Tyres AND VC replacement this week... #1 son bought new axle-stands and jack for his Statesman. Time for me to borrow them from him and give them a proper work-out.

Speaking of the VC, I notice that Ashcroft didn't have them listed on the site last week. - Could it be that manufacture and supply has finally dried up ?

EDIT: - ... but I don't think the rim will...polish out.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

The back stepped out ?

My old Rangie started doing this a few weeks back after a shower of rain .... I enjoyed this new behavior so much ( ), it took me a couple of weeks to notice one of the back tires was down to 10psi ....................

Check the pressure in your back tires !!! It isn't very normal for an AWD car to step out for no reason, especially if your the sort to power through a corner

seeya
Shane L.
PS: Are you sure there wasn't an oil/coolant slick on the road just there ?

Hmm... you've got a point or two there... Just went out and checked rear tyres... 27 Left Rear, and 28 R-Rear. By comparison, the R-Front original is 28, where I'd set it last week.

(Yet another reason to renew these 1/2 worn geriatric tyres)

Rears were on 35, (handbook states 28 / 35 F/R for all loading and surfaces)

Pressure would have some effect, and I normally run them 28/30. The main influence must still be the Inside Wheel Nut.

Not sure about road surface, as I went back in the Mazda some hours later (dry) and felt 'nothing' out of the ordinary. I DID see a set of tyre markings going into the bush but coming the other way... Not logical if slipperiness was toward the bed, but a faint possibility if the slick was very long/both sides.
In the absence of more evidence & expertise, I don't buy this theory.

Mind you, I suspect I was driving a tad more sedately... seemed to take longer both ways.

I notice the tyre is a Cooper?
I have had a couple of sets of Coopers on different cars (1 set on the D3 so far) & I reckon they are a harder compound than a lot of tyres & therefore a bit less grippy in the wet. Good on dirt/mud though.
Also, if they are old tyres the compound may have gone even harder?
Just my opinion & what I've found.
Jonesfam
Driver Error & Luck would seem to be the main cause!

If in doubt, power out!

Oh that's right, your in a Range Rover.

Glad to see that there was only superficial damage. Wet roads can be tricky, especially at this end of the season.