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Originally Posted by zkahle
For those of you who kindly posted that I was going too fast so sorry but i never broke 50 mph the entire trip. And yes the traction control was on and at time I even had the snow mode on for extra traction need be. Yes i know what hydroplaning is compared to the lack of grip that is expected when the roads are wet. Thank you for those of you who were kind enough for your recommendations. I am looking into all seasons now as the life span of my SS's seemed to suck anyways.
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Not trying to be harsh, I was out in the weather too and there's plenty of cars in the ditches around here still from people going too fast. Another thing to keep in mind is that our cars are light, which is going to make it easier to hydroplane as well.
MPSS's aren't really designed to pump water out of the tread, they simply run a combinations of compounds that allows it to grip in dry and wet conditions. Meaning, if the road is wet, they're great, if the road has standing or moving water on it, you're going to hydroplane.
Tread designs that move water are pretty obvious (as most are derived from the first real testing for this stuff by Goodyear and the Aquatred tires that came from it). Main point is swept back grooves that channel the water out instead of trapping it under the tire.
Personal experiences, I had good luck with Kumho SPT's...but they don't last very well and it was on a far heavier car.
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Originally Posted by Cole
Snow mode doesn't give extra grip. All it does is help wheel spin on starts.
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And it does this by starting in second gear instead of first, so it's mostly pointless if you can control your right foot (at least in the rain).