Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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several times this morning, was sketchy as down the lanes this morning, just kept sliding into corners and spinning up pulling off, somehow wheelspun into 3rd  stupid greasy roads and crap tyres, toyos are crap lol, in the wet anyway,
im gonna open a can of worms now lol but whats good in a 195/45/15? i need something thats not going to kill me in the wet but is good in the dry too
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Dean_W
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Which way do you go?
I used lanes this morning. Thought it wasn't that bad TBH. And toyos.
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Doug
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Eagle F1's.
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Cupra Steve
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What car have you got?
You may want to practice clutch control!
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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Uniroyal Rainsports, Avon ZV3s or BF Goodrich Profiler Gs.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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from mine i cut past brereton heath, into the back of holmes chapel, then towards chelford but turned through goostrey to come out next to my work, was pretty muddy actually so that probably didnt help but i just find that in the wet it tends to slide, would being too low cause understeer?
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Cupra Steve
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Nothing to do with ride height, but if it's very stiff then yes! Sometimes a bit of roll is required!
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AK
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if you are spinning into 3rd.... you are trying to spin the wheels
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AK
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have you had your tracking/geometry checked since lowering?
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Craigos
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
if you are spinning into 3rd.... you are trying to spin the wheels
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Kurt
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lol in a 1.2 i wouldnt waste my time trying to spin... but yeah i took it to tweeks and they did tracking and camber for me and even took my coilovers up 30mm
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CorsAsh
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What are your tyre pressures? If they're too high it'll make them spin up more easily.
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AK
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there is no way... even with bald tyres in pissing wet... that a 1.2 would spin into 3rd without YOU making it.
Its the way you are describing it..... SPINNING INTO 3rd....
My 1.4 used to do that in the dry..... with my foot flat to the floor then dumping the clutch....
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Cupra Steve
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My mates 1.2 struggled to spin up in 1st! Maybe someone has poured deisel over your tyres over night as someone wants to kill you.
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Kurt
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32psi all round, not sure what its meant to be though, that sound right?
Sorry, didnt really describe it very well, pretty much i was going along changed up into 3rd and it spun and pulled left for a second, wasnt really hammering it but i was making progress
Probs just me being tired and getting a crap change
[Edited on 24-04-2007 by kurtofcc]
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Craigos
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Spinning into 3rd in a 1.2 
Im not saying its not possible because i have done it. but i was trying to do it  along time ago at 17.
You will find it hard to get a 2.0 16v spinning into 3rd without trying with a decent tyre set up and dry road  .
unless of course you have totally bold tyres with oil on them in the rain
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
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on this site you'll get for
Goodyear Eagle F1's
or
UniRoyal Rainsports
I went with the UniRoyals as my student budget couldn't stretch to the Eagles but i've had absolutely no problem with the RainSports
although i'll be getting Eagles next time round - see if its worth the price difference!
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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think ill get a price on some f1's then, thanks everyone
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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uniroyal rainsports.
definitely worth every penny and cheap
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VegasPhil
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Eagle F1's are great for me
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Scotty_B
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I think someone swapped your engine overnight so you would spin up and die.
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Kurt
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lol i wish, theyre just crap toyos i think, theyre only t1s's
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corsa_rob
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yokohamas are crap too
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ed
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I can do 2nd gear burn outs with my Continentals in the wet 
[Edited on 24-04-2007 by ed]
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Kano
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LOL! No way does your 1.2 spin 3rd without major effort. My XE is driveable in the wet, spins 3rd a lot but decent throttle control etc helps you get grip..
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