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, Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:43:06
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Yes, traction can be a problem here in the rainy months - no, that isn't every month! :) In fact, it's been remarkably dry this year, still waiting for the rainy season to arrive.
Frankly, my car had problems in the wet even with stock power, more so once it was converted to a manual transmission with the shorter gearing. Granted, I never went for true ultra high performance tires like the other folks mention, until just the last two years. Oh well I did have a set of Dunlop SP4000, which though all-season, were exceptionally sticky wet or dry. That was the first year I got the car though, and I hadn't yet learned to push the envelope in any way shape or form by the time they wore out, other than top speed.
Anyway, long story short... Have been running 14-22 psi (depending on goodies installed and latest tweakings, as well as outside temp and octane fuel) for about a year and a half now. The bottom line for me is to just go easy on the gas when the roads are wet, period. My car will pretty easily spin the tires in 1st and 2nd going straight when the roads are dry, so you can figure out what happens when it's wet and maybe toss in a slight corner... (it'll spin the tires in 3rd gear when it's dry if you're cornering).
I'm sure I could have much grippier tires, the BFG KD-W Justin mentioned are probably a good option, as are the Bridgestone PP S-03s. Other favorites mentioned here are generally not available in the size you need for that 9000 - 205/55/15 or 205/50/16, or even 205/60/15. I have Yokohama AVS Intermediates, and they're great, got them on close out for $47 each, but lifespan ought to be very short with only 160 treadwear. They also only had the 205/60/15 size, which is nice for appearances and the speedo and slight ride improvement, but definitely rolls over a little sooner than the 205/55/15s. Sticky stick though in the corners and no squeal. I'm sure the S-03s are much better.
I used to think having the Abbott transmission mount, one poly mount in the dogbone engine mount, and solid rubber engine mounts, seriously improved shift precision and quality. And, maybe they do, but after 2-3 years, how can you remember? I frankly didn't have a major problem with the shift quality before I had all these harder bushings installed, got them mostly for longevity and the hydraulic mounts kept getting chewed up, and the front of the dogbone is a pain to replace if you don't use the split poly. I also have Redline MTL in my transmission, like Justin, it was put in straight after a rebuild, about 50k ago in my case. Can't say if it's an improvement, because I've never driven my car without MTL in the transmission - excluding the automatic!
Hope this helps,
Aaron Gilbert
1987 9000T 283k miles
posted by 64.40.55...
, Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:43:06
, Sat, 2 Nov 2002 00:24:37, Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:48:23
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