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[Potta]

I really don't understand, i've had quite a few 70' s cars.....  why would they be any worse in the wet, than the dry in comparison to any other car....  if you can't drive without anti lock brakes, traction control, and what ever else Mercedes Benz have drempt up over the years well so be it......  but come on, you have either built drag cars that are only meant to go in a straight line, or ya sh@t at wet weather driving... ...........   cause lets not forget that Bathurst 72 belonged to Torana ......  because it rained .....   so ...

 

Yeah that's what I'm wondering too, I don't remember ever having trouble in mine and I used to deliver pizza so my busiest nights were when no one else wanted to go out because of the terrible weather.

 

Maybe it was underpowered  or I didn't drive it hard enough?

 

I did spin it a couple of times but one was because it had anti-anti-lock brakes at the time and the other was when I tried to get a mates attention by giving it curry round a corner and it turned further than expected lol.

[S pack]

 I always thought it was so it wouldn't get dirty or rust....

^^^ That's my reasoning Adam.

You can't take the Torana, it's raining and I just polished the sprintmasters

[N/A-PWR]

The good thing about the Little Torana's,

 

is that we can Power out of most situations.

[N/A-PWR]

Followed a Bigger vehicle around a wet road corner, and they slipped of the road into a Pole

I pulled over, and the Driver said before he ran away, I will claim Insurance.

[Rockoz]

Some of the comments here have got me thinking.

There seem to be a lot of steering wheel attendants around.

[Rockoz]

You seem surprised?

Well yeah.

Would have thought that with the heritage of the Torana name, anyone owning one would be an enthusiast and be interested in driving at a level a bit higher than necessary to pass a driving test.

[Steve TPF]

Fatter tyres, better suspension, IFS/IRS, better brakes, better steering feel, seats that you dont slide around on.. Its not all just ABS and traction control.

 

 I can't say that I've ever sat in a modern car that had "better steering feel" than a classic. Or better braking/handling "feel". Quite frankly I think that modern cars - especially with power steering - give you less "feel" than older ones.

[Dave6179]

Best tyres I ever had were GoodYear VR Eagles, known as 'GatorBacks', factory fitted to Vetts, Camaros, Mustangs etc. They were as good in the wet as in the dry... honest! They would just hang on, and hang on, until they would move about an inch telling me that was all I was getting.

Worst tyre was Yokohama 352, the 'A' block. Feckin useless... read dangerous! Got rid of them after two weeks, and cringe whenever I see them on anything.

Current rears are brand new Hankook RA03, pretty crap in the wet, will let go in first and second in the dry.

But 235/60/14's are too expensive to keep swapping for something else.

Oh, my HJ doesn't leak or fog up!!

Edited by Dave6179, 14 November 2014 - 11:37 AM.

[EunUCh]

Yokie 509's were best i ever used,only used get about 10000k's out of a set of rears.

A big fat tire is not always the best thing in the wet...aquaplane and pull like all frok when decent water is hit on one side...at the speed limit of course.

[RallyRed]

must have missed it...best tires back in the LH LX days were the Dunlop SP Supersports.

please don't reply with some wank about Michelins or whatever......ha ha

[orangeLJ]

I've got kumho ku31 tyres on the Torana. Handles in the wet like it does in the dry.

I used to be precious about driving it in the rain, now, I'm lucky to drive it once in q blue moon, so I don't care if its raining.

It does make you more careful with the right foot though. First gear is useless and you have to be slow with the clutch transfer or it just pops the rear wheels and starts spinning.

[EunUCh]

For the budget conscious running piza cutters, the Champiro 228 is not too bad,shit loads better than an "A" pattern yokie...never again.

Don't know what range they have but the 228 is 100% on the other Champiro brand...never again i said but gave them a go and they ok for what they are and  price and last pretty well.

The young bloke runs Bridgy Potenza on his WRX..they don't last long but are cheap and stick like the proverbial both wet and dry.

4 wheel drive i know but shit rubber will break loose no matter what....more power on good rubber will do same thing.

Comes down to the cruise control of right foot i guess.

 

 

 

[frash da bucket]

Never had a problem with traction in the rain,my yokohama 760's,185x70x13,are 13 years old and still soft there on my nibless rims.

My Bridgestone Eagers,205x60x13,are 15 years old,still soft,excellent in the wet and dry,on my 6" sprintmasters.

 

Regards John.

[Rockoz]

Hope you guys with the old tyres are very very careful when you go out.

Reports on old tyre failure seem to be on the rise in the media.

Would also check fine print with insurance companies etc in case you need to claim