Spun out three times tonight.

[Eastiee]

Okay so I've got two brand new rainsport 3's on the front and Yokohama 's drives on the rear with decent tread. It's quite rainy and on three roundabouts doing average speed my cup has spun out and I'm facing oncoming traffic. Cars lowered on coilovers. Any idea on why this is? Because I'm taking corners at low speeds and can feel the back end trying to kick out still?

 

[RichieJA]

Diesel on the road ?

 

[Eastiee]

On three different roundabouts though? Unless it's on my tyres. Quite scary though. The front end holds no bother but the rear just goes.

 

[Mark_P]

Rear shock(s) blown?

 

[RichieJA]

If they were in a row a truck could be leaking it everywhere go a test drive tomorrow see how it is, but as said above have a look at shocks and springs

 

[Eastiee]

It was new vmaxx coilovers fitted less than 2 months ago. I'll have a look. But I've took corners at those speeds before and been fine.

 

[RichieJA]

Hopefully be the road surface to blame

 

[Fruit_shoot]

Tyres on the rear are shite compared to the front. You should always run the better tyre on the rear unless you like lift off over-steer.
I had P Zeros on the front and Toyos on the rear when I first brought my Cup and the lift off was there even in damp conditions. With Pirellis all round, its all but gone.

Try swapping the fronts for the rears...

 

[davo172]

I had Yoko's years ago proper shite in the wet !

 

[BGEarles]

Probs the road surface, 2 roundabouts near me my car spins out if i'm not careful. Been like that for a good while now, pay £300 a year road tax and nothing gets done.

 

[-Jamie-]

Im not surprised, Your "road tax" isn't for fixing roads....

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Crap shocks.
Suspension too hard.
Crap tyres.
Bald tyres.
Flat tyres.
Unicorn jizz.
Banana skins.
Excess speed.
You lifted off.
Diesel on the road.
You weren't trying hard enough.
You were trying too hard.

One or more of these were probably the cause.

Check your tyres and shocks, and slow down when the conditions require you to do so.

 

[Daniel]

Good front tyres, crap rear tyres, cheap suspension, wet road, lift off over steer.

These are your issues.

 

[adamlstr]

Granny shifting not double clutching like you should?

 

[Jekyll]

It was new vmaxx coilovers fitted less than 2 months ago. I'll have a look. But I've took corners at those speeds before and been fine.

I had Vmaxx on my old ph1 a year or 2 back and they was bought brand new. Within 2 months/less than 1000 miles, the shocks had leaked/broke. This turned out to be a bad batch from Vmaxx. I'd guess that you have ones from that batch!

 

[BGEarles]

Im not surprised, Your "road tax" isn't for fixing roads....

Should be, as stated in the name 'road' tax.

 

[Daniel]

Should be, as stated in the name 'road' tax.

It's not been called road tax since the 1990's.

It's called Vehicle Excise Duty. Naff all to do with the roads.

 

[BGEarles]

It's not been called road tax since the 1990's.

It's called Vehicle Excise Duty. Naff all to do with the roads.

So where does all the money go for VED?

 

[JP83]

So where does all the money go for VED?

Google it - http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-ne...4/only-a-quarter-of-car-tax-is-spent-on-roads

 

[Jekyll]

Could be ice on the roads. Been icy lately. Well, were we are it is.

Could be a vast array of things.

 

[welshname]

S drives are cack

 

[masekwm]

It's not been called road tax since the 1990's.

It's called Vehicle Excise Duty. Naff all to do with the roads.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-ne...015-new-road-repair-fund-and-car-tax-overhaul

Changed last budget

 

[Karlos182]

If your alignment is way out, this can cause problems too. Unlikely in a Clio though, so probably ran out of talent/poor rear tyres.

 

[Mr Plums]

Its still hard to spin on 3 roundabouts with mediocre tyres on and the rear beam hanging off in the wet if you are driving normally, especially to be facing oncoming traffic.

I smell 50mph.

 

[dangerous dave]

Fit some winter tyres, grip like fk in the wet/cold/snow better than summer rubber.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Its still hard to spin on 3 roundabouts with mediocre tyres on and the rear beam hanging off in the wet if you are driving normally, especially to be facing oncoming traffic.

I smell 50mph.

Just what I was thinking. My mum has the cheapest tyres you can find on her car and she's never spun out.

 

[Matthew]

Excess speed, wet road and lack of driving talent most likely. Slow down son.

 

[STEVE.M]

Question for OP,did you swap the the Yoko`s from front to back?

 

[JamesBryan]

Your average joe who's not into cars at all will probably have crap tyres on their car, even they don't spin 3 times once after another.

Something must be wrong.

 

[...]

Exactly Harvey.

Though if you asked 100 petrolheads 95 would argue the hind legs off a donkey its not human input until shown

Hence folklaw about 205 head trimming abilities , widow making 911's and elises that would kill you if you as much as thought about lifting mid corner !