My S3 is very tail happy in the wet on roundabouts

[funnyclub]

Hey lads I have noticed my S3 is very tail happy when going round sharp bends or roundabouts.
Today on the way home from work I was going round a big roundabout I wasnt driving the car hard but as the weight was pushing to the left hand side of the car the backend started stepping out.
So the next roundabout I got to I went abit harder and again the back end stepped out and I was major sideways drifting the car round the roundabout. It was almost like I had lifted the handbrake it stepped out that much.

Anyone experience this? I have had evos and scoobies before that wouldnt even step out like that driving the same way. I wouldnt mind if I was driving in hard and running big power that was inducing a power slide but I was just driving normally.

 

[sportstractor]

yeah mine does too, i put it down to poor tyres

 

[alijames]

I've forgotten what it's like to drive in the wet...

Cheers,

 

[djarchive]

Mine gets excited when I push her. Silly bitch give her less power/ see if that fixes your problem lol

 

[Prawn]

yeah mine does too, i put it down to poor tyres

Haha, yea, don't I know it J

You got that armco shaped dent removed yet?

 

[Pabl0]

Id again say poor or low tread tyres or worn suspension/bushes on the rear. Might be worth just jacking the car up and seeing if you notice anything weeping/very worn.

 

[Essflee]

Can't say I've ever noticed my back end kick out in the wet, especially with normal driving, the car will understeer long before the back would step out, I reckon it could be more than a tyre issue, doesn't sound right to me...

I'd get the car checked underneath

 

[vetch]

Enjoy it, thats what I would do!

 

[jojo]

I'd be happy is my S3 can get it's ar5e out.

 

[funnyclub]

Haha ya it must be the tyres. I mean yesterday I was doing proper nose to the roundabout drifts lol I will be honest it was fun but something that could catch the wife out if she was driving it.

 

[1animal1]

yup i had one budget tyre on mine a few months back...changed both for pirelli rossos and not happend since

 

[5ean]

Tyres or it may be worth checking the rear springs as my car was tail happy then found out they were both snapped..

 

[funnyclub]

My tyres are Pirelli P6000 and I have read some reviews that they are shocking in the wet. I am still going to get the rear suspension checked though just incase.

 

[Kef9]

Sounds good. I might get myself a set of those!

 

[sportstractor]

Haha, yea, don't I know it J

You got that armco shaped dent removed yet?

yep, you can barely tell lol

I need some decent tyres

 

[ianysm]

I'd check tyre tread and pressures plus tracking or other suspension items, sounds great but not right!! They're usually boring safe handlers!

 

[S3 TAM]

Mine did the same.
I found out i had two cracked springs and cracked ARB mount. so droped it on a set of AP coilys, R32 ARB's and forge tie bars.
still done it after all that so change all 4 tyres to VREDESTEIN ULTRAC SESSANTA. now its sweet as a nut.

I'd say get springs checked but get new tyres.

 

[Matt82]

what tyres did you have before?

 

[S3 TAM]

Some eco ones the dealer put on the rear when i bought the car.
It had P6000 on the front.

 

[Matt82]

hmmm crap tyres then definately a sure fire way to ruin a car

 

[MintyS3]

Not managed it in mine but I have good tyres and new b8's and h&r's. Doesnt seem right.

 

[Jonay]

Just a question from a complete novice..

why would faulty suspension cause the tail to step out? I can understand why tyres would..

 

[sportstractor]

as faulty suspension can change the geometery of it and any unwanted movement in any parts could cause it to break away

 

[myke]

You could swap your front and rear tyres and see if it still happens , I guess your front have more tread hence rear wheel skid not front wheel skid, which do you prefure ;o)