Budget tyres ? Is it only one side that skids out?

 

Hi Vegas. Not cheap tyres no, Pirelli P3000s- I was under the impression they're good! Haha.

And skids slightly on both sides- when going around a roundabout the right side will lose grip when entering the roundabout, then the left as you go around, then the right again when exiting. It's not always THAT bad, but it's very weird! If I took it fast enough I reckon there's a chance it'd lose grip much more and understeer!

 

Mine used to have the same problem on the standard 13s, got some alloys problem solved

 

You'll find it happens more at this time of the year. With the rain and heat we've been gettiing it forces some chemicals out the tarmac that sit on top like a film of grease

 

I have this problem, I have alloys but they're 13" so not that much different from steels. When it's wet I almost always get a bit of wheel spin at junctions, even when not trying. Doesn't bother me really though

 

toyo tyres are good also wider wheels will help or slow down only option

 

I went to pull away at a junction in heavy rain, and didn't move! 13" steelies as well, I think it's because Corsas are so light. It's alot of fun tho

 

I found that with 1/4 tank of petrol or less, the backend slides terrible in the rain, as krazee said its fun to drive though, and thats on 15's

 

Doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with your car to be honest. Like Hardcore said, when it rains at this time of year the roads become very slippery, more so than when it rains in colder weather as a greasy film materialises on the surface of the tarmac when it's been warm. The standard 13" steelies on Corsas are very narrow and so the actual contact area the wheels have with the road is relatively small and so the grip isn't great.

I have two brand new Michelins on the front of my Corsa on the 13" steelies and mine slipped slightly on a roundabout today at a relatively low speed. Just how it is.

I'd say your options are this: get some wider wheels for more grip or just slow down and be more cautious.

 

Could be bad camber? I never had that problem but had wider wheels I guess...

 

I get it a lot in mines as well but mines are cambered a bit. Always fun lighting up the front tyres through in second coming off roundabouts when boost comes on.

 

Always fun lighting up the front tyres though in second comming off roundabouts when boost comes on.

:thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up:

 

There's a tiny mini-roundabout near me with a sharp turn, if it's wet there's a good chance I'll skid and understeer on it even at normal speeds so I have to take it really slow. Don't seem to have much of a problem anywhere else, on 13s with 5-6mm of tread left.

It does occasionally get a bit of wheelspin at junctions and lights too, which can make you look a right tit when you're not expecting it (Especially in a 1.0 alm.

 

There's a tiny mini-roundabout near me with a sharp turn, if it's wet there's a good chance I'll skid and understeer on it even at normal speeds so I have to take it really slow. Don't seem to have much of a problem anywhere else, on 13s with 5-6mm of tread left.

It does occasionally get a bit of wheelspin at junctions and lights too, which can make you look a right tit when you're not expecting it (Especially in a 1.0 alm.

God I hate that. I was pulling out of a car park the other day, and INFORNT of my parents, the inside wheel hit a puddle and squeeled! They gave me a right talking to at home lol!

 

Lol, thanks for the replies guys! At least I know I'm not the only one I am intending to get some alloys soon, so that'll probably solve the problem I've never actually got much wheelspin from mine, although I did when pulling out in a short gap at a local roundabout, making a very loud squeal as I left- felt like a bit of a fool :/ And when I had a car full of mates in the wet, the extra weight and a short gap meant that all I got when pulling out was a bouncy wheelspin from the front end! Annoying as a 1.0 needs all the grip it can get when pulling out!

 

Lets face it, as much as we love them....Corsa's aint exactly got the handling characteristics of a lotus elise.

 

Understeer for the win

Oh, wait a minute?!...

 

i have 7j alloys on mine and going to work the other day and on a straight road i felt i was on ice, was quite scary but then turned onto another really windy road and it was fine, was very strange lol

but this explanation of the chemicals makes sense now, is that why when its really hot it looks like there's a huge puddle in the disctance but then nothing there lol

 

pirelli p3000's are crap. they slide badly in the wet. i swapped mine a week after getting them.

 

Stop ripping the handbrake up - that fixed it for me

 

Directional tyres on the wrong way I reckon.

 

On 4 or 5J steelies?...I highly doubt they're rotational.

 

rotational.

Directional not rotational.

But never the less your probably correct, however its a common & very easy mistake a lot of people dont even know about.

 

They're the same thing, can be called either.

 

True that, I dont know anyone that calls them rotational though lol everyone Ive ever dealt with knows them as directional, kinda does what it says without any qeustioning it that way lol