holy hydroplane!!

[Mike R]

Falken Ziex or the Kumho ASX. I've run both. The Falken sticks much better than the Kumho, but the Kumho wears nicely, I put over 30K, 5 autocrosses, and one driving school on the ASX's and there is still a bit of tread left!

 

[Shane5425]

falken 512 all season tires, i live in louisiana, we constantly have water down here to drive on..

 

[mogi]

yeah, good to hear the kumho wear well, tirerack had good reviews for them... I don't care about snow, since I run Graspic DS-2s in the winter

 

[Lord_Zath]

If you have rain in the interim, it's best to inflate the tires to factory spec or higher. 22-25 means the tire is not channeling water from the center-out of the tire. Almost the opposite. Which is probably why you're hydroplaning so bad. 22-25 is great on the track for traction but in slippery conditions, you'll want factory psi or higher.

 

[Mike R]

If you have rain in the interim, it's best to inflate the tires to factory spec or higher. 22-25 means the tire is not channeling water from the center-out of the tire. Almost the opposite. Which is probably why you're hydroplaning so bad. 22-25 is great on the track for traction but in slippery conditions, you'll want factory psi or higher.

22-25 is for floatation in the sand....Defianatley need to get the tires up to the recommended 32 psi.

 

[Douggie]

If you have rain in the interim, it's best to inflate the tires to factory spec or higher. 22-25 means the tire is not channeling water from the center-out of the tire. Almost the opposite. Which is probably why you're hydroplaning so bad. 22-25 is great on the track for traction but in slippery conditions, you'll want factory psi or higher.

No way. 22-25 is underinflated. Not great for anything PERIOD. You will burn your tires up. The recommended is 30-32 PSI (sticker on the door frame).

 

[Salmon_Rob]

22-25 is better for drag launches

 

[Lord_Zath]

Exactly!

 

[Douggie]

22-25 is better for drag launches

Yeah, but from the questions he's asking, I doubt he's into that.

 

[fLyPiNoY7]

pirelli p-zero nero m+s

 

[Mazda P5 driver]

Every time I drive in any rain (light/heavy/wet road) I hydroplane over 55 mph. Not only does this scare the s*** out me when I least expect it, but is dangerous as well. I have the stock dunlop tires on with good tread left on them. Car only has 27k on it. Does tire pressure effect this. i have mytire pressure a little low, 22-25psi with the max being 51psi does this effect it? Also what is the next step up in tires, but not overly expensive?

My stock dunlops are still in the garage after about a year and a half. They have less than 7k miles on them. Washington + rain = one hell of a crappy ride. Sidewalls are nice and stiff though.

 

[crashed]

Hankook Ventus

If cost is a concern try the Hankook Ventus II. I had a set of 205-17-50s for about 2K miles before my car got totaled. Drove it in heavy downpour without a hint of hydroplaning even going through huge puddles on the side of the highway. They handled nice but definitely not the stickiest tires on the road.