hydroplaning

[cwaitt11]

has anyone destroyed rims or brakes because of hydroplaning while in a sharp turn and immediately regaining traction?

 

[Sliver5]

wut

 

[NCZ13]

?

 

[aznsebass]

unless you hit something hard.. like pavement, i dont think water has that kind of rim destruction power...

 

[Tom03es]

wut

My thoughts exactly.

But I think the answer is no. If you went from hydroplaning to dry pavement and had on sticky racing slicks and had the steering at full lock, then the answer is still no.

 

[kboutsider]

this makes me wonder if someone else was driving the car when this happened and that was the story that was told as to why rims and brakes were messed up.

 

[Gasological]

If you were hydroplaning and slid into a curb, I could believe you'd mess up the rims and breaks pretty good.

At most I'd think if you regained traction at or near full lock after hydroplaning you MIGHT screw up your alignment. Maaaayyybe.

 

[cwaitt11]

ya i just was looking at a thread of some dude who bent his calipers from hydroplaning...i was like wtf? thats bad

 

[Sliver5]

(screwy)sounds like a ricer story to me...

DUde I was doin like a ****** buck 10 into this turn last night in the hurricane and I hydroplaned but since I have those bitchin New Dunlops on da whip I instantly regained traction but the madd G forces were so wicked that it twisted my rotors bent my calipers and warped my rims!!!!111one!!!!won this sucks now I have to replace my steelies!! they were sooo light weight (ricer)

 

[cwaitt11]

(screwy)sounds like a ricer story to me...

DUde I was doin like a ****** buck 10 into this turn last night in the hurricane and I hydroplaned but since I have those bitchin New Dunlops on da whip I instantly regained traction but the madd G forces were so wicked that it twisted my rotors bent my calipers and warped my rims!!!!111one!!!!won this sucks now I have to replace my steelies!! they were sooo light weight (ricer)

AHAHAH ya thats pretty accurate

 

[JCell]

water is not that powerful

even if u regained traction, the momentum of the car would make u lose it again right away

 

[Sliver5]

water is not that powerful

even if u regained traction, the momentum of the car would make u lose it again right away

not necessarily (see story/scenario above)

 

[aMaff]

not necessarily (see story/scenario above)

LOL nice.

To the OP: I have no idea what you're talking about

 

[Gasological]

And even if it DID bend your wheel, I have no idea how it would take out the caliper.

Maybe warp the rotor, and that's a LOOOONG shot. But certainly not the caliper.