IndustrialAction
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Ok, I know some people are going to troll me for posting this but I'm going to tell my story anyway and ask for advice. If you're going to tear me up, just ignore the thread...
This evening I was driving out of a parking deck onto a wet road. It wasn't raining but had been earlier in the day. I was making a left and a car across the street suddenly sped up and tried to make the right in front of me. When he saw me he slowed down so I gave it some skinny pedal to get in-front so he could still turn.
That's when things got hairy.
The back-end slid out hard to the right and I was almost parallel to the road across two lanes, I immediately let off the gas and gently tried to correct the wheel. The Jeep lurched back the opposite way and spun side-ways the other way. At this point, I'm not touching either pedal. The slide stopped and I was able to turn back on to the road properly and went on my merry way.
This all happened in just a couple of seconds. Must have looked ridiculous to anyone who saw it and certainly made my butt pucker.
So, yes, it was slick out and I'm in a rear-wheel drive vehicle that probably shouldn't have been given gas on a slick turn but still, the behavior seemed a bit much. I didn't look at the dash but I'm pretty certain the traction control didn't engage at all.
This isn't the first time I've had the back-end slide but it is certainly the largest loss of control I've experienced in it.
My first question is, should the traction control have kicked in, and, if it did, would it have helped? And second is, how do I prevent it again aside from not being a dummy with the pedal on a slick road?
Also, any chance my heavy a$$ rear tire with the offset had anything to do with the Jeep becoming a pendulum? Would a Teraflex carrier with a better mounting position help? Seemed like a trebuchet sort of effect to me.
Anyway, that's my story. Let me know what you think. Jeep specs are in my signature
This evening I was driving out of a parking deck onto a wet road. It wasn't raining but had been earlier in the day. I was making a left and a car across the street suddenly sped up and tried to make the right in front of me. When he saw me he slowed down so I gave it some skinny pedal to get in-front so he could still turn.
That's when things got hairy.
The back-end slid out hard to the right and I was almost parallel to the road across two lanes, I immediately let off the gas and gently tried to correct the wheel. The Jeep lurched back the opposite way and spun side-ways the other way. At this point, I'm not touching either pedal. The slide stopped and I was able to turn back on to the road properly and went on my merry way.
This all happened in just a couple of seconds. Must have looked ridiculous to anyone who saw it and certainly made my butt pucker.
So, yes, it was slick out and I'm in a rear-wheel drive vehicle that probably shouldn't have been given gas on a slick turn but still, the behavior seemed a bit much. I didn't look at the dash but I'm pretty certain the traction control didn't engage at all.
This isn't the first time I've had the back-end slide but it is certainly the largest loss of control I've experienced in it.
My first question is, should the traction control have kicked in, and, if it did, would it have helped? And second is, how do I prevent it again aside from not being a dummy with the pedal on a slick road?
Also, any chance my heavy a$$ rear tire with the offset had anything to do with the Jeep becoming a pendulum? Would a Teraflex carrier with a better mounting position help? Seemed like a trebuchet sort of effect to me.
Anyway, that's my story. Let me know what you think. Jeep specs are in my signature
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