hello !!! have you some problemes of aquaplaning with your tires ?
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^ Thats their biggest flaw.
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I have a set of Bridgestone Revos on my 80 and they are fantastic in water. I have not experienced any hydroplanning. They are the best tire in water I have ever had on a car, truck, etc, period. I used to run M. LTX's but Revos RULE. Typically I put on 30-40K miles for work, and at least another 20K for pleasure road trips. Go to Tire Rack.com and see for yourself. That is why I bought them.
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I have a set of Bridgestone Revos on my 80 and they are fantastic in water. I have not experienced any hydroplanning. They are the best tire in water I have ever had on a car, truck, etc, period. I used to run M. LTX's but Revos RULE. Typically I put on 30-40K miles for work, and at least another 20K for pleasure road trips. Go to Tire Rack.com and see for yourself. That is why I bought them.
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I did'nt know AWD's could hydroplane?
Not to sound "stoopid" but, do you speed up when you see water of sumpthin?
I a have first hand expirience with a BFG AT set (30/9.50x15) in an inside curve semi outside, 70+ mph, water (way) deep enough to hydro, (I40, go home time, I was 20) and my comment is those Bad A s things were great, saved my life!
granted the contact patch and PT 4WD, but AWD, & @5,500lbs ????????
I never thought I'd hear that AT BFG's hydroplane.
if the first wheel that slips (open diffs) is the one with the least amount of traction wouldent that be the first wheel to get the power and "dig" through the water and not "ride" on top of it?
ie, "the wheel that slips is the first to grip" sound familier?
School me on your driving style
Not to sound "stoopid" but, do you speed up when you see water of sumpthin?
I a have first hand expirience with a BFG AT set (30/9.50x15) in an inside curve semi outside, 70+ mph, water (way) deep enough to hydro, (I40, go home time, I was 20) and my comment is those Bad A
s things were great, saved my life! granted the contact patch and PT 4WD, but AWD, & @5,500lbs ????????
I never thought I'd hear that AT BFG's hydroplane.
if the first wheel that slips (open diffs) is the one with the least amount of traction wouldent that be the first wheel to get the power and "dig" through the water and not "ride" on top of it?
ie, "the wheel that slips is the first to grip" sound familier?
School me on your driving style
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Oh don't worry, they can. Scared the s*** out of myself in an Evo 9 a few times nowI did'nt know AWD's could hydroplane?
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hello ! thank you my tires are bf at 295.75.16 .they are very dangerous on the water .may be they are too large !
hello ! thank you my tires are bf at 295.75.16 .they are very dangerous on the water .may be they are too large !
Or maybe too much air pressure.
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[yes may be !!!quote=D'Animal;2020501]Or maybe too much air pressure.[/quote]
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Oh don't worry, they can. Scared the **** out of myself in an Evo 9 a few times now
Nice, another Evo owner. My daily driver is a '04 VIII.
Oh and I also have BFG AT's on my 80 and have never experienced hydroplaning.
Or maybe it is that an interlocking tread designed without water channeling in mind actually doesn't channel water well, and not channeling water well is a major factor in hydroplaning
What do you expect from a tire designed in the 1980's? Just another reason that BFG AT's suck, added to the list of:
- as loud as modern MT's
- hard compound freezes in severe winter conditions leading to dramatic loss of performance as temperatures fall
- Very little perpendicular siping for hardpack/icy conditions causes unpredictable braking and lateral handling
- as expensive as MT's
Buy a modern tire if you want modern performance.
Not sure how this has anything to do with it. AWD's can hydroplane. Hydroplaning is more about speed than traction, here AWD's are at the same mercy's as 2WD's.
A heavier rig just means you have to be going a lot faster than a lighter rig.
Any tire on any vehicle will hydroplane. It's a function of the water depth, downforce and to a lesser extent tread design. There's a formula for it.
The reason there's a finite formula is that water acts like a solid when you're trying to push through it fast. Water will even stop a bullet. Even with huge downforce (think fully loaded 747) you simply cannot get water to move out from under a tire contact patch that fast. No how. No way. The speeds are lower than you think, too.
Best way to avoid loss of control on highway puddles is free. Slow down. It's also the only way - simple physics.
DougM
The reason there's a finite formula is that water acts like a solid when you're trying to push through it fast. Water will even stop a bullet. Even with huge downforce (think fully loaded 747) you simply cannot get water to move out from under a tire contact patch that fast. No how. No way. The speeds are lower than you think, too.
Best way to avoid loss of control on highway puddles is free. Slow down. It's also the only way - simple physics.
DougM
Do you happen to have that formula handy?
You must be kidding, right?
The name may be the same, but trying to say todays BFG A/T is the same as the on that came out in the 80's is like trying to say a 60 is the same as a 100 since both are called a Landcruiser.
Let's address a couple of them:
1) Loud as a MT? Haven't heard any howling from mine.
2) Hard compound. Sorry, but they don't have a hard compound, if they did, they wouldn't be one of the few tires, outside of dedicated snow tires, that qualify for the Rubber Manufactures Association Severe Snow Rating, a test that measures traction in freezing conditions.
3) I have had no problem with braking and handling and find the BFG's to be very predicable when they let go, such as trail braking to get the tail to come around (yes I do that in the 80). The older Generation BFG AT's did have some really poor handling and traction in the rain as they wore, but that went away when they went to the dual compound tread.
4) The same prices as an MT? What the hell does that have do with anything. Michelin Pilots for high performance cars run close to $300 a tire.
Do you happen to have that formula handy?
Here it is.
oh, and if you squint hard enough you can see those are BFG AT's
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