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Old 11-21-2006, 11:06 PM
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im just wondering how likely it is that i flat spotted my tires today..... i was drivin, it was raining, 4-5 cars ahead of me someone slammed the brakes, chain reaction blah blah blah..... but my rears locked up for about 30 feet....... (LITERALLY came within <1foot of hittin the car in front of me)



just wonderin if 30 feet on wet pavement will tear them up? i kinda looked at them to check, but i couldnt see anything. what do yall think?
 
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Old 11-21-2006, 11:14 PM
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30 feet of wet pavement ... doubt it. You'd feel it if you did. It would feel like ... well ... like a tire (or two) out of round. Vibration big time.
 
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Old 11-22-2006, 12:22 AM
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No waaaaay. Unless the tires are that much of a piece of crap lol
 
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Old 11-22-2006, 03:36 AM
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dang it, happend again this time for a red light



thanx guys, i didnt think it would, jw.
 
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You defeat your RWAL or something?
 
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I flat spotted the tires on my V10 trying to avoid rearending someone that just had to cut me off and hammer the brakes. He let off a couple times cause I was locked up on all 4 and the tires were howling real loud other wise I would of smoked him. On wet pavement very doubtfull it would happen. I noticed right away all 4 tires were bouncing after.
 
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Old 11-22-2006, 06:54 PM
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i had to lock up on the highway before i thought i would flat spot em but nope...
 
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I can't lock them up even when I try [&:]
 
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i dk if i 'defeated' RWAL or what...... happened twice within 5-6 hours of each other, both slightly downhill on wet pavement. now im nervous every time i get a red light or something. (its rained for roughly 26 hours straight, and then 4-6 hours intermittently..... lots of drivin in the rain, and its makin me nervous.)
 



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