Re: Wet traction
It would be a good idea to check to see if all four brakes are working right. My car tends to go sideways as all four tires lock at once. That might not sound desirable, but you just momentarily let off and then correct and it's all good. No ABS stops MUCH better when you've learned it.
I'd recommend driving on gravel or something that you can skid on easily and lock your wheels. You should see both the front and rears skidding. If only the fronts are stopping you won't have as much stopping power. I'm not sure how much the rear brakes, but probably about 30%.
If the front locks and the rear doesn't the car goes straight.
If the rears lock and the fronts don't the car will try to swing around.
If all four tires lock at the same time the car will go straight unless one wheel has traction, then it will swing in that direction.
If your brakes work fine then your tires suck. It could be that they've just gotten hard even if they still have good tread. I ran had new Uniroyal Tigerpaw tires on the car when I bought it. They had no traction in water and snow, lots of flats, and worn out at 17500 miles. I'm running Cooper Trendsetter SE's right now. They hydroplane a bit but have great traction in water or snow.
Ben
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