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padroo           POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 11:18 AM
    
I have never driven my Prowler in the rain. Those big wide tires look like a good candidate for hydroplaning. I will be taking a trip or two this Summer and I know a lot of the Northern roads have big ruts that fill up with water and the Prowler is very light. Any answers? |
Dave Mills        POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Johnstown, PA, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 11:24 AM
In all the trips we have taken over the years and in many rain storms, I have never experienced any hydroplaning, but I do drive a lot slower in heavy rain. |
JeraneW   POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Hilton Head, South Carolina , USA |
posted 06-16-2011 11:53 AM
 Ask Monahan; he knows all about hydraplaning |
ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 12:27 PM
Driving northern roads with big rut holes? Maybe make some front wings, for downforce?
This message has been edited by ALLEY CAT on 06-16-2011 at 12:29 PM |
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 06-16-2011 01:19 PM
We were driving across Nebraska and there was a Tornado in the area. It was raining extremely hard. I was in a hurry looking for cover to pull under in case it started to hail. I was also pulling a Prowler trailer. This is the only time I have experienced hydroplaning. However other than that one time I slow down in heavy downpours with a lots of water accumulation on the road. This message has been edited by BeWare on 06-16-2011 at 01:20 PM |
TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 04:08 PM
Just be reasonable with how fast you are driving on the amount of water on the roadway and you should be fine. I've only had issues once or twice that I can remember and was going a little too fast at the time. Doesn't feel any less stable than my Corvette did. |
idive POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas USA |
posted 06-16-2011 04:57 PM
Worn wide tires on even heavy vehicles will cause hydroplaning. I know of a local Prowler this happened to and I have also felt the car getting a little squirly before, and I didn't feel like I was going exceedingly fast for the conditions. My rears were down to the wear bars but not yet into them (was still a small lip). Front had plenty of tread. I replaced the rears at that point prior to going to Branson. As the OEM tires age on these cars, they seem to get harder and slicker on wet roads, even with good tread. Then there are those that intentionally run water in front of their tires to make them slide. This message has been edited by idive on 06-16-2011 at 04:58 PM |
ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 05:32 PM
Yep, you need to slow down. Wait until you experience your first "rooster tail" off the front wheels, sometimes going all the over the top of the car. |
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padroo POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 08:21 PM
I never heard of rooster tails coming from the front tires. Good tread, slower driving and common sense should keep me out of trouble. The only problem is I only have two of them but my wife has the other one! |
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 06-16-2011 09:40 PM
Good tread doesn't make any difference on the rooster tails. It will help somewhat on the hydroplaning. Your wife has good tread ? That doesn't make any sense at all. lol |
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lionberger POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Grosse Ile, MI, USA |
posted 06-17-2011 06:37 AM
A couple of years ago I was returning to Michigan from Missouri and just before I got to the bridge crossing the Mississippi it started raining very hard. As I was going into a curve, doing the limit, my 97 started to "float" toward the edge of the road as if a big hand was pushing it. There was no control of the car at all. Letting off of the gas had the car back in control in a couple of seconds but to this day I do not remember the crossing of the bridge into Illinois. This is the only time the car has been in the rain. |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 06-17-2011 08:30 AM
quote: Not me, I never use the burn out box. Can't see putting the added strain on the tranny and engine. |
Jim Kenney POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada |
posted 06-17-2011 09:13 AM
If anyone remembers the rain in Houston and San Antonio a few years back, I can say the Goodyear Eagles will hydroplane in a heavy downpour! |
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padroo POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Chesterton, IN, USA |
posted 06-17-2011 09:53 AM
Ed, my wife is the one with common sense! LOL |
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TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 06-17-2011 10:01 AM
quote: Jim, that was alot of rain!! I remember overdriving the car and sliding sideways at one point when we were on the back roads to the Oasis. |
CJ POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Rochester Hills, MI USA |
posted 06-18-2011 06:53 AM
As with any vehicle, heavy rains mean driving slower. I drove in some REALLY heavy rain on the 05 Hot Rod Power Tour. I didn't have any hydroplaning issues. Just use common sense.  |
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JeraneW POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Hilton Head, South Carolina , USA |
posted 06-18-2011 08:45 AM
CJ: I know you were refering to "common sense" driving in the rain; however, lots of people don't think I have "common sense" owning a Prowler. What do they know?  |
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