Today it was quite slick out on the roads, ice & snow everywhere. I would constantly feel the back end of my RX8 fishtail the tiniest bit, I just get that feeling in my gut that traction has been lost. Thankfully I made it him by letting off the throttle and doing small steering adjustments every time it would fishtail.
The RX8 is not a high torque car and this was happening in even 5ht & 6th gear.
Currently running a few season old Nokian RSI's in the OEM 225/45/18 diameter.
Would modifying tire pressure front & rear help with the fishtailing? I would like the vehicle to be less tail happy. If tires get better traction on ice with a lower psi (correct me if I am wrong) then I assume that a lower psi in the rear will reduce oversteer. I am considering a 35 psi front and a 30 psi rear. Any problems in doing so?
Thanks for any advice I can get out of this and I hope others can learn along the way as well.
The RX8 is not a high torque car and this was happening in even 5ht & 6th gear.
Currently running a few season old Nokian RSI's in the OEM 225/45/18 diameter.
Would modifying tire pressure front & rear help with the fishtailing? I would like the vehicle to be less tail happy. If tires get better traction on ice with a lower psi (correct me if I am wrong) then I assume that a lower psi in the rear will reduce oversteer. I am considering a 35 psi front and a 30 psi rear. Any problems in doing so?
Thanks for any advice I can get out of this and I hope others can learn along the way as well.