kona

Why do my AVS sports slide and hydroplane so much in the wet, even with the open tread design?
2000 S4 w/50K miles
GIAC ecu and tip chips
H&R springs
Bilstein sports
Neuspeed 22mm rear antisway
Porterfield pads
Sparco pedals
SCCA regional competition license

Pete RD

Seattle Raceway, I had a lot more "push" on two areas of the track. The instructors call those particular turns "polished granite" as the very old asphalt surface is "polished" smooth. Roads that are wet for the first time following a long dry spell are not handled as well as my old SO-2s (still the best "wet" tire I've ever experienced). In fact, the Dunlop SP9000s did very well in the wet, but I've "pushed" the AVSs much harder than the other two. If I "behave" myself and drive "sensibly" in the rain, the AVSs do very well...but where's the fun in that?

HTH

Rob O

I had to drive 150 miles (roundtrip) recently in torrential rain -- with runoff so deep in places, I had to exit the freeway to higher ground and so relentless at times I couldn't see my hood with the wipers at full speed -- and my AVS Sports offered outstanding grip. No hydroplaning on the freeway with plenty of standing water and at speeds perhaps a bit fast for conditions. Excelent adhesion in corners. I was pleasantly surprised. : )

Pete RD

for the conditions. I "experimented" with some large areas of standing water on the track untill my car did it...scary feeling, but my instructor encouraged the experimentation...said to be aware of direction wheels are pointing when you get out of the "lake" and back in contact with the road.

kona

Pete, are the SO-3s better in the wet than the AVS sports or the SO-2s?

Rob O

That's the consensus ... S-03s are hard to beat in any category, except price. : )

matthewk

I played for hours. I really did learn alot about being smooth and what the car will do in the rain. If you have chance I suggest doing it.

Pete RD

I could not find ANY fault with the SO-2s on my A4Q or my son's urS4. They were so good it was almost scary, and I hear the SO-3s may even be better. The technical articles I have read about the SO-3 say Bridgestone claims improvements over the SO-2 in all areas.

HTH

Pete RD

Very true...price no object = SO-3........"bang for the buck" = AVS Sports.

EmpireS4

bank for buck, what about Kuhmo's?