Daz1121

I had my 2000 Classic for 3 weeks then learnt an expensive lesson in how sensitive these cars are to tyre type and pressure. Was leaving a roundabout in the wet, gently accelerating when without warning the back end snapped aroung and I went off the road down a ditch and drivers door in to a tree doing about 30mph. Scared me and my 2 children that were in the back of the car. I had a look at tyres and noticed they was a mix of 2 michelins on front new, and on the rear one toyo and one auroa tyre. So 4 weeks later when I got car back from repair with 2 new toyo proxies T1R's fitted on it had 2more fitted so had a matched set of tyres. The difference is feel of the car is amazing and in wet weather is a lot more controlled. I'm gradually getting my confidence back in the car so just goes to show what can happen when your car isn't as it should be.

deco c

hmm urs shudnt be stepping out man, in the dry shudnt budge! in the wet u must be really hammering into those bends, type r diffrent story to ur 4 door handling wise

in the dry its ok once its a bit greasy out itl step out quite easily,maybe its just the fact that 280-300bhp tends to make you loose a bit of traction even if its a bit damp...they certainly dont handle as good standard as an evo...need to sort out the suspension first...did you sell your type r in the end??

TrickyB

Whats the warning sign if any of this problem
my V4 type R is a handful
had it sideways a few times
learning to use the dccd that helps on fast corners in wet but its still not 100%
had geometry done
yokohamas all round fitted new 4 months ago
compound is really more suited to summer weather though
it feels like there is a little play in the steering
hitting bumps causes car to wander a little at low speeds
would worn balljoints cause this
also suspension doesnt seem that stiff
What tyre pressures are fellow type r owners running with stock wheels?
any info would be great

Daz1121

Lost it coming off a roundabout doing about 30mph on a greasy road on which you could see some spilt oil or diesel. If I'd have been going quick then would have understood it. Also had a nail in front tyre which I didn't know about which may not have helped.