My tacoma slide on the rain

Dude, that wasn’t nice! You don’t know who she is, her background in driving, her mechanical aptitude, or whether she had an experience that really shook her up and is now looking for advice. Pickups take some getting used to and for those who are a little timid, they can be a little overwhelming at times.

 

I believe she said this was her second pickup.
Playing devil's advocate, if one is timid, then ease off the throttle.....

 

All you can do is just slow down in bad weather, especially before you come into a corner. Better tires will help, but retrain yourself to be a safer driver will only help you more.

 

Some observations I've made (be they right or wrong)....
Some people are steerers and others are drivers. Steerers just point the vehicle in the direction they hope to go and really don't take road conditions and the vehicle's performance envelope into consideration.
A great many people push the performance envelope of their vehicle and sometimes exceed it with disastrous results.
Drivers input performance envelope, road conditions, and any other pertinent variables into the equation and adjust accordingly. Generally speaking, this group is the safest....

 

Put a substantial amount of weight in the bed and you’ll be ok. If that’s not helping then it’s you, not the truck or your tires

 

Atleast 2 sand bags in the bed and also note that the first rain after summer will be super slick because of all the dust and oils built up on the roads. In the PNW it rains so much that by November you can’t even notice a difference in traction because the road is always being washed

 

No big deal, it’s just the learning process. Keep it between the fence post and your good.

 

This is her second truck and she’s having the same problem. It’s not the truck, it’s her. Not sure I understand how I wasn’t nice, I pretty much told it like it is. I know we’re not supposed to do that these days though...ugh.

 

I’d still like to know when it slides.
Under braking or throttle?

My truck has an Open Diff, there are certain situation when you’ll get one tire to spin easily.
Example, making a sharp turn up a steep(ish) hill. You’ll need to take it easy while turning when wet.

 

Haha, didn’t mean to come across as the PC police, but telling someone they shouldn’t drive because they don’t understand why their vehicle is doing something is kind of mean and definitely not constructive.

 

Yes what he said above, describe the slide more. How fast you going, what type of turn, on the gas, on the brake.

 

all these posts about driving to home depot to buy sandbags to add weight to the bed and take up space

haha no

find a skidpad, teach yourself to drift, then move on

 

That's skipping ahead and missing the next step which would be to learn how to drive with common sense.....

 

had the 11 sport with michelin m-s 2 tires and i really had to push to get that bitch to slide. moral of this entire story is slow down...thats all i have

 

Thank you!

 

All this excellent advice but...she gone!

 

i weighed mine stock on a certified scale.............Only 4000 lbs me sitting in IT !

ONLY 1700 lbs rear axle................... L i g h t. !

as mentioned ALL pickups are light rear ends...............U will see many using sand bags/cinder blocks/1/2 cord wood

in winter to ADD weight to rear Improving traction

no less MOST vehicles are LOPsided meaning MORE Weight on 1 side than the other (usually left )

results in cornering/handling being better turning in 1 direction better than the other

 

No, it means you are trusting the pressure is correct and that the rotation was done. Check the pressure yourself. Often they make them too high, because the lowest paid person on staff is doing both items. And while rotation is unlikely a factor with under 10k on the tires, next time discreetly mark one tire on each side and see if they really move.

Likely the best street tire / rain tire out there.

There is no v4, but if it's a basic work truck, you have the 2.7l I4. Also, do your wheels just have 5 lugnuts? If so, that vehicle is even more 'car like' in terms of suspension. Meaning it is easier to drive than one of the higher sitting 6 lug models.

Unfortunately all this means is the root cause is driver error.

So if you are afraid to drive in the rain, either don't, or as others have suggested, learn how by any number of the methods recommended. If not for yourself, for those around you.

 

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