Rear wheel spin in the wet

[marcushnz]

1989 318i
I've got a standard set of tires on the car. In any wet I have to be very careful moving from still otherwise the rear end of the car moves or the wheel spin++
Any thoughts on how to improve the situation...other than buy expensive softer tires

 

[frolf]

don't dump the clutch

 

[bahnstormer]

u must have some shitty tires, or just greasy road surfaces....
remeber the first few minutes of rainfall are the slippiest

 

[Big Daddy]

e30's are known for their light rear ends, but I had a 91 318is, major mods, but it was solid even in the wet unless I was hammering it. You either have some real cheap tires as Martin has pointed out or as Dan suggests your dumping the clutch.

 

[echothreezero]

If you're having that much trouble don't ever by an e21 - now that's a car that likes to go sideways whether you want to or not!

 

[Wadula]

it´s plain and simple, better tires or just be careful with clutch and pedal. nothing else will help. or you could get yourself a traction system installed...

 

[mjbst111]

i'm pretty sure he has an automatic (in reading another post of his....)

 

[Kirby]

If you have an automatic trans, tires would be the only solution, other than a lighter foot. Does it happen in general on all roads, or just certain ones? The road surface may be polished, especially at traffic lights.

 

[Bunker]

Same problem happened to me destroying one of my wheels by the time i'd finished spinning,that wasn't down to shitty tyres but diesel on the road surface...You could fit a LSD to try and stop it

 

[Wadula]

that´s all true, but no E30 318i could normally have enough power to create this massive wheel spin, with an automatic nonetheless. i don´t know. maybe you have a digital foot? full or no throttle only? [joke]

seriously, i don´t know but something is strange. maybe it is a combination of some really bad streets and bad tires and your right foot?

installing an LSD may help, but ain´t that like breaking a butterfly on the wheel? there must be a reason...

 

[Bunker]

My spin was down to newly rained on roads very cold conditions (below freezing) and deisel fuel on the road surface.

Aint been a problem since.