Last night I was driving on a local road and its bout a 35 mph zone. I was doing around 70 and I hit my brakes hard and they didnt grip the road that well and I was forced to go through a stop sign. When I got home it sounded like I had a flat tire. My tires didn't seem to get any traction? Driving today it seems a bit better and, it's not noticeable at all at high speeds? Intially I though I wrapped my rotors but that wouldn't explain the tires sounding the way they did and having problems on my driveway. Ideas?

 

1. Going 70 in a 35 is a terrible idea. Don't do it.
2. Make sure your tires are inflated properly.
3. Many times you can tell if you have warped rotors because you'll feel kind of a pulsation when you use your brakes. If you really want to know, take the wheel off and look at the rotor.

 

It had a slight vibration before. It still does and, I know going 70 in a 35 was stupid for more then one reason. Was in a really bad mood =/

 

you have ABS right, so its not a flat spotted tire... then im not sure... good luck.

 

Ya something just seems weird about the whole thing idk. Maybe my car was just bugging out for a little idk =/. I can't even afford my tints can't afford anything to go wrong.

 

Put up a pic of your tread from the front wheels,otherwise they maybe overinflated which doesnt give you full tread contact.
If you went through a big puddle it does take some extra time to clear the water off the rotors thats one reason guys go with the drilled or slotted type.

The preformance tires tend to get flat spots and give you a vibration when there cold because of the softer compound but it goes away once you drive and they warm up.
The flat spot is created from parking the car with the tires warm and when they cool down the rubber sets and creates a flat spot ,it then comes out when the tires warm up again.
This is really noticeable in the spring when its warm in the day and colder at night.

 

Just in case you were wondering why young male drivers pay so much for insurance

 

Maybe you're just a moron.

I have more than 1 clue at this;
1) 70 in a 35
2) Blaming it on a bad mood
3) You probably just didn't plan enough time to stop, thus having to blow the stop sign.

You wouldn't be in this predicament if you would have been doing the speed limit and NOT driving like a jackass. But, if you wouldn't mind putting a camera in your car, I wouldn't mind watching what the cop has to say when you tell him you were speeding to cheer yourself up. But... you might want to turn it off when you hit a kid and have to explain to his parents in court, why, just WHY, you were doubling the speed limit. And why their kid will never walk again, or even worse, why they have to go to a funeral tomorrow.

Think about it. Let it set in REAL good. A bad mood is NOT an excuse to double the speed limit... pretty f-cking lame actually.

 

Did you hear me say it wasn't stupid. I have two parents thanks. I have performance tires not racing slicks I have Perellis on them. The problem seems to be better now and the tires probably have 80% of the tread left atleast.