Oddmodman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 What does tranny have to do with rear end skid?! Turning your front to match the direction you want to go is of course the first step, and if you have an auto your only options are using brakes, which may or may not make things worse, and there will always be power to the wheels in an auto, which does not help, putting it in neutral, which is only a bit better, or you can "downshift" which like brakes can be better or worse. The issue with the downshift is you can't control it because you have no clutch. In a manual, de-clutching is the first step after steering correction, as it causes the rear end to match speeds with the front end, rather than passing it by as it would with power to the wheels, ie auto in gear. Further, dropping a gear and slowly letting the clutch out, allowing some clutch slippage, causes the rear wheels to slowly grab the road and slow down, which obviously pulls the rear end in line with the front end, and assuming you've already corrected steering, means you're now straight on the road again. So yes, you could do nothing besides turning your steering wheel, but if you know what you're doing, the transmission has everything to do with recovering from a skid. No offense to you sir, but I was somewhat offended by the question lol, hence my long reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 What does tranny have to do with rear end skid?! Turning your front to match the direction you want to go is of course the first step......... Wrong, unless you're driving a Prius or some other POS with front wheel drive. And to whom are you talking to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmodman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I was addressing john92131's post at the top of this page. Now you've got me curious hornbrod. When you start going sideways down the road, immediately correcting steering isn't the first thing you do almost without thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I was addressing john92131's post at the top of this page. Now you've got me curious hornbrod. When you start going sideways down the road, immediately correcting steering isn't the first thing you do almost without thinking? Yes, but not by "Turning your front to match the direction you want to go". With RWD you turn your front wheels in the direction of the skid; with FWD you turn in the direction you want to go and punch it. I'm sure you know how to get out of a skid depending on what you're driving being from AK. Lots of opportunity up there to excel. maybe I just read it wrong. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmodman Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Hahaha. Misunderstanding. I should have worded better. By saying "turn in the direction you want to go", I assumed the only direction you would want to go would be in the direction of the skid. So yes I agree with you about the steering, and also about FWD cars. Hate em, but I still have one lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirsMJ86 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'm driving an auto right now, and I freaking hate it. If I cannot find a 5 speed MJ soon, I'm going to make the XJ a 5 speed, one way or another. I'll just leave this here for ya... http://comancheclub.com/topic/39590-88-mj-pioneer-in-philly/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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