MANATEE — William Graham, 65, of Coleman, was hospitalized with minor injuries after he lost control Saturday of his car in the rain on Interstate 75, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
The accident reported at 1:27 p.m. occurred when Graham’s 2005 Chevy SSR was traveling southbound on I-75 from S.R. 681, the report said. It left the highway and traversed the median before overturning, the report said.
My SSR: 2006 Racy Aqua Blur 6spd Front end all Chrome/SS Tuned/ported
Ouch
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Originally Posted by hdflstf
Sounds like a combination of GY RS-As and cruise control.
...thats when it was raining hard all day.. Hope the driver is OK. Dick - keep us informed what is found out please. Not a Forum member but a SSR owner, would like to know where SSR went too,.....
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My SSR: 2005 Aqua Blur, BOD 111104, Greg's Servo, LC32, Mike's plate, Predator tune, StabilSSRs
Those Goodyears are flat-out scary in the rain. I'm still running what I assume are the original Goodyears (2nd owner June 09, 20K, lots of tread) and I really have to back off and feather everything in the rain. Sure hope he's OK and sorry to hear about an SSR going wheels up.
My SSR: Slingshot Yellow VIN 20778 Born 05 May 2005 (05/05/05)
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Originally Posted by 2BAD2BHAD
Those Goodyears are flat-out scary in the rain. I'm still running what I assume are the original Goodyears (2nd owner June 09, 20K, lots of tread) and I really have to back off and feather everything in the rain. Sure hope he's OK and sorry to hear about an SSR going wheels up.
AGE, not necessarily mileage, plays a huge factor in tire performance, 2BAD.
I recently replaced the 8 plus year old tires with a little over 20k miles on my CJ-7. The improved handling and ride even for a 24 plus year old Jeep is downright amazing.
The rubber gets hard and traction goes down the drain.
My SSR: 2005 Aqua Blur, BOD 111104, Greg's Servo, LC32, Mike's plate, Predator tune, StabilSSRs
Age?
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Originally Posted by DOOPHUS
AGE, not necessarily mileage, plays a huge factor in tire performance, 2BAD.
I recently replaced the 8 plus year old tires with a little over 20k miles on my CJ-7. The improved handling and ride even for a 24 plus year old Jeep is downright amazing.
The rubber gets hard and traction goes down the drain.
Whew! For a minute I thought you were gonna tell me it was MY age (and I was gonna have to come up with an excuse!)
My SSR: 2006 Racy Aqua Blur 6spd Front end all Chrome/SS Tuned/ported
Desert
Vegas? I remember being told its a "dry heat". Yeah, like sticking my head in an oven.......I'll take the Tropical breezes with showers to keep the Florida Flowers blooming year round. Taking a nap with a rain shower hitting the roof is like Paradise!
Traction is really lost at about 12-15 thousand miles of wear with most tires and accentuated with the Goodyears.
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Ouch
...thats when it was raining hard all day.. Hope the driver is OK. Dick - keep us informed what is found out please. Not a Forum member but a SSR owner, would like to know where SSR went too,.....
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