Who says summer "performance" tires aren't good in show/ice?

[Descartes]

I do. After ~1200 miles of driving in more adverse conditions than I've experienced in my lifetime, and this is what my car looks like. I fully acknowledge how profoundly stupid it is to actually attempt to drive a RWD car with such tires in blizzard conditions, but I hadn't anticipated such opposition.

The Z handled as best as it could, and I was able to permeate the blinding shower of snow like a blue bolt of lighting through clouds. I wouldn't suggest trying it though.

Anyone care? I didn't think so.

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Stop posting.

 

[KLin]

You're torturing the poor 350z.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude
Stop posting.

take your own advice noob :roll.

 

So you made it to Cleveland?

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude
Stop posting.

take your own advice noob :roll.

learn to do fusetalk right, :roll:

 

[SynthDude2001]

I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

It's because there's no weight on the rear tires, unlike FWD, in which case, you have the whole engine pushing down on the tires, giving better traction

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

Not enough weight over the traction wheels. Even in the rain, its not a bad idea to throw some bags of sand/rocks in the back of your truck.

(Assuming you have a truck since you live in Texas....)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

The more weight over the tires that do the spinning, the better traction you should have. At least, that's how I understand it.

"Performance" tires on FWD aren't good in the snow either.

 

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

Becuase there's no weight on the rear wheels (it's just trunk space). In a FWD car, the engine's weight is resting on the drive wheels, so it's much easier to get traction. That's why you often see bags of sand in pickup truck beds in winter.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Four identical replies posted in the same minute. :Q :thumbsup:

That makes a lot of sense though, I'd just never thought about it (or need to) before.

Edit: And no, I don't have a truck. I thought I'd be different.

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Four identical replies posted in the same minute. :Q :thumbsup:

That makes a lot of sense though, I'd just never thought about it (or need to) before.

Yeah, well I was first.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Four identical replies posted in the same minute. :Q :thumbsup:

That makes a lot of sense though, I'd just never thought about it (or need to) before.

Yeah, well I was first.

Bastage!

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: jumpr
So you made it to Cleveland?

Yeah, barely. I'm enjoying it so far. I'll be here for about 8 months, and I'll be living downtown. So far my impressions are quite high; I'm liking this city...

Thanks!

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Four identical replies posted in the same minute. :Q :thumbsup:

That makes a lot of sense though, I'd just never thought about it (or need to) before.

Yeah, well I was first.

I included extra information.

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Four identical replies posted in the same minute. :Q :thumbsup:

That makes a lot of sense though, I'd just never thought about it (or need to) before.

Yeah, well I was first.

I included extra information.

YEAH RIGHT!

 

[spidey07]

sounds like they aren't summer tires then.

mine I can't even get moving with a light dusting.

 

[Rent]

I drove through the Texas ice on bald Contis that my SVTFocus came with.

Not fun, but it managed (oh, and I don't have traction control either) :Q

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: spidey07
sounds like they aren't summer tires then.

mine I can't even get moving with a light dusting.

Potenza RE040s.

It's not as though I was cruising along with no problems. The highways were plowed very well, but I had significant trouble on exits, on-ramps, normal streets, etc. It wasn't fun. I took a cab to work the first two days.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: His Lord Uberdude

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I keep hearing that RWD cars are bad for driving in snow, why is that?

(Keep in mind I live in Texas...)

It's because there's no weight on the rear tires, unlike FWD, in which case, you have the whole engine pushing down on the tires, giving better traction

Not "no weight", just less weight.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I do. After ~1200 miles of driving in more adverse conditions than I've experienced in my lifetime, and this is what my car looks like. I fully acknowledge how profoundly stupid it is to actually attempt to drive a RWD car with such tires in blizzard conditions, but I hadn't anticipated such opposition.

The Z handled as best as it could, and I was able to permeate the blinding shower of snow like a blue bolt of lighting through clouds. I wouldn't suggest trying it though.

Anyone care? I didn't think so.

What kind of tires?

If they came with the car, they ain't "summer" tires, they're performance all-seasons.

ZV

EDIT: I stand corrected looking at the link. Where did you buy the car? I've never seen a car sold new in the midwest without all-seasons. Dealers just won't do that in those parts of the country from my experience.

 

[Brutuskend]

It's not what you drive or what's ON what you drive, but HOW you drive that matters.

I used to drive my Javelin with 10 inch tires on the back through snow storms all the time.

Just takes a light foot.

 

[b0mbrman]

I've never driven a sports car on snow but for rain, Kumho ASX's are about as good as I've found in an all-season, ultra-performance tire...and they're not expensive at all either.

I've found the best thing to do is to get a cheap beater for days when it's snowing/raining/icy. You have to figure that the money you spend on some cheap, old, FWD Honda will make up for the increased depreciation of your sports car due to the extra miles, extra rust, and extra dings (esp. if you get into a cold-weather accident)

Unless you're the type of guy who just absolutely has to be seen in a pimpin' ride everywhere he goes . Uh...some snow-bound S-drivers I've talked to seem to like Blizzaks so if you absolutely have to drive a sports car on snow, you can try those.

 

[jvarszegi]

With the recent snows in the Northeast US, I finally had enough of my 320HP Camaro, and turned it in for an Impreza WRX. The new car is really fun to drive-- not that the other one wasn't, but after two 180-degree spins on the highway I'd had it.