up-hill driving in snow. technique discussion.
01-10-04, 10:48 AM
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I just try to avoid hills. Where I live, if I need to get there in the snow, there usually aren't any major hills that the speed limit isn't over 40mph!
But anyhow, last year in the snow, I was driving an old '76 Omega (picture a '76 Nova with 4-doors) with a smallblock V8 and an automatic. 215-70-15s on it, generic tires that are like $50 a pop, from Wal-Mart, "Douglas Xtra-Trac!", and I never had a problem in the snow. Ever. Except braking, but that's another story. I was in a parking lot, and I slowed for a turn, and then my front wheels locked, and I slid across the street into the drainage ditch. I sighed, kicked it in reverse, backed out, and drove away. So here's the lesson... It's more important to be able to stop in the snow than it is to be able to take off.
But anyhow, last year in the snow, I was driving an old '76 Omega (picture a '76 Nova with 4-doors) with a smallblock V8 and an automatic. 215-70-15s on it, generic tires that are like $50 a pop, from Wal-Mart, "Douglas Xtra-Trac!", and I never had a problem in the snow. Ever. Except braking, but that's another story. I was in a parking lot, and I slowed for a turn, and then my front wheels locked, and I slid across the street into the drainage ditch. I sighed, kicked it in reverse, backed out, and drove away. So here's the lesson... It's more important to be able to stop in the snow than it is to be able to take off.
01-10-04, 01:06 PM
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Heh good thread :p
My grandparents live in Spokane washington on the south hill and there is this unkept street with prolly a 30 deg + steepness, when ever I visit them in the winter I just sit and look out the front window watching people slid from one side the street to the other, top to bottom, even make bets on ewho reaches the top, it's quite amussing.
Yeah I don't think driving a 7 would be very fun in the snow, better have some studded tires
My grandparents live in Spokane washington on the south hill and there is this unkept street with prolly a 30 deg + steepness, when ever I visit them in the winter I just sit and look out the front window watching people slid from one side the street to the other, top to bottom, even make bets on ewho reaches the top, it's quite amussing.
Yeah I don't think driving a 7 would be very fun in the snow, better have some studded tires
01-11-04, 12:55 PM
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because of the wieght distribution, lsd, and responsive handling, my rx7 seems to be one of the best cars i have ever driven on snow. its so predictable, you cant go wrong. even my brothers gsr was too vaugue, it worked, but my car on bald-*** all seasons i could out rally him every time. i drive it all winter here in canada
01-12-04, 09:17 PM
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i can't speak specifically for the FC, but most rwd cars will give you better traction in reverse. both my winter beater (85 t bird) and my roomates truck will crawl along from a stop better in reverse, it's the whole push vs pull, rwd vs fwd thing, and for traction on very slippery surfaces ie canadian winters, fwd has an advantage. Of course, tires would be the number one factor, but if i gotta park on a slope, i park my POS ford so i can back out.
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