Who drives a F-Body daily in the winter?

[chry*bmb]

I DD a '92 F-body for 9 years. Winters were fun I truly had fun I changed to snow tires and put in 2 things of 80# tube sands. Only a few times during bad storms could I not get up a hill to make my street on Rt 59. Had to go straight and go the long way to go in. It was no big deal. Just didn't want to end up in ditch. I never had a problem. I always would be passing up jackasses in SUV's. I mean, there's being smart and taking it steady and slow, and there's gunning it and ending up in a ditch. That's where you learn how to drive!!

 

[DynaSlim]

I've been in the ditch from hammering it in the drizzle passing a car with bald tires

 

[Smokinhot]

should've kept the GTP and DD'd it instead of an f-body. Snow tires are great.

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

Driven nothing but 4th Gen F-bodies since 1996. Snow tires and learn car control and its no problem. Been driving my current car with a 3600 stall (now a 4000 stall) since I bought it. Last couple years have been driving it Uber slammed. I plow snow constantly with the air dam being 2" from the pavement and Still no problems getting stuck.



And to all those that say I'm destroying a "rare" collectors car get over it. Me destryoing mine by driving it is making their garage queen worth more.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Cool vid. I've DD'd Fox Body Mustangs, then my 98 SS a bunch of years (now Anthony Manna's ODR car lol). I would add 2-3 bags of sand (70 lbers from Menards).

Last few year I DD'd my old 2006 1SS RWD TBSS, would add 4 bags of sand. Never got stuck but once in a while (stock tires) it would be hard to get moving.

I have a short commute N side to River North so I will probably DD my 2010 Camaro and have a set of rims set aside for snow tires. Only about 5 miles.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Sell the TA to Kevin.

it all makes sense now

 

[The Broken Regal]

 

[bkbroiler2k]

I drove my SS from from 2002 until now. Just bought a new DD. Believe it or not, I had Eagle F1 & F1 GSD3s for about 6 years (and used them all year) before I bought All Seasons.

My threshold seemed to be about 4 inches. Up to 4 inches of snow, most hills were ok. Having a 6-speed really helps. Being stopped halfway up a hill was troublesome, but like I said, 6-speed helps. Above 4 inches, though, if I were stopped at a light halfway up a hill, I probably would end up going backwards mostly. Those days turned my 5 minute commute into a 60 minute one. Also, to be honest, even though Eagle F1's are rated 0/5 in snow and my Sumitomo and Continental All Seasons were like 3/5 or something, in snow, they are about the same. Obviously, that's a waste of an F1 though.

Automatic, though...might be a problem.

 

[Yaj Yak]

good bump.



that being said, i really really think road conditions and the need of snow tires/or something not rwd/or something like a snowmobile depends on where you live.

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

...Automatic, though...might be a problem.

Stock Automatic and stock stall Yes.. Just slightly touching the pedal and the converter would come on abruptly but with a loose converter its a different story. I can get super smooth starts with the 4000 stall in my car and no TCS. Also with the stall the RPM's stay at a consistent through the shifts so there is no shock to the tires. Even uphill on snow (with snow tires of course) I have no problems.

that being said, i really really think road conditions and the need of snow tires/or something not rwd/or something like a snowmobile depends on where you live.

I agree.. the area you live in makes quite a difference. If you are out in the middle of nowhere it will be different from being in the near suburbs vs the city of Chicago.

Example... In Schaumburg the side streets are plowed by the Village of Schaumburg and are cleared much quicker than the main roads that are plowed by the State. I remember the 2 feet of snow we got a couple years ago. I drove my car to my parents house on the side streets just hours after it stopped snowing with no problem. They were completely plowed and intersections salted and down to clean pavement. I tried to cross Schaumburg road which is "plowed" by the state.. Forget about it! There was barley 1 winding lane wide plowed in each direction and the middle of the intersection not even touched. That was the only day I missed getting to work because of snow and really I didn't miss it because they closed the office (which is Rare because we are usually open 24 hours a day)

 

[Pro Stock John]

Took off my black rims and finally stopped DD'ing on drag radials.

Threw my stock rims back on, 20x8 fronts, and 20x9 rears. Also got a deal on some barely used Pirelli Ice + Snow snow tires, 245's for front and 275's for rear.

They drive pretty good, I'm looking forward to seeing how they do in snow.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i don't typically like camaro's, but when I do.. they look like that.

 

[ajdereicup]

Its not just your ability to drive an fbody in the snow but its the hopes that other asshats who can't drive in dry weather let alone snow don't hit you and total the car.

Sandbags help a lot and snow tires. But if you put the sandbags back to far it may shift more of the weight to the back and off the steer tires and that may cause problems. When putting in sandbags try and get it right over the rear wheels

 

[Pro Stock John]

Yeah I have 4 big bags of sand I've used over the years I have one in the Camaro right now. I've read (I only bought this car in April of this year) that this car will be awesome on snow tires, so I'm kinda looking forward to the first snowfall.

 

[TonzKnock-G]

Do people buy only two snow tires for the rears?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I sure hope not

 

[ajdereicup]

I've heard of people doing it a lot. Not advised unless your tight with the money...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

It's not smart. I'd rather be able to steer then be able to go. It's just like replacing two tires at once (assuming same size front and rear) you always put new ones on front.

 

[syP]

It's not smart. I'd rather be able to steer then be able to go. It's just like replacing two tires at once (assuming same size front and rear) you always put new ones on front.

That's debatable...

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

How

 

[Red Alert]

I drove 5 winters in my f-body with only 2 winter tires in rear. Unless your fronts are completely bald you will not have that hard of a time getting around.

The reason why I did it like that was so I could actually pull away from stops...

Realistically if there is snow you'll not be traveling that fast since everyone drives like a tool.

 

[SleeperLS]

I drove on my summer tires last winter and it wasnt that bad. The key is going slow as balls when there is snow on the ground. If you like your car, which I do, then taking the extra time isnt a issue at all. I think the big part people miss is anticipation and calm driving.

 

[syP]

from ' The Tire Industry Association'

"Mounting new tires on the front: The worn rear tires have less tread and lower hydroplaning resistance. They can lose their grip on wet roads, causing the rear end of the vehicle to swing around and out of control.

Mounting tires on the rear: Deeper tread with greater hydroplaning resistance helps new tires grip wet roads. The driver can steer to compensate for the lower wet traction of the worn front tires and safely maintain control."

in short..

FWD: you have 3 sources of control on the front: steering, gas pedal, brake pedal.
you have 1 source of control on the rear: brakes only

RWD: You have 2 sources of control on the front: brake pedal and steering.
you have 2 sources of control on the rear: gas pedal and brakes only

 

[syP]

I see what they are saying for the average joe who doesnt know how to drive, not saying I 100% agree with it, but..


I put 2 snow tires on the front of my olddddd 1995 SHO back in the day.. It handled great when I wanted it to, and when I actually wanted to whip it around corners, it was very fun to slide around corners

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Interesting info.

I still think its silly to put just two snow tires on. Then again I run summer tires in the warm months.