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Old 08-19-2006, 03:01 PM
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buy an old jeep wrangler for the winter!
now that is what i am talking about....
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Old 08-19-2006, 03:47 PM
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i would also invest in a set of bridgestone blitzack tires

what do those go for?
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Old 08-20-2006, 02:10 AM
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Or some Eagle Ultra Grip GW2's These rock in the snow. No pun intended!

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Old 08-20-2006, 11:40 PM
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Call in sick when it snows. If you trash your Mustang you will be. Maybe you should move.
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Old 08-21-2006, 06:36 PM
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Don't put the sandbags in the trunk, it'll raise your front end and you'll lose steering control. Put one on each side of the floor in the rear seat area, and it should be plenty. When starting off, start off in 2nd gear. Too much power to the wheels and you'll lose traction. Use very little increases in power or you'll lose traction. Don't lock the brakes or you'll lose all control. In snow don't turn the wheel too sharp or the tires will plow the snow and you'll lose traction.
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:39 PM
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Don't put the sandbags in the trunk, it'll raise your front end and you'll lose steering control. Put one on each side of the floor in the rear seat area, and it should be plenty. When starting off, start off in 2nd gear. Too much power to the wheels and you'll lose traction. Use very little increases in power or you'll lose traction. Don't lock the brakes or you'll lose all control. In snow don't turn the wheel too sharp or the tires will plow the snow and you'll lose traction.
i hear ya with the turning to sharp. Back in high school i decided to ditch during lunch in the worst storm ive seen in illinois to this day. i was in my 91 dodge spirit doing 10 mph in the lot and i followed the curve and must have turned to sharp cause i sure as hell bounced of that curb. drove a mile and a half in a snow storm with a bent rim with the steering wheel vibrating back and forth to get it replaced before the folks found out.
But no sandbags in the trunk huh? I heard that works for people.
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:47 PM
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Sandbags can be no farther back than on top of the rear axle to do any good. If you can get them over the rear axle in the trunk that's fine, but the farther to the rear you put them, the more the front will come up. Do a test before the snow with the bags in the trunk and you'll see even on dry pavement how much steering control you'll lose. 200 lbs is too much in my opinion, 100 lbs should be plenty.
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Old 08-21-2006, 07:50 PM
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Ill try that. thanks
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Stay indoors
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Stay indoors
lol!! ill try that too
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