I have just been keeping the tank full with stock tires and been doing okay.

Car has 4.10 gears in it too.

 

yea we just got around 5" here in indiana n the mustang was fine just gotta take it slow.

 

damn i sit my stang whenever i would need to add weight for traction
if it gets that bad of road conditions she dont move from the driveway haha

 

Personally... It's ok, but I don't think all the " stuff " in the trunk is absolutely neccessay... I have a 5-speed with 4:10 gears etc. etc. and just keep the Traction Control on, full tank of gas, 4 Hankook winter tires, and took it slower with good common sence and i got through last year's winter up here in Toronto, Canada. And let me tell ya, it was a bute...!! And no FYI ..there are no igloos around here where I am....(LOL)

 

I use four 25 pound bags of lead shotgun shot on the ledge that is up against
the back seat. We had 5'' of snow here this morning and no trouble.

 

haha yea well my tires have about zero tread lol so i figure add the weight and wait till spring to get the new fr500's n tires.

 

i run with a full tank of gas, jack and spare tire, and Dunlop snow tires. Works good enough to get me around in the snow.

I have never tried using sand bags or other weight. If its more then 6-8 inches i will not go out anyway in the car.

 

my poor car has been sitting for the past two weeks, I have a 94 F150 that I have been driving in the snow and ice, we are expecting more freezing rain this afternoon and more snow over the weekend, so it looks like my 05 will be sitting a bit longer, my F150 has always done well in snow and ice, and no it's not a 4X4 either, but it does have ABS brakes which I really like, I do wish that my Mustang had that.

 

Seriously lol. I went through all of last winter (BRUTAL) with the stock pirellis, no weight in the trunk, and usually no more than a half tank of gas with Traction Control off 90% of the time... By the end of the winter I was so good at snow drifting that sideways in the snow was my preffered way to travel lol!


These cars really aren't as bad as people make them out to be in the snow, but there is nothing wrong with snow tires and weight for safety! I think as long as you KNOW and RESPECT the limits of the car your driving well, you wont have a problem... I think thats why I always see SUV's in the ditch. People get too confident and don't know how to control their cars. You might have more traction, but once you exceed the limits of it a skid is a skid, and quicker skids are the hardest to recover....

You ready for all the snow we're about to get this weekend??? Toronto FTW!

 

How much weight should you add? The least amount that will let you get started from a dead stop. Add too much weight and if the rear ever does get away from you, it'll be harder to catch.

My '08 hasn't seen any winter driving yet (got it in March of this year), but in my other V8/Stick/RWD car I used to use only about 100 lbs. Barbell plates (two 50's), or a couple of iron SBC cylinder heads and a block of 1" steel plate was all it ever took. Wrapped up in an old blanket with all the blanket edges under whatever so they don't slide around.


Norm