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post Nov 3, 2006 - 4:57 PM
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Since it is getting close to winter and i havent had a chance to drive my car all summer due to the 3sgte swap, i was jsut wondering how the car handles in the snow? Especiallly since i will have all that added power that wasnt intended for this car in teh first place. I was planning on using hakkapeliittas snow tires btw.

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post Nov 7, 2006 - 5:00 PM
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QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 4:21 PM) [snapback]500313[/snapback]

QUOTE(hurley97 @ Nov 6, 2006 - 2:09 AM) [snapback]499834[/snapback]

you should watch rally...

the car handles great but its all about who's driving smile.gif


Those cars are AWD though, so they are much better... wink.gif

There are a lot of FWD and RWD rally cars. Like the old Escorts rwd, the new SRT-4s fwd, and several minis fwd. And it really is driver. I've seen guys in RWD rally cars go up snowy hills with what looks like better grip than the FWD cars they were running against. That made me really think about this whole FWD > RWD in the snow thing.


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post Nov 7, 2006 - 6:37 PM
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QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 5:00 PM) [snapback]500327[/snapback]

QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 4:21 PM) [snapback]500313[/snapback]

QUOTE(hurley97 @ Nov 6, 2006 - 2:09 AM) [snapback]499834[/snapback]

you should watch rally...

the car handles great but its all about who's driving smile.gif


Those cars are AWD though, so they are much better... wink.gif

There are a lot of FWD and RWD rally cars. Like the old Escorts rwd, the new SRT-4s fwd, and several minis fwd. And it really is driver. I've seen guys in RWD rally cars go up snowy hills with what looks like better grip than the FWD cars they were running against. That made me really think about this whole FWD > RWD in the snow thing.

having all the weight of a FWD car directly over the drive axle increases traction in slippery conditions, its just not as good as RWD or AWD for handling...thats on fairly flat ground, on a hill the weight is distributed to the back a little more so the advantages of FWD aren't as evident.


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Posts in this topic
- bigal004321   snow handling   Nov 3, 2006 - 4:57 PM
- - hitcachi   is it lowered? Its all in the tires and driver my ...   Nov 4, 2006 - 3:08 AM
- - Kadett   Driven with both the 3S-GE and 3S-GTE now. The GTE...   Nov 4, 2006 - 4:11 AM
|- - 94celicadude   +1 about all being about the tires and driver.   Nov 4, 2006 - 2:39 PM
- - spolski07   good thing i dont have to worry about snow in texa...   Nov 4, 2006 - 2:56 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   Get some studded tires and prepare to use them. I...   Nov 6, 2006 - 1:29 AM
- - hurley97   you should watch rally... the car handles great b...   Nov 6, 2006 - 3:09 AM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(hurley97 @ Nov 6, 2006 - 2:09 ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 4:21 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 4:2...   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:00 PM
|- - hurley97   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 5...   Nov 7, 2006 - 6:37 PM
- - playr158   snow handling 101.... 1) left hand onthe wheel ri...   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:07 PM
- - tomazws   and the movie is out today!   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:28 PM
- - toyotacrazy   I got some 205/60R15 nokian snow/all season tires....   Nov 7, 2006 - 5:57 PM
- - dakk   I agree.Tires and driver.   Nov 7, 2006 - 6:25 PM
- - playr158   in the snow it pretty much goes AWD > FWD ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 7:15 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(playr158 @ Nov 7, 2006 - 6:15 ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 11:19 PM
|- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(snapshotgt @ Nov 7, 2006 - 11...   Nov 8, 2006 - 7:59 PM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 9, 2006 - 1...   Nov 10, 2006 - 1:27 AM
- - syaoran60085   all the above what everyone says here is true, bas...   Nov 7, 2006 - 8:18 PM
- - jdg371   a 4x4 block behind the accelerator.. tires will ...   Nov 7, 2006 - 9:47 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Nov 10, 2006 - 1:27...   Nov 10, 2006 - 10:07 AM
|- - Kwanza26   QUOTE(Bigmeanbulldog55 @ Nov 10, 2006 - ...   Nov 10, 2006 - 4:32 PM
- - Zimluura   a little off topic, but in the *ice* they say that...   Nov 10, 2006 - 4:40 PM
- - SpoonR530   I definitely agree that it all comes down to the d...   Nov 10, 2006 - 5:00 PM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Nov 10, 2006 - 4:32...   Nov 12, 2006 - 3:19 PM


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