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misslindseysue

09-21-2007 08:29 AM

Ass end sliding out = oversteer. :)

And... I did have terrible oversteer when I put snows on the front and not the back. That was a fun winter!

jayson_waltz

09-21-2007 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by steve-o (Post 303452)

^^^it would also help to keep the ass end from sliding out.

that usually helps get around the corners. and its fun:p
I guess it all depend on how you personaly want the car to handle.

lonnie

09-21-2007 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Redog (Post 303342)

I'm lowered and mine starts to give my problems when the snow gets higher than 15 inches. The snow will stop the car! If I give it too much gas, the car will dig itself into the snow, but if I turn off traction control, I'll be good

With my old tires, the tail would slide out real easy, like RWD car

Ha Ha Ha why are you driving in 15 inches of snow or maybe I read that wrong. If you are I bet its fun in a parking lot or open ground.

01silveralero

09-21-2007 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by alerocar01 (Post 303465)

my car is ok in the snow but if my car was lowered i would have probably ripped off my front bumper. the roads up here can get bad.

damn eskimo-living people :lol:

steve-o

09-21-2007 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jayson_waltz (Post 303472)

that usually helps get around the corners. and its fun:p
I guess it all depend on how you personaly want the car to handle.

Fun it is! haha

cherrington17

09-21-2007 10:41 AM

i've easily driven through 15" of snow. downside to being in WNY. hell, i've gone through drifts higher then the front end of my car....

about once a year, i'll be driving on roads w/ ~12". Our plow guys are lazy as f* on really cold mornings.

but i'm with everyone else. if you can afford it, get a winter beater. something cheap, that you don't mind if it gets dinged, or dented. if you have work done to the alero, or want more work done to it... try to keep it in the best condition possible.

PrImEtImE

09-21-2007 11:42 PM

thanks for the advice. I still have a little time to look around for another daily driver. I don't think I could handle my Alero driving in the winter and getting full of salt. I'd rather keep it in my garage all winter....

TheEdgeofSanity

09-22-2007 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jayson_waltz (Post 303410)

And, have you even drove in a considerable amount of snow before? I've gone thoughr two feet w\o getting stuck, and i have extremely bad tires. Just gotta keep moving and don't spin the tires unless you absolutely have to.

well, considering i live in michigan, yes i have driven in lots of snow... the kitty litter helps you keeps the ass end from spinning out and if ur stuck, it gives grit to the ice/snow. in my alero, i've driven in about a little over a foot of snow. i was saying that with a kit on an alero, less ground clearance means more plowing through the snow so 5 in. would probabily be the most you'd want to attempt. and, lastly, our cars have traction control that helps to not spin the tires so really any dimwit could drive in the winter..

misslindseysue

09-22-2007 11:02 AM

Dude - traction control doesn't help you when you very suddenly go from traveling in a straight line to sliding sideways towards a ditch. That's when you want good tires to get some grip and steer away. I only ended up in one snow bank (in Munising), but have had plenty of close calls where I wanted to get out and kiss my tires.

cherrington17

09-22-2007 12:59 PM

and not ALL aleros have TC. i certainly don't. :glare:

steve-o

09-25-2007 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cherrington17 (Post 303682)

and not ALL aleros have TC. i certainly don't. :glare:

I wish mine didn't, I turn it off everytime I get in the car. TC+5 speed=sucky

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