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From Experience For Those Of You That Drive Your 350 In The Snow, How Is It? I Remembr Last Year I Took Mine Out Only Once In The Snow Down My Street And Back And It Wasnt Pretty, But I Did Have Pretty Bad Tires. But What About Puting Snow Tires On Stock Rims Would That Help At All For Snow. I Live In The Chicago Land Area In Nw Indiana We Got Snow From Time To Time Sometimes We Get A Lot But Some Winters We Get Hardly Any... Just Asking For Some Opinions So I Can Make Up My Mind Before The Snow Comes Because I Cant Risk Not Having A Car For Winter Sinec I Work 2 Jobs..thanks
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it's no problem with snow tires provided you know how to drive a rwd car.
i've been doing it for years.
i just bought some blizzaks and 17" steel wheels a month ago for this winter.
i really want to try studding them. i've heard nothing but good things about that.
here in NJ it's legal to have studs starting nov15
i've been doing it for years.
i just bought some blizzaks and 17" steel wheels a month ago for this winter.
i really want to try studding them. i've heard nothing but good things about that.
here in NJ it's legal to have studs starting nov15
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I was wondering the same thing. Im in missouri and we don't get a lot of snow, but a little here and there. I'm more worried about ripping off the front end of the car hitting chunks of snow/ice. The front end is so freaking low to the ground its practically a plow, lol.
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Check out the huge number of posts from last winter about "I wrecked my Z". Many of them involve driving in inclement weather. The fact is that the Z is not a good snow car. Period.
Dedicated snow tires will make the biggest difference, but IMHO you need FOUR of them the even get through the white stuff. Also, do you want to get all the chemicals and slime on your Z during the winter? Get a FWD beater and save the Z for the good weather!
Dedicated snow tires will make the biggest difference, but IMHO you need FOUR of them the even get through the white stuff. Also, do you want to get all the chemicals and slime on your Z during the winter? Get a FWD beater and save the Z for the good weather!
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dont listen to these people.
rwd is fine in the snow with snow tires and if you know how to drive rwd.
practice for a few hours in the snow in a parking lot. get comfortable. it's easy.
all those threads about people wrecking their Zs in the winter were from people who just dont know how to drive rwd. putting sandbags in the rear is worthless. that's nonsense.
if you want to get a winter beater though, do it. i would even make that rwd with good snow tires and studs.
i go out in the snow for fun in rwd cars. with snow tires i used to keep up with my friend's subaru no problem. (he had all seasons) i love it. look forward to it all year long!
rwd is fine in the snow with snow tires and if you know how to drive rwd.
practice for a few hours in the snow in a parking lot. get comfortable. it's easy.
all those threads about people wrecking their Zs in the winter were from people who just dont know how to drive rwd. putting sandbags in the rear is worthless. that's nonsense.
if you want to get a winter beater though, do it. i would even make that rwd with good snow tires and studs.
i go out in the snow for fun in rwd cars. with snow tires i used to keep up with my friend's subaru no problem. (he had all seasons) i love it. look forward to it all year long!
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Originally Posted by dkmura
Check out the huge number of posts from last winter about "I wrecked my Z". Many of them involve driving in inclement weather. The fact is that the Z is not a good snow car. Period.
Dedicated snow tires will make the biggest difference, but IMHO you need FOUR of them the even get through the white stuff. Also, do you want to get all the chemicals and slime on your Z during the winter? Get a FWD beater and save the Z for the good weather!
Dedicated snow tires will make the biggest difference, but IMHO you need FOUR of them the even get through the white stuff. Also, do you want to get all the chemicals and slime on your Z during the winter? Get a FWD beater and save the Z for the good weather!
yes a search would have served a lot better than repeating the same questions over and over
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Originally Posted by usmanasif
Quit Capitalizing Every Word Of Every Sentence. It Is Annoying.
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Originally Posted by BojanC350z
im not it does it by itself
you have caps lock on.
and yes, 4 good snow tires should get you by pretty well.
The Z does fine in the snow, it just doesnt have the ground clearance for the heavy stuff
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I drive a rear wheel drive dodge ram as a dd and for the winter I always put sandbags in the bed for traction. Weight in the back of rear wheel drive vehicle does work. some people here must not drive in areas that get alot of snow. In Northeast Ohio we get blasted with snow and anyone thinking of driving a sports car in the snow must not care about wrecking the car or themselves.
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Originally Posted by StrauZZ
I drive a rear wheel drive dodge ram as a dd and for the winter I always put sandbags in the bed for traction. Weight in the back of rear wheel drive vehicle does work. some people here must not drive in areas that get alot of snow. In Northeast Ohio we get blasted with snow and anyone thinking of driving a sports car in the snow must not care about wrecking the car or themselves.
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Originally Posted by BojanC350z
Well Mine Is All Stock Except Tires So Its Not Too Low.. And Another Thing I Was Going To Do Was Throw In The Rear A Few Bags Of Sand Or Someting For The Rear To Be A Lil More Heavy
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Originally Posted by iceagetlc
How can you stand to capitalize every word?
At lst he s not typing like dis