Hey everyone,
Just wondering if anyone here has driven the 'z' in the winter and how they found it. Being from Canada we get a little snow and I would like to use it as a daily driver. Just wondering your thoughts. Thanks !

 

Scary

 

plenty of topics on this! Im sure well see thread like this till it snows... when your gauge tells you "ICY" you should be very very careful. You dont even need snow on the ground!

 

Just get something other than the stock summer tires on the car, and you should be just fine.

Even though we don't get a whole lot of snow here on the coast, we get a lot of rain, so I'll probably be switching to Kumho Ecsta ASXs by fall.

 

Dangerous.

If you must drive in winter, get winter tires or all-season, the stock ones are a joke.

 

It's like driving a 3000 pound sled with no steering wheel.

 

https://my350z.com/forum/north-central/132835-winter-driving.html

https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-nissan-350z/129790-how-do-350z-s-handle-in-snow.html

there are several more, too.

 

+10 i drive mine thru the chicago winter on BLIZZAKS

Zquicksilver

 

Cold dry winters with summer tires you understand the significance of warming up tires. Not saying its a solution but how treacherous it is those first few mins of driving so if it snows dont try it unless you have blizzaks and a few sand bags stacked in your trunk.

 

BadZ put it well... I drove my Z last winter and had no problems even in a couple of snowstorms. Got a set of ASA wheels with Blizzak WS-50's (they were out of the LM-22's) and they worked just fine. Definitely DO NOT drive with stock tires in the snow and leave the TCS on if the roads are the least bit sketchy. A quarter inch of snow and I couldn't make it out of my driveway on the the stock Bridgestones. The LM-22's are probably a better choice if you drive fast when the roads are clear but I drove the WS-50's regularly at 70-80 and pushed them a few times to 100 without a problem. Only downside is that they will squirm a bit under heavy braking and it gets worse as it gets warmer (40F+). HTH


Depends which part of Canada. In Winnipeg I went with the WS50s as it's snowy for 5 months. In Vancouver or Toronto, I'd get Blizzak LM22s, or go with an sport-rated all-season and limp around on the bad days.

Just remember the car is low... don't drive in the ruts. Otherwise it is as good as any other rear-wheel drive car.

 

ok ok

with stock tires, during winter is not that bad, even if it snows JUST a little.... like 1"

but if the road is completely covered, DO NOT DRIVE IT! theres ABSOLUTLY no traction

im gonna have to quote BOOFER7:
"It's like driving a 3000 pound sled with no steering wheel."....and no brakes

 

Break into even a slight skid in winter and all that torque the Z has gives you sheer hell when trying to put the car in the right direction. Gotta grab dat steering wheel hard like a MF! Good workout for the arms tho...LOL.

 

I forgot to add that I dont have summer tires. I have high performance all seasons.

 

if you drive the car in the snow with summer tires on, you are going to get in big trouble.

if you drive the car in the snow with winter tires (not all seasons) then you will be fine. i drove all winter with 17" rims and pirelli winter 210's and handling was great in light snow but a bit harder in deep snow. deep snow tends to display a lot of wheelslip.

 

It's fine if you're comfortable driving at 2 miles an hour sideways down the highway, . I'm not joking.

 

What's winter?

What's snow?

 

Come to Indiana and see, .

 

DATS SOME FUNNY, BUT TRUE SHYT!

 

15"s do fit, I know that, but what offset you think?

 

good luck