Snow driving
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From: Missoula, MT.
Yall should come up here to my part of Idaho...we get loads of snow.
The best thing really to do in 1inch conditions is to just go easy. light pedals, light steering, always allow more room "Just in case" than you would in the summertime.
If your in the deep stuff, then it can be a good idea to just leave it in 4wd. When it snows here in Idaho, once the hubs go in, they dont come out until spring, that way if i start sliding backwards or something i can push in the clutch, stick it in 4 and give it juice before i hit a parked car or handicapped person. Sometimes stopping isn;t hte best option, snowbanks are alot softer than cars, if your going to hit a car, rather than slam the brakes and slide into it anyways, steer for a snowbank or somethign alot softer than the car, and then slam the breaks. And remember you cant turn if your skidding.
The best thing really to do in 1inch conditions is to just go easy. light pedals, light steering, always allow more room "Just in case" than you would in the summertime.
If your in the deep stuff, then it can be a good idea to just leave it in 4wd. When it snows here in Idaho, once the hubs go in, they dont come out until spring, that way if i start sliding backwards or something i can push in the clutch, stick it in 4 and give it juice before i hit a parked car or handicapped person. Sometimes stopping isn;t hte best option, snowbanks are alot softer than cars, if your going to hit a car, rather than slam the brakes and slide into it anyways, steer for a snowbank or somethign alot softer than the car, and then slam the breaks. And remember you cant turn if your skidding.
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From: Missoula, MT.
Originally Posted by Beast12
It was either that or a Cavalier! LoL! just kidding.
If I had it my way I would have got a Mustang but I couldn't afford one (plus the insurance). The Foci are nice cars. They are not girly. If you want to see girly, look at your avatar!
-Matt
If I had it my way I would have got a Mustang but I couldn't afford one (plus the insurance). The Foci are nice cars. They are not girly. If you want to see girly, look at your avatar!
-Matt
Theres good cavy's and ghey cavy's...just get a Z24 and most people dont even realize its a Cavy, unless you leave the emblems on and they can read them.
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For the past 5 years my car was rear wheel drive Ford Mustang. For the past 5 years I lived in Idaho and Wisconsin and winters in both of these states are pretty bad. For the past 5 years I never crashed no matter how much snow we had.
Since last week I have 4x4 F-150. God help me ...
Since last week I have 4x4 F-150. God help me ...
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From: fremont ohio
I don't mind driving in the snow at all really. I'm used to it in Ohio, we get lots of it living near the lake. Comes down from Canada and dumps on us. I live on a pretty dead road, so whenever there is any snow on it, I'll try and see how long I can hold a powerslide, never been ina ditch yet. I'll powerslide all my turns, so long there's no traffic.
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From: SW VA
I love driving in the snow. We dont have a 4x4 (except for my fourwheeler, which I will only drive on the roads, to my friends house when there is more than 5-6" on the roadway), but I drive the 4.0 Aerostar, with the Trac-Lok rear end. It does great in the winter, as long as there is no more than 6" of snow on the road. I have always driven it without weight in the rear as well...I bet it would do much better with 300lbs back there though.
Braking is a whole different story though. Since the Aerostar has so much front brake bias, and no ABS on the front, it likes to slide when coming to a stop. So I have to gear down and apply the brakes much sooner than on a dry/wet road.
Braking is a whole different story though. Since the Aerostar has so much front brake bias, and no ABS on the front, it likes to slide when coming to a stop. So I have to gear down and apply the brakes much sooner than on a dry/wet road.
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Snow? That's that cold, wet stuff that falls from the sky in winter up north. It is around 100 here today, hotter than a $2 pistol, and the only comfort I find is air conditioning and the knowledge that the only snow I will see is on TV.
Dono
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From: Atlanta GA
For any 4x4 vehicle I have my general rule of thumb when hitting an ice or snow storm is to go slow and to deflate my tires to around 20 psi so the tires flatten out and conform/hug the road surface.
If it is a pick up truck I usually put at least 600 pounds of sand in the bed. My Bronco IIs where fairly well balanced, did not need weight, and I hardly ever used 4x4 on the road even on a slippery incline.
Where 4x4 really shines is going downhill on a slippery road with a standard transmission and being able to steer out of skids, assuming you are driving a reasonable speed of 20 mph or less.
If it is a pick up truck I usually put at least 600 pounds of sand in the bed. My Bronco IIs where fairly well balanced, did not need weight, and I hardly ever used 4x4 on the road even on a slippery incline.
Where 4x4 really shines is going downhill on a slippery road with a standard transmission and being able to steer out of skids, assuming you are driving a reasonable speed of 20 mph or less.
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From: Bloomington Indiana
i find that putting the snow you shovel out of your sidewalk/driveway in your truck it really helps, doesnt last all winter long, though you wont have mountains of snow on the sides of your driveway