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Reply #30 –
Ah you flatlanders :P

I don't even bother trying to drive my Thunderbird in winter. Besides the fact that it has no heat, I wouldn't make it anywhere.

Just this last week we had a storm, and my tempo with snow tires had a hard enough time making it around, and that was even avoiding the really steep hills. I still couldn't make it up the road to my apartment.

Plus with my bird I often have a hard enough time keeping the tires from spinning on hills when it's wet outside.

So yeah, not even gonna risk that.

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
Exhaust sound clip
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Reply #31 –
Quote from: Red_LX;191769
Ah you flatlanders :P

I don't even bother trying to drive my Thunderbird in winter. Besides the fact that it has no heat, I wouldn't make it anywhere.

Just this last week we had a storm, and my tempo with snow tires had a hard enough time making it around, and that was even avoiding the really steep hills. I still couldn't make it up the road to my apartment.

Plus with my bird I often have a hard enough time keeping the tires from spinning on hills when it's wet outside.

So yeah, not even gonna risk that.


it's pretty hilly round these here parts too.  lol.:hick:
91 ranger 2.3 turbo - nowhere near stock
87 thunderbird turbocoupe
06 pontiac g6 gt
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Reply #32 –
Quote from: Red_LX;191769
Ah you flatlanders


I guess you have never been here to Branson Missouri. Calling me a flatlander is like calling you a Bird/cougar hater!

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84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
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Reply #33 –
Used goodyear eagle ultra grips from a michigan state police car all the way around my bird this year. Theyre over $160 apiece new. I paid $100 for all four, I did the mounting and balancing. Still got some decent meat on them.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

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Reply #34 –
Quote from: turboranger91;191770
it's pretty hilly round these here parts too.  lol.:hick:

Like this?



It's a lot steeper than it looks. This is a hill right off the end of the road to my apartment. I wouldn't have been able to walk down it, although people were driving up and down it in 4WD's with no problem.

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
Exhaust sound clip
Another clip

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Reply #35 –
now thats impressive. I wouldn't drive my cougar down that.
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Reply #36 –
Quote from: Red_LX;192118
Like this?



It's a lot steeper than it looks. This is a hill right off the end of the road to my apartment. I wouldn't have been able to walk down it, although people were driving up and down it in 4WD's with no problem.
some spots are like that.;)
91 ranger 2.3 turbo - nowhere near stock
87 thunderbird turbocoupe
06 pontiac g6 gt
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Reply #37 –
Quote from: Red_LX;192118
Like this?



It's a lot steeper than it looks. This is a hill right off the end of the road to my apartment. I wouldn't have been able to walk down it, although people were driving up and down it in 4WD's with no problem.


I'm glad Illinois is the Prarrie State :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #38 –
Welp... that's reason enough for me to not ever go to WVA! Not that I ever had a reason too. Geez, I hate snow. Only thing I hate more than snow is that freezing rain BS. What kinda ungodly shiznit is that?

My buddies back in AL tease me all the time with their friggin 70-degree weather. Punks.
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

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Reply #39 –
Quote from: Ether947;192164
Welp... that's reason enough for me to not ever go to WVA! Not that I ever had a reason too. Geez, I hate snow. Only thing I hate more than snow is that freezing rain BS. What kinda ungodly shiznit is that?

My buddies back in AL tease me all the time with their friggin 70-degree weather. Punks.


We're getting some of that freezing rain storm tomorrow, sweet :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #40 –
This is that same hill looking in the other direction. Heh, I picked the worst place in town to live I think.



BTW I took these pictures after that big snowstorm last wednesday. I couldn't get up to my apartment (my car was parked by the white house on the left side of the picture above), and this is why:

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
Exhaust sound clip
Another clip

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Reply #41 –
I'm getting along just fine. 

I picked up a set of goodyear eagle Ultragrips
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+Ultra+Grip+GW3+EMT



But i go for ultimate tires....you might not need the runflat ones LOL!

these are probly the best winter tires i've ever had... mounted them on an old set of snowflakes.
88 TC, Lots of Mods.

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Reply #42 –
My 265's are doing just fine so far even when we had the snow storms I didn't have much trouble getting around.  I guess cooper cobras might be a decent all season tire after all, now if only I have trac lock.
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Reply #43 –
You talking cooper cobra GTs??  If so, NO. I have a brand new set on my chrome wheels for summer.  i drove around through the snow on them for about 3 days and put the ultragrips on.  it was as dangerous as a rhino on linoleum with the cobra gt's on. the snow traction is okay, but the ice traction is nonexistant.
88 TC, Lots of Mods.

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Reply #44 –
Quote from: Birdman;192185
I'm getting along just fine. 

I picked up a set of goodyear eagle Ultragrips
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Eagle+Ultra+Grip+GW3+EMT



But i go for ultimate tires....you might not need the runflat ones LOL!

these are probly the best winter tires i've ever had... mounted them on an old set of snowflakes.




Thats exactly what I did, took my spare snowflakes and got used ultragrips on them, I paid $100 for the four, but since I work at the tire shop, I did the labor. Theyre off a Michigan state cop car. They have a slightly different tread pattern than those ones though. I think Goodyear updated the tires for this year or something.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles