anyone have to drive in lots of snow?

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anyone have to drive in lots of snow?

September 02, 2005, 06:39:02 PM

i live in southern ontario, and i just recently aquired my new bird.

(you can see it in user rides)

now i was wondering how much weight you other northerners have to put in the trunk in the winter time to make driving a possibility?

what do you use?

bags of salt?

how many pounds to get some traction without having your ass end on the ground?

sand bags?

just want some info

thanks :canada:

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Reply #1 – September 02, 2005, 06:50:24 PM

i also live in southren ontario. im guessing you live in london . i used to drive my 4X4 in the snow but i no longer have it. for my camaro i used weights i got from a farmer that go on the front of his tractors they weigh about 80LBS togehter.

Z

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Reply #2 – September 02, 2005, 06:51:58 PM

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Reply #3 – September 02, 2005, 07:00:18 PM

Quote from: hundred_dollar_5.0_t-bird

i also live in southren ontario. im guessing you live in london . i used to drive my 4X4 in the snow but i no longer have it. for my camaro i used weights i got from a farmer that go on the front of his tractors they weigh about 80LBS togehter.

Z

and did the 80 lbs make a noticeable difference with traction?

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Reply #4 – September 02, 2005, 07:00:42 PM

Well I don't drive it in the snow anymore, but when I did I never added any weight, but did use studded tires. Coped well with many New England winters. Trac-lok helps. I remember taking delivery of my brand new 84 bird and winding up driving it home that day in a sudden snow. Between the car being new to me, having no snow tires yet, a open rear, and me not wanting to wreck a brand new car that was one scary commute.

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Reply #5 – September 02, 2005, 07:05:46 PM

also , how is it with out abs?

'87 has no abs right?

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Reply #6 – September 02, 2005, 07:31:43 PM

If it's not a turbo coupe, then no it won't have ABS.

I drove my '90 2.3L Mustang in the winter for years...not very much power, but it had an open rear diff which made things more difficult. In that car I had the battery in the hatch and a full size spare, and I would throw in a 50 lb bag of sand during the winter. Really never had too many problems. Braking can be tough if you're in too much snow, I do know that.

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Reply #7 – September 02, 2005, 08:15:17 PM

I ususally park the T-Bird and drive a beater 4X4 truck, but I have driven many a T-Bird in the snow (MN12's are the absolute worst vehicle I've ever driven in the snow). My old '87 Sport had traction lock, and combined with four very good winter tires the thing was a tank in the white stuff. I have never added a whole bunch of weight to the back of a car because while it may get you going it also gives you more momentum should you begin to slide. A 50-pound bag of sand in the trunk is a nice compromise because it won't act like a pendulum should you start sliding, and if you do get stuck you can put some sand under the wheels.

The most important thing is to put good snow tires on ALL FOUR WHEELS. I had these:

And I couldn't have been happier. Those tires stuck to snow and ice like glue. Whatever I end up for as a winter beater ($6/gallon gas necessitates selling the Dodge) this year will have a set of those on it...

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Reply #8 – September 02, 2005, 09:59:00 PM

mjbtbrd....Mark....just realized your from MA....whats up neighbor...?

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Reply #9 – September 03, 2005, 10:46:43 AM

Quote from: shame302

mjbtbrd....Mark....just realized your from MA....whats up neighbor...?

Hi neighbor! Canton here

(sorry for the hijack)

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Reply #10 – September 03, 2005, 11:16:01 AM

i drove my 3.8L in the snow, open diff, summer oriented tires, and i could get the car outa shape, let of out the gas, and it would hook up and straighten up

my turbo coupe on the other hand, with those same tires, was a bit of a handful

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Reply #11 – September 03, 2005, 11:20:52 AM

I'd stick about 200 pounds of sand in the trunk. My tires were fairly worn BFG Radials (I might add which suck), not snowtires. I got around okay but most of my turns were made Dukes style. Not very bloody fun.

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Reply #12 – September 03, 2005, 10:53:58 PM

I have been a fan of kelly charger tires since I had my mustang. It rarly got out of shape. I currantly have mohave tires from discount tire and never had a single problem last winter, and it got bad here in MI last year.

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Reply #13 – September 03, 2005, 11:54:47 PM

I used 1 big bag of salt and one big bag of Sand....
If you need more weight, add concrete blocks...

So if you get stuck on ice, you'll be equiped to remedy the situation....

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Reply #14 – September 04, 2005, 12:48:07 AM

The tires I've been using for the past several years are Pacemark Snowtrakkers from Sam's Club. Cheap, and they seem to work pretty well.