Nitrousbird Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I really need to get my Jimmy running. Moostang: no weight in the rear, 245/45/17 Z rated tires down to the wear bars....does have a working limited slip though, and is a stick car, which helps. I left work at 8 tonight; I work around the 161/270 area. Normally a 20 minute or less drive home to the R-burg.....45 minutes later! - Had to stop at the Strawberry Farms stoplight....car didn't agree with taking off. - While trying to get going on 161, tail kept swinging to the right. Missed several orange barrels by a foot or so. - Car kept pushing itself further and further to the right. I babied the gas as much as I possibly could; it didn't care. I stop, and motion all traffic to pass me. - Once traffic is clear, I gun it, swing the car perpinducular to the way the road goes so I could make it into the far lane, then swing it hard over to straighten it out. It worked, but couldn't have traffic there to do it. 270 was alright, mostly idiots picking their own lanes/speeds. Topped out at 30MPH (car is fine crusing as long as you breathe on the gas, only accelerating, especially from a stop, is where it really sucks). Near the Main Street exit, lane I was in got worse in a hurry. Tail started swining out quickly, had to hit the clutch to straighten her out, as no throttle wasn't cutting it. Rest of the way was alright....just babied it home. Funny thing is, the fresh snow in my neighborhood was 10x easier to drive in. Go figure. I'll be throwing a bunch of weight in the back of her tonight. Be careful out there folks, it isn't pretty. Saw a box truck into a barrier, car 270N turned around in the median. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 When in doubt, whip it out....your spare, that is. If you have a working track lock, or can by some other means ensure that the wheel with traction will spin. Your donut will make a much better snow tire then your 245's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 blizzaks are your friend man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 driven tons of 5.0l mustangs with bald z rated tires in the snow. its a task, but its fun. and makes you a better driver. dealing with all the counter steering and pedaling the gas. but i dotn miss it a bit. the explorer does great the auto 4x4 does wonders. but i wont be driving it much in the winter. the wife will be taking it, and i get to have fun with the cert stang. shitty v6, open diff, and auto. should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 People can't drive for shit. I was doing 60 on 270 in 2wd on my way back from Eagles pizza around 9:30 - 10:00, passing people like crazy. I'll admit though, the trip there was a bit of an adventure. I just wish people would realize that if they are going slow, they need to stay out of the left lane... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I think I drove through pretty much the worst part of it. It stopped really coming down about 1/2 way through my trip (8-8:45), at least where I was driving. I tossed in 268 lbs in the back. This most definately isn't my first RWD in the snow....actually, I've only driven a couple winters w/ anything buy FWD (92 Camaro RS V6 w/ open rear, my Formula w/ snow tires back when it was a daily, open rear 2WD Blazer, and the Moostang). I plan on getting rid of the car, so I don't want to invest in snow tires for it. Hopefully the weight will help w/ traction a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medium fast Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I took my Mach around the block earlier, it was fucking retarded, so i brought it home. It was too bad to even have any fun in it. I really need to put it up for awhile, just can't bring myself to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 get some steelies for the back... pimpjuice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 duler apt on the booick = fun comute this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04r1 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Sorry, I drove right past you last night laughing cause someone was stuck in their mustang. I had no idea it was you or I would have stopped and helped ya out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 oh that was joe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I saw you, knew it was you, and drove right on by!! -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar1647545494 Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 I hear ya man. This is the slowest I've ever driven, the car's just like 'not uh, i do what I want' Headed home to get my all-seasons and the heavier wheels, hope I make it. This is just damn right scary. Be safe out there guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 About 4 years ago I drove my mustang to work, normally a 20 minute drive. I check the weather the day before (seldom drove the mustang to work) and the forecast was OK. Well between Noon and 5p we got about 5 inches. The car was auto at the time with bald 225's. I really thought about having someone come pick me up, but tried it anyway. Some how I ended up on 270, in the fast lane and luckily traffic was going 10-15mph. I had to go from neutral to park, back and forth most of the way because just at idle the car would go sideways. The ruts in the snow kept me straight but also the hardest part was going from the fast lane to the slow lane to make my exit, I almost caused several accidents. It took 2hrs to get home and another 2hrs once I got home to get it up into the garage. Lesson learned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Sorry, I drove right past you last night laughing cause someone was stuck in their mustang. I had no idea it was you or I would have stopped and helped ya out. I didn't need help; I just needed people the hell out of my way. I wasn't stuck at all, I just couldn't drive where I was at....I didn't have any troubles getting the car moving once traffic was cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsnake Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 i have 7 245 45 z rated tires with good tread and if your interested. 75$ and you can have all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 408turbostang Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 throw about 4-5 bags of cat litter in the trunk thats what i did to mine if you get stuck u can open a bag for a little traction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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