Winter driving the S2k on stock REO50 tires
08-15-2006, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptKirk,Aug 15 2006, 04:55 AM
Just don't be stupid and you should be fine...
) in the snow. And to warm them up I'll just do some donuts 
08-15-2006, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dmw16,Aug 15 2006, 09:14 AM
I believe that is the sound of the nail being struck on the head! I dont expect any tire to let me drive like a moron (or SUV owner ) in the snow. And to warm them up I'll just do some donuts
) in the snow. And to warm them up I'll just do some donuts 
Do that, then try to take the first corner you see as hard as you can.
08-15-2006, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptKirk,Aug 15 2006, 09:17 AM
Yea def!!! You'll definitely get even warm up of the tires what way
Do that, then try to take the first corner you see as hard as you can.
Do that, then try to take the first corner you see as hard as you can.
08-15-2006, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by blue03s2k,Aug 15 2006, 09:41 AM
as long as he's not going 33mph.. he should be good to go...
Hey hey hey!!!! I won't have you making fun of Dan like that anymore... hes got coilovers you know!!!
He should be able to go 35 mph now!!!
08-15-2006, 02:03 PM
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I think you have to be nuts to drive summer tires during the winter. At 40 degrees you are taking a calculated risk. You may think you can control your own car, but you have no chance to control what others may do around you, and you will be putting them and yourself at risk. I change to winter tires at about the same time I put the hardtop on, and they come off at the same time too.
I once got into a situation in my '95 GSR with handling-oriented, but not summer, tires when 1/4 inch of snow fell while I was playing volleyball. I had to abandon the car and walk because it would not stay on the road, go up slight inclines, or stop. Zero traction was to be had.
Drive all-seasons at a minimum.
I once got into a situation in my '95 GSR with handling-oriented, but not summer, tires when 1/4 inch of snow fell while I was playing volleyball. I had to abandon the car and walk because it would not stay on the road, go up slight inclines, or stop. Zero traction was to be had.
Drive all-seasons at a minimum.
08-19-2006, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by dmw16,Aug 15 2006, 12:53 PM
Can anyone comment on a tires like the RE750s in snow?
- Jeremy (jnn4v)
08-19-2006, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sjt,Aug 15 2006, 06:03 PM
I think you have to be nuts to drive summer tires during the winter. At 40 degrees you are taking a calculated risk. You may think you can control your own car, but you have no chance to control what others may do around you, and you will be putting them and yourself at risk. I change to winter tires at about the same time I put the hardtop on, and they come off at the same time too.
I once got into a situation in my '95 GSR with handling-oriented, but not summer, tires when 1/4 inch of snow fell while I was playing volleyball. I had to abandon the car and walk because it would not stay on the road, go up slight inclines, or stop. Zero traction was to be had.
Drive all-seasons at a minimum.
I once got into a situation in my '95 GSR with handling-oriented, but not summer, tires when 1/4 inch of snow fell while I was playing volleyball. I had to abandon the car and walk because it would not stay on the road, go up slight inclines, or stop. Zero traction was to be had.
Drive all-seasons at a minimum.
Both the S02's and the RE050's have trouble with grip below 40 degrees. It's not worth the risk of thousands of dollars in body damage, or worse yet, damage to your body. - Jeremy (jnn4v)
08-20-2006, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jnn4v,Aug 19 2006, 10:38 PM
Both the S02's and the RE050's have trouble with grip below 40 degrees. It's not worth the risk of thousands of dollars in body damage, or worse yet, damage to your body. - Jeremy (jnn4v)
08-20-2006, 08:58 AM
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^ I tried one Christmas morning to drive over to my parents' house in McLean. There was a bit of snow on the roads - not much. Never do it again. I got there, but it was pretty scary. And I had M & S radials on the back, which means drivable in up to 1" of snow. 
I tried one Christmas morning to drive over to my parents' house in McLean. There was a bit of snow on the roads - not much. Never do it again. I got there, but it was pretty scary. And I had M & S radials on the back, which means drivable in up to 1" of snow.