Winter weather + your S2000, 7 tips to keep you facing the right direction
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If you're going to go snow tires, then do it for both ends and go NARROWER than stock. Wide tires float on top of snow, analogous to hydroplaning. I've driven my S2000 all year as my only car since 2003 in south central PA with just all season aggressive tread tires. It's not ideal and a 4 wheel drive is always going to best me. But it's all just practice. It's not scary when the back starts to come around if your body just takes over and does the right thing to correct. Someone above said something about a half inch of snow in an empty parking lot. It's very instructive until security comes and kicks you out.
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1. First thing I did was get AP1 rims and Blizzaks for winter here in Indy since I drive mine year round.
2. The first winter, I had new Michelin A/S and I waited to put on the snows b/c I thought they would fine for an inch or two: wrong!
3. The next day I put the snows on, and never had a problem.
4. I grew up in OH in the 60s when all cars were rear wheeled, and snows cancelled school for days at a time.
2. The first winter, I had new Michelin A/S and I waited to put on the snows b/c I thought they would fine for an inch or two: wrong!
3. The next day I put the snows on, and never had a problem.
4. I grew up in OH in the 60s when all cars were rear wheeled, and snows cancelled school for days at a time.
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This is a good thread you've started. I would also suggest you edit your original post to change to wording of "traction control" to "stability control". Traction control is of course simply preventing the tires from spinning with throttle application and is a part of stability control.
There are still many, many people out there who don't understand what stability control really is, so confusing it with traction control is a dangerous misconception. I know many guys who turn off stability control for day to day driving...ugh.
Stability control is the one of the four biggest life savers ever invented for passenger car use. Seatbelts, Anti-Lock Brakes and Airbags are the other three.
There are still many, many people out there who don't understand what stability control really is, so confusing it with traction control is a dangerous misconception. I know many guys who turn off stability control for day to day driving...ugh.
Stability control is the one of the four biggest life savers ever invented for passenger car use. Seatbelts, Anti-Lock Brakes and Airbags are the other three.
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