You don't want too much weight in the back - it will upset the dynamics of the car. The extra weight is good for helping with initial grip, and it can come in handy. Its not necessary, but if you do get stuck in the snow, its good to have something onhand for helping to get traction.

I don't live in an area that gets enough snow to warrant snow tires, so a bag of sand is a cheap solution for that one or two snowfalls I see.

 

it's more than just snow though....you really shouldn't be driving summer tires much below 40 degrees. If it gets too cold they just turn into hockey pucks. THe colder it is the harder the tires are and the less well they'll perform.

Even without any snow or ice, summer tires can be very dangerous in the winter if it is cold enough,

 

No No No SLow down + Snow tires or stay at home

 

[QUOTE=webguy330i,Dec 13 2004, 06:21 PM] So since I've lived in Rochester NY for 5 years and for 3 of those had a RWD car, I should know better also?

 

Two approches to snow lottsa weigth because it's a big truck with hugh tires and a lot of weight

or a light truck that has a weight distribution of like 90/10 making the ass end slide to improve the weight distribution or

the last our cars are too light and too low with 50/50 we need to stay on top of the snow or forget about driving in it.

I too lived in Rochester, NY, was born there.

Gets more snow than any other city it's size or larger in the whole united states including alaska

 

[QUOTE=exceltoexcel,Dec 13 2004, 05:59 PM] Two approches to snow lottsa weigth because it's a big truck with hugh tires and a lot of weight

or a light truck that has a weight distribution of like 90/10 making the ass end slide to improve the weight distribution or

the last our cars are too light

 

Yeah It's not an exact science more like an art. (driving in the snow)

Is it wet snow, light snow, packed snow, deep snow or shallow?

I find that <2 inches of snow can be just as hard as 8 inches. Think about driving on pavement peppered with a 1/2 inch of sand.

 

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Why don't we doit in Da Snow, Less Tread Wear

 

I lived in Alaska for 10 years. There are only 2 s2ks there to my knowledge both are owned by Anchorage Honda dealership employees and one was up for sale last summer. Not a car I would even consider for a place that has snow 6 months of the year.

Having said that I always owned 4 wheel drives there but used 4WD on ice or snow only a couple times a year. Never used extra weight in my PUs either. A light foot on the throttle and brake and a good set of studded tires overcome most winter driving challenges in my opinion.

 

I cannot believe you enthusiasts even consider driving your roadsters in the snow. Snow tires, sand or what ever, it is a summer car! Of course, the real bummer is storing it for 5 months each year -- but the sweetness of reemergence is joy in itself.