Originally Posted by Monogram (Post 1350112)

Studded tires work great. Tire chains work great, and the new style cable chains are quick and easy to install. As stated earlier, carry a shovel. The snow type shovels are too flimsy, so carry a folding pack shovel or short handled steel shovel.

I've had friends use their floormats to get moving.

Originally Posted by Kfresh23 (Post 1351377)

You should absolutely turn off the traction control when stuck. This happened to me last winter when I had parked on the street and a snow plow hade made a snow "lip" around my car. I also have winter tires on but needed to rock it back and forth (which is easy with a manual transmission) and then eventually get a push. It was also hard to "plow" through with the front end being so low as it just digs into the snow if it's piled up in front.
I also have put 4 70lb sand bags in the trunk for traction (weight), and as other's have said, kitty litter works just as well.
A little shovel might also be a good investment.
I personally think the BRZ/FRS are horrible winter cars....the traction control system is sub-par compared with other RWD vehicles I have owned, and the super light weight is just not suited to any winter conditions at all! I made my chioce and only have the one vehicle, but I will be saving up for a 4wd winter vehicle as it is just not woth the spin out/getting stuck headaches!
One question for (brzr).....why is your forum name and your license plate say brzr if you drive a Scion FRS??????? :iono:

Originally Posted by Captain Stall (Post 1351982)

Two tips on cat litter: 1) make sure you don't get the clumping kind! 2) put it in some kind of container with a cover rather than leave it in the bag, else you risk a trunk full of loose litter!

Originally Posted by brzr (Post 1352471)

carpet strips are a great idea
i was looking at some rubber strips yesterday and didn't feel like paying $40 for just one.......but i'm sure i can find some garbage carpet strips somewhere, and use those

my tires are hankook w409 i-pike, first time using that brand

Originally Posted by Suberman (Post 1352711)

Let us know how effective they are. Hankook ice bears got good reviews.

Originally Posted by Rayme (Post 1352808)

Did you shovel that snow on the front? I'm amazed you were stuck, that is nothing. I've never been stuck in the snow in my car and I drove through some heavy crap.

So what I'm thinking here is:
You definitely want to turn off Traction Control in a few inches of snow, or you'll get nowhere...as you found out.

Originally Posted by brzr (Post 1352851)

oh yeah.....all the snow was shoveled away before i tried moving the car. especially around the rear wheels...

once i moved the car i could see tires were sitting on two blocks of ice

Originally Posted by brzr (Post 1352482)

i'm loving the car in the snow, once it gets going heh

yes....the plates.......
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...95#post1009295

Originally Posted by Kfresh23 (Post 1353773)

The plate makes sense now.....apologies :D
I have had many different vehicles (both FWD and RWD) through many different winters and here are some of my favorite tires.
I have had 2 types of Brigestone Blizzaks (can't remember which model(s) exactly), and both were excellent. I also had a very in-expensive set of General tires as well and they were just as good, if not better than the Blizzaks!
I have also had Continental Winters and now the Michelin X-ice.....both leave me wishing I had one of the first two I mentioned. Just my opinion from my experience.
Have fun out there in the white stuff....going to be a long one.........

Originally Posted by daiheadjai (Post 1354180)

I've got Conti ExtremeWinter Contacts now.

Not bad - I just regret going down to 16s a little bit...