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Originally Posted by ashtray
As for weight in the rear - I've heard conflicting stories. With my old car and old pickup, there was like a 70/30 F/R weight distribution, so you needed 100 lb in the trunk to help. People with 50/50 BMWs and Miatas claim no need to put weight in the trunk, and that just causes the car to spin more (more weight in motion side to side).
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Yep. It makes a difference on a truck where there is no weight in back, but on a reasonably balanced car all you're doing is adding momentum to lateral motion. I've driven Miatas, an M Coupe, two Boxsters, and other modern sports cars through Milwaukee winters with Performance Winter tires and nothing else. Heck, my mom drives a MT Miata PRHT with Blizzaks and she's fine.
This thing will be fun in the winter with decent tires. I'm looking forward to it.