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Old 09-05-2012, 01:49 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by JWA View Post
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.
On the other hand, you could tie a sandbag to the hood, over the axle, and then strap down another in the trunk. That would keep the close weight distribution, right?

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