Lowered Car + Winter Driving =???

[Pkush]

You're on blizzaks and you can't get traction? Something doesn't add up. It's probably the ride height.

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Like Berg said except you that you have to watch for them at stock height anyway so lowered just means you have to watch for even smaller chunks. I did take a nasty hit on the side of my bumper from an ice chunk frozen to the ground and hidden by fresh snow. Would have had the same thing happen if at stock height though it just would have been an inch lower on the bumper.
I am lowered more than an inch and had zero driving issues all winter even with a couple of falls of 14 inches or so. This is with 2 trips a week from London to Windsor on the 401.
Just make sure you have good snows on it and play snow plow!
Worth it just to see the look and people face when you blast by the AWD with all seasons on it that is stuck in the deep snow!!!!

Hard to tell from the pics, but, are those alloys or hubcabs on steelies? Either way, I like the look.

[adamg]

Originally Posted by Pkush

You're on blizzaks and you can't get traction? Something doesn't add up. It's probably the ride height.

ride height has nothing to do with traction. unless theres 6"+ of snow on the ground. than nothing but suv's and trucks are moving

[Pkush]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

Hard to tell from the pics, but, are those alloys or hubcabs on steelies? Either way, I like the look.

hubcaps on steelies. Tcoat likes to show off his winter setup since winter is 11 months a year where he lives

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Pkush

You're on blizzaks and you can't get traction? Something doesn't add up. It's probably the ride height.

I am at 1.3" lowered (usually just round off to the 1/2 inch though) and have plowed through snow at every depth up to 14 inches without even a pause so ride height doesn't account for it.
I also have the cheapest snows known to man on it (long story) which gives me zero performance abilities but absolutely rock in deep snow and on ice.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Pkush

hubcaps on steelies. Tcoat likes to show off his winter setup since winter is 11 months a year where he lives

Ya since I got it in August and the snows went on in October I don't even really know what the summer tires are like any more!
And the hub caps were a Christmas present from the wife so I am not near brave enough to say I am not using them!

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Pkush

hubcaps on steelies. Tcoat likes to show off his winter setup since winter is 11 months a year where he lives

LOL, I'm not that far away (Breslau is about an hour away near Kitchener/Waterloo/Guelph/ Cambridge), I'm on steelies as well and was curious where he got them.

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ya since I got it in August and the snows went on in October I don't even really know what the summer tires are like any more!
And the hub caps were a Christmas present from the wife so I am not near brave enough to say I am not using them!

They actually don't look bad - better than bare steel.


I wish that I could get my wife to buy car parts. I guess she would figure that she is an enabler then.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

Hard to tell from the pics, but, are those alloys or hubcabs on steelies? Either way, I like the look.

Cheap Canadian Tire caps. They actually sort of grew on me and don't look tooooo horrid when they are clean. Must admit I have considered having them all "stolen" while at work a few times but wife would just surprise me with new ones so why bother.

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Cheap Canadian Tire caps. They actually sort of grew on me and don't look tooooo horrid when they are clean. Must admit I have considered having them all "stolen" while at work a few times but wife would just surprise me with new ones so why bother.

Maybe someday both of us will get summer upgrades and then turn the OEM wheels into the winter rims.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

Maybe someday both of us will get summer upgrades and then turn the OEM wheels into the winter rims.

Nah. I am running 16 inch to give a little more sidewall. Know it isn't a lot of difference but I have never had a single problem so not going to mess with the set up.
Had more then one of my twice a week trips to Windsor on the 401 that it was just me and the transports (and not even all of them made it) that were still moving. I could almost hear the AWD guys with their "all seasons" stuck on the side of the highway cursing me as I motored on past them.

[Demandred7]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nah. I am running 16 inch to give a little more sidewall. Know it isn't a lot of difference but I have never had a single problem so not going to mess with the set up.
Had more then one of my twice a week trips to Windsor on the 401 that it was just me and the transports (and not even all of them made it) that were still moving. I could almost hear the AWD guys with their "all seasons" stuck on the side of the highway cursing me as I motored on past them.

Running 16" as well for winter for the same reason, but, I keep thinking that I might upgrade to 18 inchers for the summer and then at least make use of the OEM rims. The only limiting factor is $$$$, so, it really isn't an option for the foreseeable future.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Demandred7

Running 16" as well for winter for the same reason, but, I keep thinking that I might upgrade to 18 inchers for the summer and then at least make use of the OEM rims. The only limiting factor is $$$$, so, it really isn't an option for the foreseeable future.

I have changed my mind on rims so many times that I just know that as soon as I get some I will see different ones I like better.
So... I am just going to stick to stock and maybe just plastidip them to get rid of the silver. I really don't mind them on the lowered car and a set of spacers to bring them out a bit should make me happy enough.

[Pkush]

Originally Posted by adamg

ride height has nothing to do with traction. unless theres 6"+ of snow on the ground. than nothing but suv's and trucks are moving

I'm well aware. But I do not see any other reason for why he wouldn't be able to pull out of his driveway on blizzaks. I got some cheap dunlop winters and I've plowed through 6'+ of snow