I want my awd back.....

[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by be6sti

Also I have about 90-100lbs of weight in my trunk for traction... Which didn't help


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Not going to work. The car is designed to put the center of weight as low and as centered as possible. By putting weight in the trunk you are transferring weight to the outside therefore increasing the tendency of the car to spin outside of its natural axis of rotation. Either get rid of the sand or put it on the back seats, or passenger footwell where it is closer to the center of the car.

By the way, you can get General Altimax winter tires fairly cheaply, and they are highly rated.

[PoRco]

Originally Posted by FRiSson

Not going to work. The car is designed to put the center of weight as low and as centered as possible. By putting weight in the trunk you are transferring weight to the outside therefore increasing the tendency of the car to spin outside of its natural axis of rotation. Either get rid of the sand or put it on the back seats, or passenger footwell where it is closer to the center of the car.

By the way, you can get General Altimax winter tires fairly cheaply, and they are highly rated.

Nice, I currently have my stock tires on my backseat. Since I don't use my backseat at all, i was plannign to keep them there for increased weight. Good idea? lol

[whtchocla7e]

If you can't afford snow tires, how were you able to afford the car?

[Ingen]

I got now tires for 750 shipped from Tire rack, and that was with steel wheels to boot. The only downside is that I am sick and need to mount them for my holiday drive and that sucks.

[SkAsphalt]

Exactly, all seasons are a joke. like getting a 5/10 on a Marvel card for power

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

Snow tires are for the rich? Do you plan to do any mods to this car?

If you live where it snows you need snow tires

All season = meh at everything and good at nothing



true but once you get traction the car with snow tires will stop faster than the one with all seasons

[Rayme]

Originally Posted by whtchocla7e

If you can't afford snow tires, how were you able to afford the car?

Some people cant afford to dump 600-1000 for tires in one shot. Im pretty sure he's financing like most of us who cant buy a car cash.

[whtchocla7e]

Originally Posted by ottopilot

Some people cant afford to dump 600-1000 for tires in one shot. Im pretty sure he's financing like most of us who cant buy a car cash.

Ok but it's not like tires are an unexpected purchase. When you know you're going to need winter tires you set aside a little money and adjust your spending accordingly. That's what I did. I already planned for buying winter tires before the summer even began.. Poor planning on OP's part, nothing to add.

[be6sti]

Long story short the only reason I got my frs when I did was because my outback was on its last leg and I did not want to spend the time effort and money fixing it just for something else to go wrong. So an expected expense like snow tires is all fine and dandy but like a few other people have said not everyone has 600-700$ they can just throw at some tires they'll only really need maybe once or twice a year. The car does fine on the roads even in the blizzard and honestly after looking at what I got stuck on vs what I drove through the only reason I had issues were because of a layer of black ice under the snow I couldn't see. Considering it was around 12" of snow and I've been hearing my also seasoned Subaru friends some with some without snow tires posting on Facebook about how difficult it is for them to get around I think actually this car did pretty well for what it is and I just took it a little too far out of it's comfort zone.


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[mact]

I think my BRZ with the best snow tires still would have been pwned today. I almost got stuck today with my 4Runner in 4WD with the center diff locked. lol

[Burrcold]

It's your car and your money. I think most of us are just trying to say that the extra bit of money spent on proper tires, is worth it for that one or two times a season you may need it to be safe (for you driving and others on the road).

I can't force anyone to wear their seatbelt either, but I would suggest it. Same deal.

[be6sti]

How much snow did davenport get?


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[NOHOME]

Originally Posted by be6sti

I planed on getting snow tires eventually but I did not realize the car would be helpless in 2+" of snow.... Not even my Porsche 944 with no LSD was this helpless


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I experienced the same thing way back when I bought a 1990 Miata; Stuck on a flat parking spot with the stock tires.

Put 4 Blizzack winter tires on that car and it turned into a snowmobile. A FUN RWD snowmobile. I hope the same can be said for the FRS I have.

To the person who insinuates that all seasons are as good or better than snow tires, forget it, you know not what you speak of. Plus last I checked, the stock tires that come on the twins are spectacularily low on traction in ANY condition

[Rayme]

::useless pic whoring::

With these :




I had to try pretty hard to break traction/lose control in this:



The fun and safety is worth every penny ...not to mention I felt like there was more control with all the driving aids off.

[NOHOME]

Originally Posted by ottopilot

::useless pic whoring::

With these :




I had to try pretty hard to break traction/lose control in this:



The fun and safety is worth every penny ...not to mention I felt like there was more control with all the driving aids off.

Love that picture! Still no snow in south Western Ontario. Butmy day will come.