Snow Chains

[reidmav]

Cheers guys, couldnt put her through it, i bit the bullet and bought a more suitable car for the winter, shes all parked up and hibernating in the garage for a few months.

She will be missed but its worth it.

[JTP]

Originally Posted by reidmav

Cheers guys, couldnt put her through it, i bit the bullet and bought a more suitable car for the winter, shes all parked up and hibernating in the garage for a few months.

She will be missed but its worth it.

That's too bad but atleast you'll save on wear and tear of winter use. I had my boxster out in snowy roads this weekend and it handled beautifully. On the road there were no issues nor drama and I threw her around in an empty snowy parking lot and it was loads of fun and very controllable. I cringe at the salt but I try not to think about it.

[944boy]

my answer to snow. I hate driving my truck.



Oh... and yes... I know that I need to wash it!

[litteng]

Extanker; "moving Van"

Ha Ha now thats funny,

not to get into a political discussion, but America doesn't want any immigrants any more,

the "Black Sheep" gets parked from first serious snow until end of march..

944; if those are Nokian tires ? good pick, i have been running them now for 11 yrs on my winter car

[SoK]

Originally Posted by JTP

That's too bad but atleast you'll save on wear and tear of winter use. I had my boxster out in snowy roads this weekend and it handled beautifully. On the road there were no issues nor drama and I threw her around in an empty snowy parking lot and it was loads of fun and very controllable. I cringe at the salt but I try not to think about it.

What kind of tires are you running? Thanks

[JTP]

Originally Posted by SoK

What kind of tires are you running? Thanks

Continental ExtremeContact DWS on stock 18" Turbo Twist wheels. I was worried about the stock width but going through 3 inches or so of snow I didn't slip unless I really gassed it.

[944boy]

Mine are Generals, not Nokians. Sadly my pockets are not deep enough right now for those. Besides, it only snows a few times a year here.

I also went with slightly taller than stock sizes. 215/50/17 and 225/55/17. I gained about 1/2 inch of ground clearance and the rear is a bit narrower. So dry pavement performance will suffer. But snow should be a blast.

Two years ago I had the pirelli something something 240's in 245/35/18 on the rear. They were OK but nothing great. They came on a set of turbo twists that I have since sold.