we got 16 inches last weekend. and they dont plow our streets.... and the balt no go in the snow..... the snow tires should be here next week..

 

Anyone else haveing fun in the ice and snow....The SS/SC doesn't do well on ice...it lacks traction with the stock tires....

I have a older cavalier to drive in the snow but my alternator went a few weeks ago and I found out monday that it killed the battery in the process...So these last 2 days have been fun. My passenger door was completely froozen shut on Monday...

Anyone find any tricks to get around better in the SS, I can't afford snow tires for it yet.

 

drive slow? i mean really slow? i didnt really have a problem on my summer tires when it suddenly snowed 6 inches. what do i know i own a 2.2

 

LSD seems to help me a little. whenever im on heavy ice though, i depend more on the clutch to get me started, rather than giving it more gas. just let off the clutch until you start rolling a bit then give it light gas. this doesnt help much if youre on a steep hill though...

 

Dude, those Pirelli P-Zero Rosso's were never intended for temps less then freezng, let alone snow or ice!!! Good luck!!! I would still try to find a used set of snows on steelies so that you save the stock rims too.

 

my 2.2 was great in the snow last year, but i bought it in november so the tires were brand new.... it's finally just getting cold here, it's low 30's tonight... up untill today, i still haven't taken out the jacket!

 

The only thing thats gonna work is tires . Ive got Blizzak LM-22's on right now and my SS/SC is pluggin away like a 4x4 . Its all the diff in the world .

 

i just spend $1400 a snow tire / rim combo. i bought 18" pirelli 240 scorrettos or whatever they are and a set of asa rims (that look like the bbs's only made in 17"). and ive had them on since the first week of december and so far theyve been useless because there hasnt been any snow or ice or any crappy weather. the only thing that the tires have helped me do is do more unnecessary high speed tire spinning!

 

my car handles great in the snow/ice and i have the stockers still....

 

powerslides!!! o man i love doing em in my works parking lot late at night just gotta be careful....yet have fun at the same time i usually go 30 or lower when its like this....our cars arent the best at handeling...my stocks suck cause the first night we got snow my car made a new friend...the ditch yea it sucked

 

You just gotta know the fine balance between Clutch, Gas, Brake, E-Brake, and know how to steer out of slides.

I took my LS to an empty parking lot, and threw myself into 20mph slides and got damn good at recovering from them.

One thing I do on turns, is if I feel I'm sliding toward the curb is, I pull on the e-brake just enough to get the rear to follow, and get going straight.

 

ok, interesting, I thought I remembered Starting this thread and now someone else did? Things are getting strange around here....I am guessing the new server is up and running and this is residue from the change over?

 

i got 2 graspics in the front before winter and i can tell a big difference on how they perform in the snow, because thats what they are made for, i shoulda got all 4 because now the front grips and the back wants to swing out lol, and it did, about 4 times haha