Even with snow tires I'm still having horrible traction on mild snow/light ice
Was thinking about adding some sandbags i have into the trunk/rear seat to add some weight - i still have some from my old truck i could use for free

Post your opinions down below. More weight.. bad or good idea?

 

weight in the rear is going to make it worse

my car with firestone winter-force tires is unreal in snowy conditions, what tires are you running?

 

dont put your foot to the floor. dont crank over 2500 and you will be fine....

 

More weight in the back = worse traction than now.

I drove my SS/TC in Ohio last winter before I moved with all season tires just fine.

 

Michelin X-Ice Xi2 on 15" steelies

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....autoModClar=LS


they got great ratings and there were only 4-5 to select from on tirerack for this size

 

yeah not sure, i get awsome traction

 

my side street doesnt get salted, just plowed. so its pure ice, and it snows and sometimes they're slow to plow the highways, im doign 20mph home and sliding a bit still with some slush and 3" of snow...
maybe im expecting too much, but i didnt have this issue previously with other cars/tires

it made sense to me that because the car is pretty light that adding some might plant me better on the ground, but of course it would be more mass and may tend to slide even more.. thats why im looking for opinions

 

there snow tires lol not ice tires

STUD THEM if you drive on ice alot lol

 

Wont help. We are front wheel drive. The rear weight is for rear wheel drive vehicals To help weigh down the drive wheels. Front wheel drive we already have that engine up there. Even with rear wheel drive you dont want to add TOO Much weight or you can shift the CG and cause your spins to be even worse.

Rear Ballast not reccomended for Front Wheel Drive Vehicals.

 

snow tires

 

Exactly right.

On ice, nothing short of studs or chains is really going to make a lot of difference. Even ice radials are only a bit better than snows (but a LOT better than all seasons).

Slow down, drive like you have eggs taped to the bottoms of your shoes. Easy on the gas, easy on the brakes, easy on the steering, no sudden changes of direction or speed. Leave lots of room in front of you so you don't have to make sudden moves.

Got me through 32 winters up here so far, only ditched myself twice in that time and once was because I couldn't see a damn thing

 

Added weight to the trunk or rear end really only helps RWD cars with traction in the snow.

 

studs or chains once you on ice thats all that works. But yea very light on the gas

 

Not sure if you have a 5 speed or the auto, but if you have the 5 speed, learn to start from a stop in 2nd. 1st gear is quite steep.

 

6 inches of snow and this is what im rocking >< sadly better snow traction then my all season stockers

 

Yea I ran those too. Didn't have any problems in the snow.

 

I was in Michigan for Christmas and we got a 12" of snow over night. Other than snow plowing through a lot of it I did fine on the all season tires.

 

X2 my al seasons are just fine. So i dont see how your having problems with your winters. Your probably expecting way too much from the tires, or your driving too fast. If you got winter tires on, even if they are lower end winters, you should still be good.

I can see why your post count is so high, you post in threads without even reading their contents.